VIP's for birthday threads.

wow, what are the chances that the name I pulled out of thin air ended up being an actual user?

Life man. Life is weird.

 

er..like I said, thats already been done

 

I have to ask, are birthday threads really that much of an issue?

 

Some of us, VaderLVR64..., some of us that is all we have to look forward to all year.

 

Just asking.

EDIT: And I wasn't referring to actually HAVING birthday threads, just whether HOW they would be done is really an issue that needs solving.

 

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.......................good, good.

 

Kim.

You and I both know the answer to this question.

I forgot to say earlier that whoever said we have too many VIPs as it is, is right on. This would be bordering on ridiculous.

 

Yes. It's pretty simple, really. The birthday list should be checked daily by the mods. If one of the people on the list does not get a birthday thread posted by 12pm, the mod(s) should PM someone close to them as a reminder or just make the thread themselves.

I (and Rhonda) checked that list every morning. If the person was an active member in the JCC, they generally got a thread. If they didn't, I double checked to make sure they were "active" (posted within the last three months) and then would make a thread myself if they hadn't gotten a thread made. It's part of the JCC mods' job to make sure that this part of the 'community building' is done.

edit - Also, I do think it's 'that much of an issue' in that it's community building, as I said. Yes, you could just let the threads get made if people have friends to do it and those that don't get left out, but that's sort of a cop-out. It's a way to let the JCC as a whole know that the mods don't just edit and ban. That they care enough about people to make a thread and wish them a happy birthday.

Not to belabor the "in my day" schtick, but I never just slapped up a thread. If it was someone I didn't really know, I took the time to go through their profile and find out what they liked so I could include images and references that they'd enjoy. That's all part of getting to know your userbase and create goodwill. It ain't brain surgery.

 

Good luck keeping a JCC mod for more than a few days...considering the high turn-over.

 

Reason #41 Why I Love the Boards: Hypocrisy and the inability to distinguish sarcasm.



Edit: In the OP, as Flare mentions.

 

pretty sure the op is a joke/dare/something

 

STOP THROWING YOUR EGOS AROUND in here

 

No no, I have a better idea: how about VIP status for a day for every Birthday person?

 

Like a pinata?

 

What is your point.

Also #12 Why I Love the Boards: Embarrassing levels of defensiveness building into unnecessary and off-putting levels of offensiveness. But definitely #41, too.

 

Or VIP status and a pinata

Get to work on that, MS. Chop chop.

 

Pinatas that burst into "unnecessary and off-putting levels of offensiveness"

 

Because those threads have a very impersonal "form letter" feel. I'd rather my birthday thread be started by a close friend, you know?

 

I was going to point to this. Back before Kate went off and decided Josh needed a brother, birthday threads happened, one way or another. Since she left, well, I've had two birthdays come and go without a thread. Well,except the one I started myself on my 40th.

Admittedly, I trend to protect my privacy to a large degree, and have acquaintances here, rather than friends, so there's no one who would know when my birthday is were it not for Kate's list. All in all, getting birthday wishes from strangers shouldn't be a big deal one way or the other, but I have to admit, it's nice to get them, and a bit of a bummer when there's no thread.

In conclusion, basically, we need to tell Josh and his brother that they need to start fending for themselves so we can appoint Kate JCC Queen for Life.

 

Why not make it so that someone needs permission from the birthday boy or girl to start a birthday thread? Then the one celebrating their birthday can have their thread started by someone they like, AND they can only give permission to one person. That way only one thread is started, you don't need a VIP or mod to do so, and a friend is the one to do the honors.

EDIT: Sorry for using the words birthday boy or girl. That comes from being around too many kids for too many years. But you get the idea.

 

if this thread hits 100 posts i will kill myself.

 

Will dying laughing be your preferred method of death?