Is it ok to remind positive comment posters that they may have forgot to rec the OP?

[tblue37]

42. It's automatic. New threads start at the top of the page, and then gradually (or quickly on a busy

day) sink as more new threads are posted. But if someone posts a new comment on an older thread, that new comment kicks the older thread back to the top, where more readers can see it and perhaps even give it more comments (kicks) and/or recs.

Recs are not more valuable than kicks, except in the sense that they are like applause, so they can be gratifying. Also recs can add up to get the thread onto the greatest page, where more people can see it (and maybe kick and rec it).

Many people read only or mostly, or at first, the greatest page, so getting onto the greatest page helps garner more readers. Five recs is the minimum for the greatest page.

Also, the more recs you get, the higher the thread goes on the greatest page, and the closer it is to the top, the more reads it will be likely to get.

Most people don't bother to read past the first page of a forum, so once it falls off the first page, a thread isn't likely to get any more reads. In fact, most people don't scroll all the way down the first page of a forum, so even sinking down to the lower part of the first page will usually finish off a thread.