Searching the following sources for “Thanks [noun]” (where possible), or “Thanks John” (where not) reveals that both are in extremely common use: [Note that for the BNC you can search for either “thanks , [n]” or “thanks [n]” to find the word “thanks” followed by a noun.]
Do you use the comma in ” thanks, John “?
That many people do not use the comma is not indicative of correctness, merely practice. After all, many of us tell lies but that does not mean that lying is correct! The comma appears in the written language because if you were saying it there would naturally be a short pause there; you’d say “Thanks…John”, rather than “ThanksJohn”.
Can you thank John and James for one gift?
In another instance, for example John and James are family members who gave one gift from both, you could also quite properly thank both of them in one note (of course, it is always more formal, to send a paper note, but I digress). Aside from these two circumstances or others very similar, I would avoid trying to slide by with one thanks for two.
When to use Hi, Thanks, and salutations?
Usually salutations don’t take up enough space to make a huge difference in the preview lines and taglines take up none at all unless the question is really short. So, if the post has nothing else wrong with it and is just bookended with “Hi/Thanks”, then you can probably pass on the edit. There are posts which need attention much more than these.
Is it acceptable to drop the comma in ” thanks, John “?
It is acceptable to drop the comma. Searching the following sources for “Thanks [noun]” (where possible), or “Thanks John” (where not) reveals that both are in extremely common use: [Note that for the BNC you can search for either “thanks , [n]” or “thanks [n]” to find the word “thanks” followed by a noun.]
Is it rude to say hi and thanks?
If someone starts with “Hi” and ends with “Thanks” they aren’t being fluffy and it isn’t that cumbersome. They’re just nice folks. Editing Hi/Thanks sounds rude to me. As an example, a current question on Stack Overflow is Allocating Memory for NSString:
