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I would imagine most veteran contributors do this out of the joy of helping people, and don't need to be thanked for taking their time to help someone for free. For me, at least, knowing I helped someone is the only reward I need.
– Bryan Oakley
Commented Aug 22, 2018 at 15:02
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My initial thought was that the notice will say that this is a veteran user who should know better by now, so you should feel free to downvote, vote to close, or flag if they aren’t following the guidelines. Maybe that’s not the state of mind the “new contributor” notice was intended to put me in though. grimace
– ColleenV
Commented Aug 22, 2018 at 15:57
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@BryanOakley Me, too, 100%. That's exactly why it's so galling to be treated as if I'm an unhelpful BOFH.
– jscs
Commented Aug 26, 2018 at 18:48
Would be more useful if this is displayed in the comment section.
– user202729
Commented Sep 3, 2018 at 2:18

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