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Birthdate

Real Birthdate

  • Never - It's none of their business how old I am!

    Votes: 1 12.5%
  • Always - I have nothing to hide!

    Votes: 7 87.5%

  • Total voters
    8
People never believe me when I tell them (unless they knew me from years ago) so I don't. The age difference between myself and my favourite female vocalist is exactly the same as that between myself and my least favourite vocalist (and they weren't born in the same year either!).
 
My vote went to never as I truly feel it's not relevant as to how old I am. I will give them my real birth month and day but NEVER the real year I was born.
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*deadpans* Given everything we now about Jazzy, I'd be afraid to ask for fear of offending her/him/it.
 
Actually forums don't really celebrate birthdays that much these days. There always used to be a box in the stats area listing today's birthdays. You don't see that any more on modern forum software.
 
Actually forums don't really celebrate birthdays that much these days. There always used to be a box in the stats area listing today's birthdays. You don't see that any more on modern forum software.
I do it on every forum I'm on (...don't let Smiley see that out of context...), a nice little XenForo widget and everyone can see whose birthday it is and leave them a profile post!
 
I do it on every forum I'm on (...don't let Smiley see that out of context...), a nice little XenForo widget and everyone can see whose birthday it is and leave them a profile post!
Hmm, maybe I should add that here :|
 
Yeah, when there are no birthdays it's hidden, when someone has a birthday it'll appear where you want it to appear :)

(when testing I just change my test account's bday, to make sure something shows)
Okay, I set it up. Just wanted to make sure it was working :highfive:
 
Fantastic! It's such a small thing, but it's such a nice touch. Everyone should have someone wishing them a happy birthday, even if it's just a name on a screen, it can matter!
For some people it might be the only birthday wish they get!
 
For some people it might be the only birthday wish they get!
Exactly! You never know how badly someone needs a kind word these days. We don't know what everyone is dealing with, and just a quick happy birthday could mean the difference between a terrible day and a great day. It could be the pick me up they need!
 
Exactly! You never know how badly someone needs a kind word these days. We don't know what everyone is dealing with, and just a quick happy birthday could mean the difference between a terrible day and a great day. It could be the pick me up they need!
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I don't mind if people know my birthdate including the year. Age doesn't bother me at all, I always announce my age whenever I introduce myself on new forums. xD
 
Sometimes when i join forums I just put in a random birthday so people can wish me a happy birthday a few times year. :P
A former coworker did that to me last year! Randomly wrote a happy birthday message to me on the staff whiteboard in a totally unrelated month. Had people wishing me happy birthday all shift. A team leader even gave me a box of chocolates and a card on behalf of the company. 🤦 I shared the chocolates with said coworker since she did all the work. 😅😅

As for me, I am pretty sure I always use my correct birthdate. I can't remember if I make it public or not. It might just be random based on how I feel at the time of account creation. I feel I lean towards making it public though.
 

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