Can we just stop saying it altogether?

I hate writing it because it always feels so fake, and I hate receiving those comments because they always sound so obligated.

Now, having someone fav your work is a great compliment and I always appreciate the hell out of it it, but I just think that at this point, that phrase has become mandatory, and has therefore lost any and all sincerity.

So, while I don't want to seem ungrateful for all the faves I'll receive in the future, I'm just not going to say it anymore and I would encourage everyone else to do the same.

Most profiles I see on here are all exactly the same, with their endless lists of identical comments.

Thanks for the fav!
No problem!
Thanks for the fav!
No problem!
Thanks for the fav!
No problem!

And it just seems a little silly at this point.

So I'm going to say this one last time for everyone who has ever faved my work.

THANKS FOR THE FAV!

I really do appreciate it from the bottom of my heart, but I think that phrase has become a completely empty statement, so I'm done with it.

And I really hope that doesn't offend anyone, but the very last thing I want on this site is for my words to feel obligatory or insincere.

I think as a community of artists, we can agree that each and every person who has every favorited our work has genuinely brightened our day, and since we all know how good it feels to be appreciated, we really don't need to keep telling people what they already know.

BUT THEN THERE'S, "THANKS FOR THE WATCH!"

By, "watching" you, that person has declared they are genuinely interested in any and all of the new pieces you're going to put out in the future...and that's just the best compliment there is. So I'll still be commenting on all my new watcher's page to let them verbally know how much I appreciate their appreciation for my work, though I'll always try to go into a bit more detail about my gratitude.

I'm also always a little disheartened when I see someone has faved numerous pieces in my gallery but has not added me to their Deviant Watch, so that always adds to my appreciation for those that do.

So what do you all think?

Is it an already understood and unnecessary statement, or is it a common courtesy like saying, "God bless you" when someone sneezes, that while cliched, still holds a genuine weight of sincerity?