Good intention, but he will never ever hear you. Thumper posted two times and last logged in to the GOF in February 2005.
I guess in case of people whom one has never ever seen on the GOF it may be a good idea to check out the profile of the member (one click on the name of the person whose birthday is announced at the bottom of the GOF page). And if then one really really wants to congratulate a person who hasn't been on the GOF for years for the person's sake of the person, rather than routine (which reflects poor on the meaning of congratulations given to people who still ARE on the board), I suggest to send PMs or emails to those members "lost in inaction" rather than starting threads which will never be appreciated by those who will never even see it.
Sorry if this sounds too testy. It is not meant to be in any way against you LBTFan13. It really isn't.