How to thank an Ask Different user that saved my MacBook Pro, as well as my personal finances from destruction?

Question

How can I thank a user in the Ask Different community for providing an answer so exceptionally good that it saved my MacBook Pro from getting trashed?

Now, seriously, this site is great, but as much as I try to get in contact or thank the @LangLangC user for his exceptional answer to my problem, I simply seem not to get anywhere because I'm too new to the site, to green to matter or too short to be taken into account, dunno which. I can't even post a darn comment on the reply to thank him/her.

The MacBook Pro GPU overheat problem was a nightmare, it prevented me from using my computer and am sure hundreds or thousands of other users too, many of which probably were not lucky enough to find @LangLangC's response to the issue and possibly ended up discarding, selling or shelling their MBs.

This is probably going to be discarded too, but if anyone reads this and knows/can contact @LangLangC, please do tell that we ignored people are actually thankful for his response.

Answer 1

Recognizing someone here is a wonderful way to thank someone when you don't have an established account and you've already used the normal channels of a positive vote for the specific post in question. This is not the first time I have seen that particular person make an excellent contribution and I've been on the receiving end of their knowledge many times. Thanks indeed to you @LangLangC

The "bounty" and "reputation" system are designed to focus exclusively on the content - so once you've participated in the site to have enough reputation, putting a bounty on that specific post lets you exchange some of your "virtual internet reputation points" to call out a specifically helpful answer.

Over time, being helpful here to others is the greatest long term reward. Just like money is an invention to get away from the limitations of person to person barter, contributing positively here is how we all pay into the the goodwill of assembling a record of practical problems and potential answers so that everyone can benefit. The reputation gained allows you (and us) to help edit / curate / reward spectacularly useful posts by featuring them and promoting them on the meta site here.

Your calling that out specifically here is a ringing endorsement of the good that this group effort can deliver to someone that's not even (or not yet) a part of the community here.

Bravo and Brava to all concerned.

Answer 2

I've pinged the user in chat, so chances are they will now read your message.

For the general case, I'll reiterate the advice by one of Stack Exchange's founders:

If you really want to thank someone for a good answer, then you'll perhaps take the time to go through one of their questions and provide a good answer for some question they have.

Alternately, just "pay it forward" and answer another user's question. That's really what it's all about.

Answer 3

Flattered as I am now, it is also very satisfying to read that another usable laptop was saved from its premature fate in the dumpster.

The environment would like to thank you back for 'repairing' it back into a more than halfway working condition.

And that means really all of us.

Cheers and keep hacking and sharing.