New Board - Props and Slops

[Executor]

Yes I had a different login name but I realized the issue latter when I failed to login for about half an hour.
I know I must be a little annoying, have nothing better to do at this point but just one more perhaps stupid question on my part,
what do exactly thanks stand for?
I think earlier it was mentioned something about privileges, and what stops one from saying e.g thank you mindi, executor, llama...
and make a thousand thanks post that will maybe get him some privileges?