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TOC's birthday thread just made me thinking: You have these nice birthday threads every so often which I really think of as a nice idea. Is there a display of the daily birthdays? Do we have a calender? Or do you simply know that "just like that" because you've known each other for quite some time and remember your friends' birthday? Jana 
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People can elect in their profile to show their birthdate (or I think you used to be able to). I remember Ann's because it falls near a significant date for me. Otherwise I'm clueless.
I believe, in the main, it's option C - people just know when their friend's birthdays are.
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Yeah, it's a mix of getting to know other FoLCs here very well as good friends or checking someone's profile, or sometimes just picking up clues from various posts made and things said in passing. I usually start a thread for Andreia's birthday, for example, because I learned a few years back that it falls on the same day as mine, so I always remember it. LabRat
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Ah, okay, thanks This fandom never ceases to amaze me  - I've been member of MBs where they had an official display of birthdays and no one ever thought of congratulating anyone. Jana, very happy to be here
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What's nice is that they also know when not to. Most of my closer friends have probably heard me mention at some point or other that I don't like birthday threads. Some of them also know that I wasn't really in a mood to celebrate this year. So, even though they knew when it was, they allowed my birthday to pass quietly and pleasantly.
When in doubt, think about penguins. It probably won't help, but at least it'll be fun.
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Oh yeah, Paul, now that you mention...
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What's nice is that they also know when not to That is a very good point. And one I can totally understand.
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