I made my birthday 1/1 on FB so nothing triggers. Though my wife always ruins it by posting a HBD on my wall.
I think birthdays are dumb to celebrate, but I understand that other people like it. I don’t wish people HBD on FB. There are enough people doing that already, they don’t need to hear it from me.
why would making your birthday 1/1 mean it doesn’t tell people it’s your birthday, just on the wrong day? you know that you can set your birthday to private, right?
My birthday guideline is that they have either wished me a HBD in the past, or they like my posts some of the time, or they are people I see outside of facebook. If it’s a guy who is around my age or younger, I’ll usually post something like “Happy birthday old fart”. And special message for the 42th birthday of course.
Now, it’s up to you whether or not you want to just do the bare minimum. Well, like Brian, for example, has 37 badges. And a terrific smile. People can get exam advice anywhere, ok? They come to GoA for the atmosphere and the attitude. That’s what the badges are about. It’s about fun.