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Shall we honor birthdays on the main forum banner?
David In Indy:
I never thought about it like that, Dottie. There are some cultures who don't celebrate birthdays, and we have members from many different places. It would be terrible if we accidently offended someone.
There are many pros and cons to this. It will be interesting to read other people's viewpoints. At first I thought it would be a very good idea. Now I'm not so sure.
Jeff Wrangler:
And then there are some folks who have just reached a point in their personal stories where they prefer not to have a big public fuss made about the anniversary of their birth. :-\
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on May 09, 2007, 09:50:31 pm ---And then there are some folks who have just reached a point in their personal stories where they prefer not to have a big public fuss made about the anniversary of their birth. :-\
--- End quote ---
That's true too, Jeff! :)
Lynne:
I voted 'No' because I think it might highlight a disparity between more active users and those who poke in occasionally or usually browse as guests. I do like the idea of showcasing the calendar in some way - maybe the banner every so often? - and soliciting input from folks for items to add to the calendar.
Whenever I see a thread about an event with a date that is not on the calendar, I add it. But I wonder if everyone realizes that any event can be linked to the calendar? We need to make sure everyone knows to look there for birthdays other events of interest. Folks who go straight to 'Show new replies...' never see the calendar!
In fact, someone mentioned to me the other day that they didn't realize about the Full Moon Chat (or maybe it was the 24th chat?) Anyhow, we need to make sure these regular events get a lot of exposure.
-Lynne
P.S. And the cultural argument is a good one too...For Greeks, they make a bigger celebration of their Saints Day than their birthday.
dot-matrix:
Something I felt a little funny about, and feel compelled to share. because it's buggin me , is the wording of the Yes and No options in the poll...
When I voted NO in no way was I saying "Not on yer effin' life." :-\ That phrase to me has a negative feel, to me it imply's some anger and unreasonableness and my concerns, convictions and objections are well thought out, I am not angry and no offense is intended to those who disagree with me and none is taken in this I just though that you should know how it made me feel and other's maybe put off from voting because of it. It's much simpler and much more straight forward to just chose "yes" and "no"..."yea" and "nay" ... "aye" and "non"...no emotion implied just ascent or descent.
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