It's SawMill Creeks Anniversary!!!

[Glenn Clabo]

Thank you Keith, Jackie, and Aaron....

From that humble start...when Keith and Jackie invited us into their home...
To over 11,000 active members!

Who would have thunk it?

It's been an interesting and rewarding 6 years!

[Matt Campbell]

Wow! Congratulations. :cool:

[Matt Meiser]

Amazing. Congratulations!

So Keith, did you have any idea what you were getting into 6 years ago?

[Mikail Khan]

Congratulations and thanks.

MK

[Ken Fitzgerald]

THanks Jackie, Keith and Aaron!

[Jim O'Dell]

Happy Anniversary!! Jim.

[Shiraz Balolia]

Only 6 years, and turned this into a powerhouse woodworking forum!

Congratulations and good job.

[Ted Shrader]

Happy Anniversary everyone.

Thank you Keith, Jackie, Aaron et al. A lot of water has flowed past since departing Badger Pond.

Regards,
Ted

Admin Edit: Ted Shrader........Registered as number 14 six years ago today

[Brian Effinger]

Very cool :cool: ... Congratulations! :)

[Don Orr]

Good job, strong work-keep it up !!!

[Glenn Clabo]

Ted made me think...as he was the 14th member to sign on at SMC!
Here are some of the Plank Owners (within 150 of the first) who are still signing on here...

Keith Outten # 2
Jackie Outten # 6
Lincoln Myers # 8
D.McDonnel "Mac" # 10
Bill Murphy # 12
Ted Shrader # 14
John Sanford # 17
Martin Shupe # 20
Bruce Page # 26
Steven J Corpstein # 39
George Summers # 40
Scott Whiting # 42
Joe Suelter # 47
Dennis Peacock # 48
Neville Stewart # 55
Terry Cook # 56
JayStPeter # 63
Joe Pack # 69
Lars Thomas # 70
Bruce Stangeby # 74
Mark Katz # 75
Paul B. Cresti # 77
Jim Tobias # 81
Dale Sherman # 89
Dan Bundy # 93
Roy Fleming #100
Mike Conley # 101
Paul Stoops # 102
Bart Leetch # 106
Dave Anderson NH #108
John Cole # 112
Rick Stewart # 116
Von Bickley # 118
Curt Harms # 125
Glenn Clabo # 131
Eric McMillan # 134
Paul Di Biasio # 136
Dennis McDonaugh # 137
Don Wurscher # 138
Richard Brown # 139
Ron Burdg # 140
Scott Neblung # 145
Mike Cutler # 147
Tony Sade # 148
John M. Cioffi # 150

[Augusto Orosco]

And a big thank you to Ken, Jackie, Aaron and all the mods -current and the ones no longer with us- for making SMC the great comunity it is today!

[JohnT Fitzgerald]

Is it an anniversary, or a birthday? (for some reason, an image of Frosty coming to life and saying "Happy Burthday!" just popped to mind....)

either way - thanks to everyone that's made SMC a success!

[Keith Outten]

Amazing. Congratulations!

So Keith, did you have any idea what you were getting into 6 years ago?

Matt,

I had absolutely no idea, no crystal ball and couldn't in my wildest dreams predicted that we would be where we are right now. In the beginning we were just trying to help a small group of woodworkers out when Badger Pond was closing. There was a group that wanted to be able to stay together so I offered to purchase the software and host a public forum so they could carry on. We adopted the basic rules from Badger Pond and tried to keep the atmosphere the same, this is what everyone wanted.

Along the way we have made some adjustments, mostly due to our tremendous growth which at times seemed to be insane. At the same time I had a constant worry about how I was going to pay the bills, we grew so fast I couldn't even forecast our needs. When Hampton Roads Online closed its doors I was sure it would be the end of SawMill Creek but once again we survived (thanks to John Bailey's fund drive), moving to my shop office and crossing our fingers in hopes that we could keep up with the increasing traffic.

Two days from now will the the anniversary of my first major blunder here. Those of you who started out with us here at The Creek might remember that I was in the vBulletin back office and made a huge mistake that deleted about 500 threads and 200 peoples accounts. It took me a long time to wash the egg off of my face for that mistake :)

So, I have made a lot of mistakes in six years. Almost everyone here has been kind enough to forgive me, especially when they know that I am not trained to run a public forum. No doubt I will make more mistakes in the future, if we don't adjust to the winds of change we will surely drop by the wayside...and we would like to continue on for as many years or decades as possible.

