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post Apr 29 2005, 12:17 PM
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i know that several people have mentioned this before, but i thouhgt it would be nice to put it down officially

it's always nice to wish cb members a happy birthday, but is it really sensible to have the thread hanging around for up to a week after the event?

i think there should be some sort of protocol introdued whereby all birthday threads which haven't fallen out of the first or second page by two days (or similar) after the birthday in question should be closed. anyone who wants to wish a happy birthday after that can do so through a pm.
 
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post Apr 29 2005, 02:52 PM
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Ooh nice one! thumbsup.gif I always thought about doing something concerning that.
 
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post Apr 29 2005, 03:54 PM
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i think you are right. so if the person's birthday is on monday, than on tuesday, we close it...that sounds cool to me! cool.gif
 
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post Apr 29 2005, 03:56 PM
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I think that will reduce a little bit of spam. But one day is too early. Some people don't get on teo cb for a few days, and it's hard to give belated birthday wishes. Maybe two days?
 
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post Apr 29 2005, 04:50 PM
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i agreee one day is too soon. two days after is good. if created on monday, closed on the wednesday.
 
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post Apr 29 2005, 05:22 PM
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YAY FINALLY! I think I posted that in some birthday thread that was a week or so old. I completely agree James <3
 
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post Apr 29 2005, 06:42 PM
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great idea, James! I've noticed birthday thread like a week+ old which is a little much and can lead to spam. It makes sense after 2 days if the person has missed their birthday, they can pm that individual if they really want to wish them a belated b-day!

I agree totally with this idea.
 
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post Apr 29 2005, 10:44 PM
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I agree with you. I mean, most birthday threads are dedicated for people that aren't that popular, or someone who haven't even posted in createblog yet. And most people just post messages over and over again pointlessly, such as "Happy Birthday!" And "Have fun!" So they may increase their post count. I found this really annoying, too.
 
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post Apr 29 2005, 11:00 PM
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Maybe we should make a birthday threads section, where it doesn't raise your post count or something.
 
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post Apr 30 2005, 01:09 AM
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QUOTE(allthatglitterss @ Apr 29 2005, 9:00 PM)
Maybe we should make a birthday threads section, where it doesn't raise your post count or something.
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We already have enough as it is.

Yea, the Birthday threads...irk me. I mean it's nice to remember the person's birthday, but c'mon. I remember Seon Ho's being like 7 pages long and it didn;t get closed for about a week.
 
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post Apr 30 2005, 06:41 AM
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Maybe we should make a birthday threads section, where it doesn't raise your post count or something.


its much easier just to close a thread if its hanging around... i mean, you dont have to go and hunt them down or anything, but if its still on the first page after two days... yeah, anoughs enoguh
 
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post Apr 30 2005, 07:57 AM
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post Apr 30 2005, 09:16 PM
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Ya i agree, 'cuz there's alot of members here, and we would like to know their birthdays right?

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post Apr 30 2005, 10:14 PM
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i agree...this is a good idea..it does get annoying to c birthday threads that r really old...
 
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post May 1 2005, 06:50 AM
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I agree people get a chance to spam in the birthday topics.
I think the maximum days for the topics to be open is 3.
After that, it should be closed.

Also, birthday topics should only be for createblog members's birthdays.
 
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post May 1 2005, 05:42 PM
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I love this idea =] I agree with niez_cho, the maximum should be 3.
 
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post May 3 2005, 09:49 PM
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post May 5 2005, 07:13 PM
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I agree with you. Wishing someone a happy bithday for only a day is a waste and should be considered spam.
 
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post May 8 2005, 03:15 AM
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o god dammit, i love birthday topics !

Well, if the birthday topic is a day old, it should be deleted .. i dont think its a bad idea .. if the birthday topics stays there forever and people still cheering .. i consider that a spam .. thats so old.

if no one understand me because of my lack of English. I'll make it simpler ..

If there is a birthday topic that was made the day before/ yesterday .. it should be deleted.
 
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post May 8 2005, 03:54 AM
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I think they should be allowed.. but be closed after two days of the birthday and yeah. Not sure what you meant by the first or second page thing.
 
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post May 8 2005, 11:16 AM
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i meant the first page of topics, nothing to do with the pages in the thread itself
 
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post Jun 1 2005, 01:56 AM
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i like the idea of closing it 3 days later...
 
