I give up. It's apparent that a group (clique) is hell bent on ruining the reputations of a small number of FT'ers by falsely accusing them of "abusing" a system that cannot be abused.

The thread rating feature is a useful tool on MANY other IBB's, as it gives a quick snapshot of the value of the content. This quick snapshot does include the idiotic Happy Birthday threads.

I have not seen ONE valid argument against rating HB threads 1 star. I have only seen emotional responses.