Birthdays and Congratulations

Dear fellow readers,

A birthday is always a special occasion in life. This day essentially belongs to the person celebrating and should be celebrated and honored accordingly. That’s why I think the birthday threads here at crazypatterns are such a lovely gesture, and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Josefa for them. I haven’t seen anything like this on other platforms, and it’s certainly not something to be taken for granted, since it takes quite a bit of time. I’m happy to join in on the birthday wishes regularly, just as other well-wishers do here.

However, I’ve noticed for some time now that fewer and fewer people apparently feel like congratulating the birthday celebrants. I’ve been thinking about what the reason for this might be.

Maybe it’s because many people here don’t even read their birthday wishes? Otherwise, I can’t explain why there’s so often no response at all from the birthday person to all those heartfelt wishes. I, too, have recently caught myself wondering why I’m sending birthday wishes if they might not even be read.

Dear readers, with this thread, I just want to share my observation and encourage you to check in here on or after your birthday.

If you’ve signed up for the birthday list, you’re definitely in for a pleasant surprise. And everyone who sends birthday wishes is happy to know that their messages are being read. :)

Dear Monika,

you’ve described it very well. I only post birthday greetings in the birthday thread if I know the person or if I know they’ll probably read it. Most people who’ve registered their birthdays here probably won’t read our wishes. I’ve stopped bothering with that now.

Best regards, Ina

I haven’t been posting on the forum for very long, but I’ve already skimmed through the birthday messages and noticed that there’s often no reply at all. It’s a shame for those who take the trouble to send such lovely birthday wishes.

Thank you, dear Ina and Ahimsa, for your comments on this. So I’m not alone in my observations.

I’m not quite sure yet how I’ll handle this in the future...

Maybe someone else would like to add something…
perhaps those who were happy to receive the birthday wishes and read them.

Thanks, Monika, for bringing this topic up.

For a while, I used to send birthday wishes to everyone, but since I rarely got a response, I’ve switched to only sending them to people I interact with more often (whether through purchases or forum interactions).

I’m definitely one of those people who really appreciate birthday wishes and kind words.

Best regards, Marlies

Well then, I’ll join in too.
Well, I’m always really happy to receive birthday wishes, just like on my own birthday.
But what I noticed was that I couldn’t read any of them—or rather, I couldn’t find the thread.

I was starting to think no one was wishing me a happy birthday—what’s going on? Until Josefa wished me a happy birthday and sent me the birthday link, then I was able to read all your birthday wishes and thank you all. Or did I miss something?

I also think it’s nice when someone thinks of you; I find these threads very thoughtful. I have to admit that until now, I’ve always just been a silent reader. But I’ve often wondered how they’re created, since my account wasn’t asked for a birthdate?

Dear Marlies and Andrea, thank you both. You’re definitely among those who receive lots of birthday wishes, given how active you are here.

Andrea, that’s interesting, and surely also of interest to the tech team at CP, that you couldn’t find your thread. I really can’t explain that right now. Maybe that’s not only happening to you?

Perhaps others would like to share that they appreciate the birthday wishes?

Angi, it’s nice to hear from you. :)
You probably added your birthday to the list in the birthday thread at some point. Josefa sends her best wishes to everyone listed there.

Angi, you’ll need to enter your name in this thread
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/forum/topic/18996/geburtstagsthread-bitte-hier-geburtstage-eintragen
to get a birthday thread from Josefa.

This is still a bit difficult and unfamiliar to me here. From other forums, I’m used to seeing people congratulate each other who know each other better—even if only virtually—but who interact more with one another. And since I’m still very new here and don’t know anyone, I’ve never posted anything in that section before.

Thanks, ruthk—somehow that had slipped my mind until now

Thank you to everyone who sends birthday wishes.

Veronika, it’s perfectly fine to only send birthday wishes to people you know. I’ll probably do the same from now on.

My only concern here was to find out whether the birthday celebrants even read their threads, since so many don’t respond at all.

Thank you all so much for your replies.