Etiquette

[bladespark]

Is there some requirement on Deviantart and Furaffinity that I go and say "thanks for the favorite" or "thanks for watching me" when somebody does so? I see accounts that are just full of people saying "thanks" and it seems the done thing, but... I dunno, something about doing that just seems fake. They add something of yours to their favorites, and you automatically go over to their account and go "thanks," but it's not as if that means you're actually thankful or appreciative. And should you be? I mean yes it is nice and all, but... I put up my work for people to look at. Am I supposed to say thank you when somebody does? It feels more like... I created it, and put hours of work into it, and took photos of it and put them up, and that's my part, I've done all I need to. And then if you like it, then in thanks for my doing my bit, you go and add it to your favorites, and that's you saying you appreciate it. It just feels silly for me to then go and express appreciation for you expressing your appreciation. And yet though I really don't want to, I see everybody else doing it, and I wonder if people are going to think I'm rude for not.