Talk:Half-birthday

message: I just removed this section as wrong and/or pointless:
You have no half-birthday, in the strict meaning of the word, if you were born on one of the following dates:
*31st of March
*31st of May
*29th of August (except in leap years)
*30th of August
*31st of August
*31st of October
*31st of December
: It doesn't matter what day you were born, there is still a day of the year that is 6 calendar months away. I believe this is meant to say that for these birthdays, the half-birthday will not be the same numerical day of the month (e.g., the half-birthday of March 31 is Sept. 1), which doesn't seem worth mentioning. - DavidWBrooks 14:03, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I always thought that the half-birthday was the same day of the month. What's up with adding a fractional number of days to your birthday to determine it. And also, half birthday is not on a random day. The 31 March half birthday is on either 30 September or 1 October... this is just like people with birthdays on 29 February, as their actual birthday only occurs once every four years.. My birthday is on 14 August, so my half birthday is on Valentine's Day (14 February). Stephe1987 07:45, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

text: Blatant nonsense removed from March 0, thanks. –Be..anyone 💩 01:36, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  March 0 

message: Is there any reason to include the sentimental material at the end of the entry as it exists today? (4 March 2008)"Celebrating a half birthday is a wonderful way of letting someone know you care about them and think about them, even if it is not their birthday. You are recognizing them and making them feel special half way through the year. It is a new holiday that everyone can celebrate." Who cares? This is not fact, merely opinion. I recommend removal.129.82.29.54 (talk) 22:17, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well said. I have removed it. (It was just added today, by the way.) - DavidWBrooks (talk) 22:40, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  final paragraph 

message: Some retirement plans begin when one reaches the age of 59-1/2. It might be sensible to celebrate that particular half-birthday. There must be rules for calculating it, as a day here could make quite a difference in rare circumstances. WHPratt (talk) 17:28, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Significance 

message: A "notability" tag has been placed on this harmless little article. The fact that the topic has been used as the main plot point of three published books - albeit kids' books - establishes more than enough notability. When adding in the (at moment) three references, the tag does not seem supported. If nobody has any better argument to keep it, I will remove the tag.  - DavidWBrooks (talk) 18:44, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 

message: Apparently some people want to indulge by celebrating the half-birthday and not just the birthday.
Please remember that some people need a half-birthday celebration because of birthday falling out of season.  My own birthday is August 2, and I could never celebrate my birthday in school on that day.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.102.56.146 (talk) 20:13, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  commercialization of the half-birthday?