I would suggest doing a little bit more research on this site's philosophy in order to understand why certain policies have been put in place and how they help keep the site useful, relevant, and clean.

The reason your "thank you" was removed wasn't because anyone thought you shouldn't be saying thank you, it was because there is another way of saying thank you (upvoting) that was put in place that is universally understood and appreciated just as much as a real "thank you". The reason we upvote (and mark answers as accepted) instead of saying thank you is that it is more concise and benefits everyone else. They can see which answers and questions are the most widely helpful.

The reason we have the reputation and badge system is because it is an excellent way to reward users for asking good questions and writing good answers. It is not a way of gauging which users are better or more technically knowledgeable than the rest. There is no pride involved, it is simply a measurement of performance and effort so that high-rep users can gently act as good examples to the users who are just getting to know the site.

I hope you haven't been discouraged from participating. If there's any advice I can offer, it's to provide as much detail as you can. Google for AskUbuntu Meta answers on what details to include in specific types of questions.

I would suggest doing a little bit more research on this site's philosophy in order to understand why certain policies have been put in place and how they help keep the site useful, relevant, and clean.

The reason your "thank you" was removed wasn't because anyone thought you shouldn't be saying thank you, it was because there is another way of saying thank you (upvoting) that was put in place that is universally understood and appreciated just as much as a real "thank you". The reason we upvote (and mark answers as accepted) instead of saying thank you is that it is more concise and benefits everyone else. They can see which answers and questions are the most widely helpful.

The reason we have the reputation and badge system is because it is an excellent way to reward users for asking good questions and writing good answers. It is not a way of gauging which users are better or more technically knowledgeable than the rest. There is no pride involved, it is simply a measurement of performance and effort so that high-rep users can gently act as good examples to the users who are just getting to know the site.

I hope you haven't been discouraged from participating. If there's any advice I can offer, it's to provide as much detail as you can. Google for Ask Ubuntu Meta answers on what details to include in specific types of questions.