<p>The reason why "thanks" and other salutations are edited is to remove noise from questions/answers, so readers can know what posts are about more easily.</p>

<p>The following posts have complementary information:</p>

<p><a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2950/should-hi-thanks-taglines-and-salutations-be-removed-from-posts">Should &#39;Hi&#39;, &#39;thanks&#39;, taglines, and salutations be removed from posts?</a> (main Meta SE site).</p>

<p><a href="https://stats.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1992/whats-the-site-policy-on-removing-text-such-as-thankyou-or-this-question-is/1996">What&#39;s the site policy on removing text such as &quot;thank you&quot;, or &quot;This question is too easy&quot;</a> (CV meta).</p>
