Love in the gallery etiquette (aka dumb newb question # 458,456,7854,481

[tamhuddle]

So I'm fairly new here. Well. At least the forums and galleries new here. I've been playing along with the passport challenges last month and this and that requires uploading my pages. Something I'm not normally used to sharing out of my own family. Anyway. I'm receiving love on the gallery. Which I adore. I want to comment and thank every time someone leaves a comment. Do we DO that? I don't see it happening on other pages, so I think not. But I want to express appreciation for the nice comments on my photos and sometimes my less than inspirational layouts. So do I reply? Or do I just assume everyone knows I appreciate the kind remarks? Or do I express it here and go away?