It doesn’t bother me. I rarely go back and comment, and I rarely check to see if OP commented, unless I asked a very specific question. They’re probably still thankful, but many just post once and don’t return, so I really wouldn’t overthink it. Sometimes you just don’t love a site, and I know I’ve done that countless times. Maybe they just didn’t “click” with Nameberry and therefore didn’t return.
For me it depends on they type of thread it is. But I do prefer for OP’s to respond - they don’t have to respond to everyone but an occasional “thanks for your thoughts” at least lets me know that they read the post. I don’t want to spend a lot of effort sharing thoughts (that are beyond “yes/no/maybe”) on 30 names if the OP will never read them.
If it’s a poll, I don’t really expect for the OP to comment a lot. Though when they say “thank you” it is really nice.
When your thread ask for Advice/Comment I think it’s rude not to reply. Not that you have to reply to everyone but, if a thread has been open for a few days I like to know the OP is at least reading it and a simple “thanks for your thoughts” at least suggests that. Esp when you respond to posters whose naming styles are nothing like yours and you take time to figure out what you think they would be attracted to.
[name]One[/name] of the things I love about NB is that it is a community. Yes, some people are more active than others but I love that we get to know each others naming style, likes and get involved in longer threads. These threads really turn into conversations, and that’s what’s nice and really informative. You get to know people and being to figure out whose opinions you trust and fit with yours.
Yeah they should definitely respond!
I’m all for politeness, and saying thank you (at the very least) is the polite thing to do. I certainly agree with you, rollo.
I don’t comment that much. So when I do comment it’s nice to see the results of the entire threads suggestions. I think if it was a true emergency they would reply almost instantly cause I know I’d keep refreshing the page to see if anyone had answered my thread.
Oh, I missed this! I totally agree, I dislike people not responding to their threads (there are exceptions, of course, like polls and “list you favourite m names” or whatever). The emergency threads bugs me because I can’t see how naming a baby is an emergency… But the others bug me because replying to your own threads is the only decent thing to do. People take time out of their lives to help with something, the only proper thing to do is respond in some way. Now, I’m such a bitch that if this happens more than once I make a mental note and won’t reply to that persons threads anymore, even if the thread is about glittery fairylights in old forests.
And the writer threads in the girl names forum bug me too, [name]Augusta[/name]. The [name]Mary[/name] [name]Sue[/name] threads bug me in general… but that’s another story!
Thanks, sweetie 
Yes! Totally bugs!!
I was telling my friend about this today, lol.
I’ve had the opposite experience. When I post, not many people respond, and most people don’t read the thread through so they just respond to the initial question. I’ve appreciated all the help I’ve gotten on here though.
Ugh, yes. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve rolled my eyes at these.
As far as OPs replying to their own threads goes: I’m never offended when they don’t, but I agree that they should. It’s not as if it’s hard to reply least once, for politeness’ sake.
So I am trying to name this totally awesome character that just wandered into my mind. She is 15, outgoing and sassy but really smart. She has ice-blue hair in gorgeous cascading ringlets with piercing amber eyes. She is a computer hacker and she has a pet lynx (was thinking about [name]Brinlee[/name] for the lynx?) and she is a movie star and all her friends love her advice and she has a hot 35-yo neurosurgeon boyfriend and sometimes she goes and helps out with his surgeries cause she can hack into the heart-lung machine and do things remotely and she can sing really well.
@rollo I love me some closure, so I agree.
[name]Don[/name]'t forget that the boyfriend is a vampire. But this isn’t Twilight you guys!!
Yep, laughed out loud at that.
Ahahaha. Yes. Lol. Exactly.
I’m def thinking Mackynzie for her. Her boyfriend likes calling her Kynz, but she, like, told her besties to call her [name]Mack[/name], after she heard the song [name]Mack[/name] the Knife in the car with her mom. And since her bf is a neurosurgeon with a knife, [name]Mack[/name] is totally perfect.
And yes, it does bug me when someones creates a post that they want/need us to read (stat!), and then they don’t even say thanks!
Although I agree that original posters should come back and check on their post, I’d like to say that there might be things other than rudeness keeping them from responding, positively or negatively.
LOL, blade – that was hilarious. Especially the pet lynx. I’m still laughing about that. You should write that book! You would be rich. I too get annoyed when people post about naming characters and don’t specify in the thread title. What’s the “[name]Mary[/name] [name]Sue[/name]” thing, though? I don’t know what that is, and I’m very curious about what that means.
As for rollo’s original question, I don’t get annoyed so much, but I like to hear back and find out more about their style so we can offer names that are better-suited to them. And it’s always nice to get positive feedback on your suggestions of course. That rarely happens for me, since my style is very classic and conservative and “boring”, so it’s extra exciting for me to get feedback. I always feel like the unpopular kid in school being noticed by the popular crowd when I get quoted or noticed by the OP. 
That said, when I first came on NB it was to find a name for my son and while there was never a real name emergency, I can attest that it definitely FELT like an emergency when we were a week out from the due date (or past the due date) and couldn’t find the right name. I think that’s more where the emergency comes in – pregnant ladies panic. I know I did. And when I first came on, I’m not sure I replied nearly as much as I do now. Actually now, when I start a thread it is always a discussion-type thread (because I’m not pregnant and just love to see others’ opinions on my name thoughts), and although I want to reply to every post specifically, I actually stop myself because I worry that people will think I just like to hear myself talk, so to speak, and won’t be interested in the thread as much as if it were a discussion by others. … if that makes any sense.
@cathyc: that is so sweet and humble. I love hearing your insights. Also, ‘[name]Mary[/name] [name]Sue[/name]’ comes from fanfiction (which is where a fan-author takes an existing story universe, like [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] or [name]Star[/name] Wars, and writes new fiction about the exiting characters and some they invented). It was coined back in the 70s when a woman wrote this amazing satirical piece called ‘Lieutenant [name]Mary[/name] [name]Sue[/name]’ as a [name]Star[/name] Trek fanfic where the lead character, [name]Mary[/name] [name]Sue[/name], effortlessly excels at everything, saves the day, etc. These characters are very flat and are obvious projections of the secret hopes and fantasies of the author.
I got a little worried that people would think I’m rude because I’m not sure I’ve responded to all the threads I’ve started 
At first I don’t think I did because I worried people would think I was bumping the thread just to get responses. Sorry folks! I try to be nice!
Thanks so much blade – what a great explanation! I’m embarrassed to say that I only learned about the existence of fan fiction last week. I’m very behind the times; it’s really sad. That [name]Mary[/name] [name]Sue[/name] description really does fit a lot of the “plots” of stories I’ve seen here on NB. I’ll be viewing them in a whole new light now … well really the same light as before, but knowing more about it now. 