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why dont we have one large lasting thread for everybodies birthday? like in ichigoforums
 
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post Jun 1 2005, 12:35 PM
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because thats not very personal, and its nice to be able to create one just for your friend
 
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post Jun 1 2005, 01:00 PM
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Instead of actually creating seperate forums for each user.. why not:

1. Enable "birthday's today" on the main index.
2. Have a mod gather usernames from the list (for the entire month, not a specific day), and create a thread on it, that will be purged from the message board after the month is over.

or just install a calender mod, so that instead of having to make threads, everyone can view when a users birthday is, and on their own, can send a pm to that individual, instead of creating a thread on it..

There are so many users on here, it wouldn't really make sense to create a thread for just one person, or for seperate days...
 
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post Jun 1 2005, 01:17 PM
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^ if you go to the following link and click on the birthdays, it will tell you whose birthday it is. _smile.gif
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?act=calendar
 
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post Jun 1 2005, 02:17 PM
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QUOTE(Frankie @ Jun 1 2005, 2:17 PM)
^ if you go to the following link and click on the birthdays, it will tell you whose birthday it is. _smile.gif
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?act=calendar
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I didn't really mean the calender link itself, though it did seem as if though I was referring to the calender mod already available, I should've said enable the calender mod on the main index.

Here's an example:
 
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post Jun 1 2005, 02:19 PM
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oh yeah! uh-duh! <-- to myself!
we used to have that but for some reason, they got rid of it! cry.gif
 
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post Jun 1 2005, 02:23 PM
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or youc an have button next to their username...that automatcally goes to teh PM..and the message says"Happy __age__ Birthday ___name___"
 
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post Jun 1 2005, 11:35 PM
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QUOTE(jordanriane @ Jun 2 2005, 4:00 AM)
2. Have a mod gather usernames from the list (for the entire month, not a specific day), and create a thread on it, that will be purged from the message board after the month is over.
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since many of the registered members are not active then wouldnt there be say 7,000 peoples birthday on the message board? ... i doubt any one would look through that

QUOTE(jordanriane @ Jun 2 2005, 4:00 AM)
or just install a calender mod, so that instead of having to make threads, everyone can view when a users birthday is, and on their own, can send a pm to that individual, instead of creating a thread on it..
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but then that will fill up the person inbox if more than 50 people want to wish them a happy birthday wouldnt it huh.gif
 
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post Jun 3 2005, 08:57 PM
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Case in point:
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=83137
 
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i like whatever happens just so long as the birthday is let out for everyone to acknowledge
 
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I think after a while the birthday threads shd get closed. Why? my birthday was on the 31st and someone wished me a hap. bday on the 4th = spam.
 
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post Aug 5 2005, 07:56 PM
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I like this thread to continue[/end]

Since people post their birthday's why don't we have this thread. I agree with closing after the second day

eidt://(did not see the link) i like the great idea about the calendar, thanks for it sorry for spam.
 
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post Aug 5 2005, 08:17 PM
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We don't have any major problems with birthday threads. If you care so much about crowding, I think that once their birthday is over the thread should be deleted completely (not closed).
 
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post Aug 12 2005, 09:16 PM
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QUOTE(allthatglitterss @ Apr 29 2005, 9:00 PM)
Maybe we should make a birthday threads section, where it doesn't raise your post count or something.
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i think this is a good idea. So that people can still wish others a happy birthday =)
 
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post Aug 17 2005, 02:46 PM
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I agree. There should be a birthday forum instead of seeing it everywhere in the lounge. Who knows how many birthday topic there are already. haha
 
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QUOTE(AkaRyux @ Aug 5 2005, 8:17 PM)
We don't have any major problems with birthday threads. If you care so much about crowding, I think that once their birthday is over the thread should be deleted completely (not closed).
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Yes, we do have a major problem. Someone saying "happy birthday" over and over again=spam. Yes, it's nice to wish someone a happy birthday, even someone that you don't even know, but still. it's an easy post to add to your post count. wacko.gif
 
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post Aug 18 2005, 05:18 AM
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a birthday FORUM??? you have to be kidding
 
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post Aug 18 2005, 05:43 AM
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QUOTE(MarchHare2UrAlice @ Aug 18 2005, 6:18 PM)
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Exactly what I was thinking.
No... we DEFINITELY do not need an extra forum/subforum for birthdays.

I think the current way of handling birthday topics is absolutely appropriate.
 
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I think we're going to stick with the closing of birthday threads. Like after a certain number of days.
 
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