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Would you be angry if somebody you didn't know made your birthday thread?

There would be a period of curiosity in the beginning as to why someone I wouldn't know would do that, but nonetheless I would appreciate the gesture seeing as I'm nobody important. Incidentally, my birthday's in 3 days. Anyone's free to feed my ego
 
I wouldn't be angry, but like irked and confused and a bit disappointed I guess.
I don't see why people feel the need to make the thread if they don't know you. Is it like a suck-up device towards the staff members and moderators ands stuff? Sure you could post in that person's thread if you don't know them, but making it is weird.

As you can probably tell, I'd definitely want my friend making it. Although it doesn't have to be my closest friend or whatever, but one of like 5 or 6 people who has had decent sized conversations with me and who I know on first name basis and stuff.
 
I don't care who makes my birthday thread! Honestly, I'm just glad to have a thread in the first place. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth and all.

It's a good thing, because I've had a few threads started by people I don't know. One person didn't even know my gender. I found it weird because it's on the postbit and has been for many years now. ._.
 
Eh I don't really care. Most of the time someone asks if they can make me a thread I ask them not to (in the end someone always does anyway), but if some random made it I would probably just think it was funny.
 
I wouldn't care. In fact I'd be thankful for it. Unlike most well known members, people tend to forget about mine. u.u

So much so that if I don't see a thread for my birthday by midnight on the day, I just say "To hell with it" and post my own birthday thread, to grab attention of the people who DO care. I can't say anyone can be blamed though...I do keep a bit of an exclusive circle of friends around me.

As far as the "Sucking up" goes, I disagree. It's not sucking up unless that same member has been brown-nosing the whole time before the thread was created. o.o

Still, I think that the staff ends up modding the suck-ups most of the time anyway. >_>
Maybe not the obvious ones, but the ones who are subtle about it and get to be friends with the staff somehow anyways
 
Dibs on threads, I find that quite funny. I could never see myself getting worked up over something so small as somebody I don't know at all or very well making me a thread wishing me a Happy Birthday. Like others said I would be flattered that they took the time in the first place. And if somebody has dibs there is always next year right? Post threads faster, then you wouldn't get thread jacked. Your friends will probably wish you happy birthday in vms anyways so I think people can manage.
 
I never make other users B'day threads for this reason. I don't want to spoil it for their close friend who was supposed to make it XD Though if anyone did it for me I would be very touched that someone actually noticed and made the thread for me :) I also feel happy when I get a VM from someone wishing me a happy birthday.
 
/doing this on her birthday XDD

If someone I didn't know did a birthday thread for me I really wouldn't be bothered at all, I'd probably send them a thank you and be touched that someone made it for me. I don't see the problem in that, it's a nice thing to do.
 
I saw some people talking of this subject around places, I'd preferably want someone I know to make my birthday thread rather than someone I don't even know, it's just more special that way especially from a close friend. And no I wouldn't go mad over it, at least they cared to make it is all that matters(if it were to happen). :3
 
I wouldn't mind, even if number 1 on FBI Most Wanted did it... I would prefer it if one of my friends did it, but not really....
 
Ausaudriel said:

I... actually... totally forgot that rule existed. o_O Haha. *bad admin*
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I think that's kinda stupid. I mean, just because someone wished you a happy birthday before someone else has a chance to shouldn't give you any reason to get angry. The other person can just wish you a happy birthday within that thread.

Why would you disrespect someone else's good wishes just because you're basically preferring your friend's toast to someone you don't know? That's like rating friends and is incredibly disrespectful and kinda childish :/
 
Ah, I don't care. <3
A birthday thread is a birthday thread; doesn't matter who makes it in my book~


Though for the sake of my erm, interest, I would ask why. =O

They'd probably answer: "Ooh, cuz your awesome, and handsome, and eats awesome sauce for breakfast".

I would smile. <3
 
Angry? Not at all. I would feel cared for. That is only a nice thing to do, and I wonder why it wouldn't make anyone happy.

I understand when people expect or prefer their actual friends to make one for them, but taking it to disliking the random person who did it doesn't seem nice. Anyone else, including the person you wished would be wishing you with a thread can always reply in that thread.

Kura said:
Why would you disrespect someone else's good wishes just because you're basically preferring your friend's toast to someone you don't know? That's like rating friends and is incredibly disrespectful and kinda childish :/
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I can't help but largely agree with most of this.
 
My only gripe is in wondering why someone who doesn't know who I'am, would want to make my birthday thread. I mean, sure, I'd be flattered that they took the time.. but if it's someone I've never spoken with even once before, then.. I'd be weirded out too, not gonna lie. xD; I wouldn't delete it or anything, but it would be awkward. Plus, it's also nice when a friend makes your thread.
 
Oh my gosh. I was SO ticked off on my birthday this year. It kicked off with someone I have never seen on this forum making my birthday thread and Klippy was supposed to make it. I was pissed. Cause guess what? Klippy left PC and now he'll never make my birthday thread. So yeah. The first year my birthday isn't during a scheduled down time and I got that crap. I didn't even reply to it, I was so offended by it. I'm glad that I gave Live_Wire466 the idea to add that rule. Seriously. Now none of you have to suffer the same fate as me. UGH.
Kura said:
I think that's kinda stupid. I mean, just because someone wished you a happy birthday before someone else has a chance to shouldn't give you any reason to get angry. The other person can just wish you a happy birthday within that thread.

Why would you disrespect someone else's good wishes just because you're basically preferring your friend's toast to someone you don't know? That's like rating friends and is incredibly disrespectful and kinda childish :/
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It's just my preference that I don't want a complete stranger to make my birthday thread. I would want a close friend to do it. Reverse what you said about the person replying to the thread. Why can't your desired thread maker make the thread and the person that wanted to that you (hypothetically) don't know just post in it? I just don't want a stranger making my thread, but I guess my situation this year was more valid since it was 1. my 18th, 2. the person I wanted to make my thread means the world to me and doesn't wanna come back here will never make any of my future birthday threads and 3. after three birthdays here at PC, it was my first birthday to not be on a downtime day.
 
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