I post a reply in Birthday threads when i remember   Have made a good few friends lately in doing so.

Nice one Real

Me too.

Makes you wonder why bother really.

This place never changes.

I'm a bit stunned actually. I wish people Happy Birthday on here and genuinely mean it. ( Brisket put it better than I could)

I feel the same way, Brisket.

I feel it's a bit rude not wish someone happy birthday weather I know them well or not . That's how I'd operate in the real world so I apply the same rule here. I'm sorry if people find it annoying or disingenuous.

Me too Brisket. It's never occurred to me that people might think it insincere.

That's perfectly good language in my part of the country, no need to correct.

aw Soozy, I don't mean name changes, I changed my own from supanan to nana lou.
I mean when people say that regular members get a new id just to troll the forum, I can't tell when that happens. That's all I meant

Let me in on the secret or I'll scream and scream until I'm sick!

Err Hello.. I just want to say I agree 100% with Real and as I am not really a forum person. I was horrified at the extent some people go to to moan about things. I do not venture far, for fear of running into a bad sort I do not know.

YesYes there should be more moderation as Real suggested.

I may change my Avi but, as you can see I even use my name .

Should that not be 'SCWEAM AND SCWEAM'?

Same here Brisket, and it never occurred to me that people could read it any other way

Once again we agree brisket

I tend to miss a lot of the birthday threads as I'm not on the forum as much as others but I always add a birthday wish to a thread if  I see one.

As you say, it's friendly and courteous and I enjoyed reading the messages on my own birthday thread last month.

It never occurred to me that people might have been insincere and I don't care even if they were - it still made me smile

I also tend not to notice a lot of the aggro on here

Absolutely.

Now I feel as if I shouldn't post on a birthday thread unless it is someone I have spoken to a lot in threads before.  I look on posting on a birthday thread as a courteous thing to do, and generally post on them, perhaps I now shouldn't, in case it is thought to be creeping.

Surely posting on birthday threads and any other thread if it comes to that, is just a way of keeping the community going, some say the community spirit is lessening here, but if you post on a thread then surely you are increasing the community.

I'm all kerpuzzled about this TBH

I hope someone will post on my birthday thread.  Will be dead miserable if they don't.

Awww I will Fabienne

Thanks, Bazille.  Only 8 months to go.

I will fabienne, so long as you post on mine in 5 months time!!!

Sure will, PinkBabe.  I love the birthday threads.

Hmmm, 8 months? I might need a reminder. Who's fabienne again?

Fluffy, how could I forget yours on August 11th.

It's a long time away. Will I remember it myself?

Yes, it's the day before the Grouse shooting season begins.  My bro's birthday.

Fluffy, can I ask you a technical question:  yesterday I learned how to drag the avatar above a quote, but today I seem to have lost this ability.  The avatars won't budge.  Any ideas?

Well mine is actually ON the day Grouse shooting begins.... so I head for the hills

 ! I know some folk have a wee moan now and then, but is shooting them not a bit extreme?

Seems I missed a lot. 

There is a difference to posting a greeting to someone you barely know and posting a greeting to someone you've been downright rude to and about. I think some people just post inanely and forget some of the nasty stuff they've said and done. I dont post on everyones birthday thread 9some I really and truly don't know) - if i'm vaguely aware I'll maybe pop in but ........it's hypocritical to wish a happy birthday when you have stirred up a lot of bad feeling in the past. Well ....................that's just my opinion.

The Blog i noticed this on origanally- last week i think was someone having a poke at carotino, stonks and shar... There maybe history here, i don't know, but if i were a mod i would nip it in the bud and hand out warnings to the perpetrators... Saying that-- they would probably return with a new ISP and name   The best thing is not to reply to nasty posts.   I know it would be hard for some FMs-- but ignoring them will make them mad..