On a day like today I can't help but think about all the people we have lost who have worked so hard to see SawMill Creek succeed. We lost Ken Salisbury last year and have lost a few others since we started, they were huge supporters of The Creek and loved being part of the Community we were trying to build. Also our "Plank Owners", these are the folks that have been with us since the very beginning...Members and Contributors...the people whose registration numbers are in the first hundred and the first thousand.

Thanks to each of you for your continued support for the last six years, here's to ya!!
.

[Brent Ring]

Thanks to all who have made this great! I find 95% of my woodworking saavy here, and very rarely go elsewhere.:D

[Dewey Torres]

Happy Birthday Creek!

Thanks Keith and Jackie.:D

[Dick Bringhurst]

Thanks Keith -- may you have many more years as our host with or without mistakes. Its an excellent site. Dick B.

[John Schreiber]

Happy Anniversary!

I just looked and I joined 3/5/03. Is there a way to tell how many people joined before and after?

[Jim Becker]

It's a wonderful day! Happy Anniversary, SMC!

[Glenn Clabo]

John...When you look at your puplic profile or just hover over your name you'll see that you were # 778. http://www.sawmillcreek.org/member.php?u=778

So that means there were 41,017 after you.

[Bruce Page]

Happy Birthday SMC!

Thanks to everyone behind the scenes and to everyone that has ever posted, you help make this place the best!

Time flies when you’re having fun!

Admin Edit - Bruce Page.......registered user number 26 six years ago today.

[Steve Clardy]

John...When you look at your puplic profile or just hover over your name you'll see that you were # 778. http://www.sawmillcreek.org/member.php?u=778

So that means there were 41,017 after you.





Congrats SawMill Creek!!!



I get nothing when I hover over my info :confused:

I signed up early on and am wondering what # I was

[Glenn Clabo]

Steve,
Put your mouse on your name and look at the address at the bottom of your screen...or click on your name then public profile and look at the address it goes to... you are #393.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/member.php?u=393

[Steve Clardy]

Oh Ok. I have the info lower line turned off on my browser.

Duh. :D

[Mike Heidrick]

Happy Anniv/BDay!

[Frank Guerin]

If I could not get my daily fix of the Creek I would really have to do something productive.
Thanks to all who keep it running.

[Ted Calver]

Looking forward to many more successful years. Congratulations SMC!!

[Jude Tuliszewski]

Congrats and Happy Birthday to all at SMC, and thanks to all the people who make it possible :D.

[John Shuk]

Happy anniversary and thanks so much to the Outtens and the Moderators who make it work well.
That includes a big thank you to the SUPER MODERATOR may he rest in peace.

[Jason Roehl]

Happy Birthday, SMC!

I guess I just missed the cut--user#159, but I was here within 4 days of SMC's inauguration.

[Jim Dunn]

Happy Birthday SMC. And to all a good night:)

Wow I younger than Steve Clardy #3142 something.

[Darren Salyer]

Happy Anniversary from # 15,689.
I really appreciate everyones efforts.
My favorite place on the web, by far.
Darren

[Jim Summers]

Wow very cool!

HBD SMC

From #11242

[Don Bullock]

Congratulations to Keith and Jackie. Thank you.

While I haven't been here the whole six years, I must add that without Sawmill Creek, I wouldn't have most of my shop equipment nor a shop to move into at our new house. This place has been very helpful and I hope it continues for a long time.

[Jim Kountz]

I cant believe I missed this post!! Way to go SMC!! Thanks to everyone who made this possible!!

[Al Willits]

Missed it too, congrats on a hell of a forum, I've learnt a lot here and hopefully helped one or two others.

Nice place to visit, nicer place to stay..:D

Al

[Rob Cunningham]

Happy Anniversary SMC!
I'm glad that I found this forum. Everyone here seems willing to offer advice freely and in a civil manner (unlike some other forums I've been a part of). This is a great source of knowledge. Thanks to all who make it possible.

[Alan Greene]

Happy Anniversary/Birthday SMC. Thanks for all of the hard work by Keith, Jackie, Aaron and all of the moderators. This is definitely the best place to visit on the woodworking web.