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Lovesick Melody.
Geek
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Gender: Female
Posts: 161 | February 13th, 2007 at 03:52am
How about a forum where when its someones birthday the thread will appear, automatically saying the name and age that person is turning, then everyone can wish them a happy birthday! 
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Faith
Addict
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Posts: 11507 | February 13th, 2007 at 04:37am Good:
- It'll 'clean up' So, what's new?
- Everyone will get a thread regardless of whether they have friends on the site
Bad:
- It's impersonal
- Most people won't even go into that forum, so the whole idea of the thread will kinda lose meaning
- It'll turn into a place where people will post to raise their post count
- A lot of people leave the site, but their thread will still appear
It means a lot more to get a thread from a friend, and have people who know you say 'happy birthday' than get an automatic thread that no one will post in. The site already automatically annouces your birthday by adding a sign to your posts that day, we don't need more than that.
I don't like this idea, sorry. |
peeingchicken
Geek
Age: -
Gender: Male
Posts: 177 | February 13th, 2007 at 10:46pm yeah i like R E B E L 's idea.cool.sorry im a darn n00b |
Sara.
This Board Is My Home
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Gender: -
Posts: 31155 | February 13th, 2007 at 10:53pm I think it would be nice...just not the 'POOF! BIRTHDAY THREAD' part.
all the GSB and Celebrity B-Day/RIP threads could go there  it would emensly clean up 'what's new'
....idk. |
Lovesick Melody.
Geek
Age: -
Gender: Female
Posts: 161 | February 13th, 2007 at 11:46pm Faith:Good:
- It'll 'clean up' So, what's new?
- Everyone will get a thread regardless of whether they have friends on the site
Bad:
- It's impersonal
- Most people won't even go into that forum, so the whole idea of the thread will kinda lose meaning
- It'll turn into a place where people will post to raise their post count
- A lot of people leave the site, but their thread will still appear
It means a lot more to get a thread from a friend, and have people who know you say 'happy birthday' than get an automatic thread that no one will post in. The site already automatically annouces your birthday by adding a sign to your posts that day, we don't need more than that.
I don't like this idea, sorry.
But its kinda the same with the n00bs forum.
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Faith
Addict
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Posts: 11507 | February 14th, 2007 at 12:39am R E B E L:Faith:Good:
- It'll 'clean up' So, what's new?
- Everyone will get a thread regardless of whether they have friends on the site
Bad:
- It's impersonal
- Most people won't even go into that forum, so the whole idea of the thread will kinda lose meaning
- It'll turn into a place where people will post to raise their post count
- A lot of people leave the site, but their thread will still appear
It means a lot more to get a thread from a friend, and have people who know you say 'happy birthday' than get an automatic thread that no one will post in. The site already automatically annouces your birthday by adding a sign to your posts that day, we don't need more than that.
I don't like this idea, sorry.
But its kinda the same with the n00bs forum.
No, the main problem with your idea is that you want the topics to appear automatically. Noob threads don't appear automatically. |
Lovesick Melody.
Geek
Age: -
Gender: Female
Posts: 161 | February 14th, 2007 at 10:49pm
So what is they dont come up automatically?
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Banach95
King For A Couple Of Days
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Posts: 4870
  | February 14th, 2007 at 11:15pm The threads in the I'm New forum don't come up automatically  |
worn-out astronaut.
Had A Life Before GSB
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Posts: 28177
| February 16th, 2007 at 03:27am Maybe we should have a B-Day/RIP thread. Just let it work how its in the So, whats new? thread, that people make birthday threads for their friends, heros, whatever... The same thing with RIP threads. |
lyrical_mess
Falling In Love With The Board
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Posts: 5278
| February 16th, 2007 at 07:04am Maybe just a special occasion thread? Because people make Welcome Backs, RIPS, Happy Birthdays, and things too. |
Matt Smith
Admin
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Posts: 31134
| February 16th, 2007 at 04:06pm I think RIP/Happy Birthday threads are just unecessary full stop.
Nobody cares anymore, it was kitsch when it all started, but now it gets out of hand. I mean, people make birthday threads for [insert trendy pop-star] or RIP threads when their pet iguana died. And it isn't relevant. |
Insurgentes
Post Whore
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 23688
| February 16th, 2007 at 07:24pm ^ Let's not forget happy birthday threads to family members of a GSBian who probably don't even know what this site is to begin with.
I can see making happy birthday threads to people who actually visit this place...but otherwise, it's pretty pointless.
I don't like the idea. These threads clutter up the band member forums (ex Billie's birthday and such) and the So what's new? forum immensely. It makes me wonder how many pages of So what's new? would disappear were those threads gone.
Besides, a forum like that will only turn into a place for people to go to jack up their post count. |
Banach95
King For A Couple Of Days
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Posts: 4870
| February 16th, 2007 at 07:40pm well I kinda like the RIP thread for a famous person IF the is a discussion about the life works of said person.
RIP for an iguana was stupid (there was one of those wasn't there?)
The birthday's... meh, I'm on the fence with that
but no there is no need for a special forum |
greenday6
Admin
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Gender: -
Posts: 25078 | February 17th, 2007 at 12:03am I don't like the birthday threads for obscure relatives of GSBians. Are people still allowed to make those? |
waiting_a_long_time
Idiot
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Posts: 540 | February 18th, 2007 at 01:44am what about just an automatic pm??
then the people looking to boost their posts can't do it, the person gets a pm regardless, and they will actually read it/see it, and if they leave GSB it wont clog anything up.. it'd just be an unread pm every year. |
Faith
Addict
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Posts: 11507 | February 18th, 2007 at 02:46am waiting_a_long_time:what about just an automatic pm??
then the people looking to boost their posts can't do it, the person gets a pm regardless, and they will actually read it/see it, and if they leave GSB it wont clog anything up.. it'd just be an unread pm every year.
Aww...that's so touching..  |
clark
GSBitch
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Posts: 79047 | February 18th, 2007 at 03:08am waiting_a_long_time:what about just an automatic pm??
then the people looking to boost their posts can't do it, the person gets a pm regardless, and they will actually read it/see it, and if they leave GSB it wont clog anything up.. it'd just be an unread pm every year. I DON'T LIKE THAT.  |
waiting_a_long_time
Idiot
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Posts: 540 | February 18th, 2007 at 04:14am Dr. Dinero:waiting_a_long_time:what about just an automatic pm??
then the people looking to boost their posts can't do it, the person gets a pm regardless, and they will actually read it/see it, and if they leave GSB it wont clog anything up.. it'd just be an unread pm every year. I DON'T LIKE THAT. okay.. it was just athought.. XD |
Insurgentes
Post Whore
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 23688
| February 19th, 2007 at 03:16pm waiting_a_long_time:what about just an automatic pm??
then the people looking to boost their posts can't do it, the person gets a pm regardless, and they will actually read it/see it, and if they leave GSB it wont clog anything up.. it'd just be an unread pm every year. We already have happy birthday balloons that appear next to our posts on the proper day... |
Banach95
King For A Couple Of Days
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Posts: 4870
| February 19th, 2007 at 06:36pm Serena Vox:waiting_a_long_time:what about just an automatic pm??
then the people looking to boost their posts can't do it, the person gets a pm regardless, and they will actually read it/see it, and if they leave GSB it wont clog anything up.. it'd just be an unread pm every year. We already have happy birthday balloons that appear next to our posts on the proper day...
like this  |
