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I completely understand your decision Angie. I do not know how you manage to do all you do. Your responses on the forum posts are always so helpful and kind. When I did read the birthday posts I was very impressed by how you had captured the essence of the person but how could you continue to do this with the forum being so large. I don't celebrate my birthday every year anymore (the years go too fast!) so I celebrate every 5 years or even every 10. A big one is coming up. I will post that one for sure.
That's totally understandable, Angie. With the forum being so large these days it would be near impossible to keep up with everyone's birthday. Onwards and upwards.
That makes lots of sense with the forum size, Angie! Thank you for being incredibly sweet and remembering a huge number of birthdays for the past seven years.
Angie, I will always treasure your birthday posts to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
I always loved your celebrations of others, too, and felt so warmed to see forum friends celebrated here.
But you've made the right decision for all. It's horrible to think others may have felt left out, and it would be impossible to note everybody's now that the forum has grown.
THANK YOU for being sensitive and responsive. And I am looking forward to seeing more birthday outfits!
Amazingly empathetic and thoughtful as always. I have always adored the b'day posts. Although I prefer to stay under the radar, I thought they were incredibly special and always enjoy sending good wishes. Now it will just be a little different but the fervent good wishes will be just as sincere!!
I haven't read through all of the posts but I'm glad for you, Angie! I was always so amazed at the time and thought you put into those posts. I think it's a great idea for members to share their own birthdays--especially if it included a WIW and What I did!
It makes sense, but I'll be a bit sad to see those posts become history. Like Gryffin, I also chose to not provide my birthday because I'm another under-the-wire flyer, but I vicariously enjoyed the delight your posts gave the birthday girl and loved to add my own congratulations. It was one of those special touches that made YLF so different than other forums.
Can I just add that I'm a bit surprised that there was any negative response to your birthday greetings on the survey. For some reason, that disturbs me more than your decision to change the format.
Oh, this makes a lot of sense. When I was in university, my career had a Facebook page and the director congratulated the kids she knew and hang out with. I felt left out. So it's sad that those posts are gone but it's more fair to the rest of the community.
I do understand you reasons Angie, though I will miss the birthday threads by you. I have to say that I was also thinking what Gaylene put in her last paragraph above...
As the lucky recipient of Birthday posts, I thank you Angie for your efforts. However, as is often the case, "no good deed goes unpunished." I am happy to announce my own birthday from now on as well as my plans and outfits, that's a great idea. We need to learn how to celebrate ourselves in tasteful ways, so why not start here, where we learn to get PHDs in social IQ.
Actually this will lift a little parcel of guilt of my shoulders, too, because I'm such an erratic participant that I miss half the birthday posts anyway! I always feel a little badly when I don't respond to those threads, because everybody appreciates birthday wishes.
Thanks so much Angie, for your willingness to find new ways to engage on the forum! I've always appreciated the birthday posts, but, after many years as a pastor's wife, I'm well aware of how easy it is for someone to feel hurt or left out. It's human nature, I guess.
You do an amazing jobs of engaging individuals on the forum, Angie. Thanks so much!
Angie, I'll be sorry to see the birthday posts go, but I understand how difficult it must be to not leave people out now that the forum has grown so large. I think you have hit upon the perfect solution. Thank you so much for all the love and energy you put into the site. I can't tell you how much it is appreciated. You have brightened so many birthdays, including mine, and we know the sentiment will always there.
xoxo
Just wanted to say thanks for this decision and communication, Angie. I wasn't one who commented on this in the survey, because I didn't think about it at the time, but I don't think I've ever had my birthday mentioned (that is, not by me) even though it's on my profile. This year when it (didn't) happen, I did start wondering if there was a secret list somewhere that I wasn't on for some reason. (And of course, some people prefer not to celebrate their birthdays, and no one wants to single them out and make them feel uncomfortable.)
Angie I'm now a die hard and appreciate everything you and your team continue to do. I thank you for making YLF a safe haven. I pray that you and yours receive continued blessings and kindness in the midst of your ever expanding corner of the inter web.
This was a very kind and familiar tradition on the YLF, so kind of you, Angie (and Inge) and I will miss these but totally understandable. I think it can be overwhelming to keep pace with all the happenings (not only BD's) in the lives of all the (sooo many) forum members- we just cannot expect.
Like Suz, I will always treasure your birthday posts to me, Angie! And I have been continually amazed at the thought and love that you put into everybody's birthday posts! But I understand that as the forum grows, it's just not practical to try to keep up with everybody's birthdays. So I fully support your decision and look forward to hearing from the birthday ladies themselves going forward!
