Experience he/him Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 I think it would be cool if you got a notification whenever it's the birthday of someone that you're following. I know there's the list everyday down at the bottom of the forums, but I often miss it as I'm not actively looking at them. Thoughts? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti he/him Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 That would be neat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcake they/him/her Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 (edited) i think it's a good idea! Edited April 2 by shortcake typo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 I want that!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai she/her Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 If it's possible, I'd love to have this feature! Pretty please mods 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treamayne Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 8 hours ago, Experience said: I think it would be cool if you got a notification whenever it's the birthday of someone that you're following. I know there's the list everyday down at the bottom of the forums, but I often miss it as I'm not actively looking at them. Thoughts? Sorry to be contrarian, but that sounds aweful. If something like that was implemented, I would hope it required the permission of the followed individual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 18 minutes ago, Treamayne said: Sorry to be contrarian, but that sounds aweful. If something like that was implemented, I would hope it required the permission of the followed individual. I mean… why? I’m not saying it’s not a bad idea for it to be a permission thing, but it is not anything different whatsoever from just glancing down at the birthdays list. It’s just a little more convenient for people to be able to just click the thing and send a birthday message without having to check. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treamayne Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: I mean… why? I’m not saying it’s not a bad idea for it to be a permission thing, but it is not anything different whatsoever from just glancing down at the birthdays list. It’s just a little more convenient for people to be able to just click the thing and send a birthday message without having to check. And Birthdays are also a form of Personal Identifying information (PII) that is a common target for malicious actors, and having them sent in notifications means they are also sent by email to people that choose to receive emailed notifications. Since following a person does not require their consent, you would potentially be opening sombody else's information for intercept or expoitation through multiple streams of data-in-transit. Like they say in Exo (paraphrased) "It's not the liklihood of something going wrong, it's the consequences of something happening." Is potentially having a friend hacked or identity stolen worth the cost of spending a minute to look at the info or setting reminders for yourself (offline) if it is that important for you? Edit: I should probably note that this is why on sites like this I always use a false data for PII, so even if <somebody> received notifications about the Birthday in my profile, it would not actually be my birthday . . . Edited April 3 by Treamayne 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Mistborn he/him Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 I like this idea, but definitely make it a thing that requires consent of the user whose birthday it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Experience he/him Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 Yes obviously, I mean it would only do it if the person has already entered their birthdate to be seen publicly. But for the people that have chosen to publicly show their birthdates I think it wouldn't be a problem to receive a notification that tells you what is already being shown on the site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Mistborn he/him Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Definitely, because I'm never on the main page to see who's birthdays are today. Alternatively, give a birthday child role thingy, like how we have mods and admins already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti he/him Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 (edited) 9 hours ago, Experience said: Yes obviously, I mean it would only do it if the person has already entered their birthdate to be seen publicly. But for the people that have chosen to publicly show their birthdates I think it wouldn't be a problem to receive a notification that tells you what is already being shown on the site. Yeah, I'm not entirely sure why this would be a security issue because birthdays are already out in the open; I mean, just click on my profile, and you'll see it. if you don't display your birthday, then it's assumed you don't want it out, and the site shouldn't send an email. I can't imagine it's terribly difficult to make a Bot that could scrape such things off our profiles anyhow. Edited April 3 by Argenti 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treamayne Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 (edited) Also, please don't forget we have a Birthday Thread Edited April 6 by Treamayne SPAG 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Experience he/him Posted April 6 Author Report Share Posted April 6 On 4/5/2024 at 3:36 AM, Treamayne said: Also, please don;t forget we have a Birthday Thread Yeah, it's an awesome thread, but not everyone posts there when it is their birthday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treamayne Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Just now, Experience said: Yeah, it's an awesome thread, but not everyone posts there when it is their birthday. True, but you can also wish somebody a happy birthday there and @ thm to make sure they are notified of the well-wishes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Experience he/him Posted April 6 Author Report Share Posted April 6 16 minutes ago, Treamayne said: True, but you can also wish somebody a happy birthday there and @ thm to make sure they are notified of the well-wishes. Yeah. The only point of the notification is so that I would be reminded it is their birthday that day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Mistborn he/him Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 I didn't realize there was that thread either 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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