A Big 'Thank You' To GardenWeb!

16 years ago

Just wanted to mention how I & I'm sure ALL of you appreciate the fact GardenWeb allows us to be here every day (most of the time!) lol! I think we sometimes forget WHO makes this site possible for us. I know - I'm getting a little 'mushy' this morning. But - I read an article online last night which had an effect on me. People (myself included) don't realize the 'behind the scenes' it takes to get a site up & running (especially a FREE site.) I guess I've not really given it alot of thought & I've taken for granted what other people do to make this site possible! :) I just wanted to give GardenWeb (and the many people behind the scenes) a huge 'Thank you' for making this site possible! It's very much appreciated!

Mike

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bonnie12210
16 years ago
I second that Mike because of Garden Web I can truly say I have friends all over.Thanks GW and thanks Mike for reminding us.
Bonnie
karmahappytoes
16 years ago
sibhskylvr, there are lots of place we all go and to know what it takes to make it happen sometimes will scare a person. I would love to have just one site to visit but there are some that feel the need to spread their messages or do their own thing. I appreciated GW as this is where I started cyber gardening and yes it's 'free' due to how they have arranged it! It's like your first love?
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daniellalell
16 years ago
Thank you Mike for bringing this up. You are absolutely correct, I as well would like to say Thank You to GW for having this site be free, and as great as it is. I honestly don't know what I would do without it.
sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
16 years ago
I just had to lol @ "cyber gardening", wow sounds kinky! I am glad for this site, it is also where I first started. Even tho there are lots of places to post now on brugs, I need to come here and I think there is a little more freedom of expression here too without offending some people.
chena
16 years ago
Here Here!!Thank You GW and Mike and to everyone who shares this forum..!!
Altho I would be much much more productive if I had no computer at all...LOL BUT then I wouldn't have friends like ya'll.. Wishing everyone a Very Blessed Day!!!
Kylie
gee8ch
16 years ago
Thanks, GW ... and hugs to you, Mike for reminding us to say it. You're such a sweet ole thing! ;0) Gloria
karmahappytoes
16 years ago
((((sultry_jasmine_night)))) Thank you for those words of wisdom and ya know this place is the best to just talk brugmansias! Y'll have made me smile a lot lately!! Okay there is another yahoo group that I'm partial to also, Rita gets equal time!!
rigo74
16 years ago
Thanks Mike and GW!!!!
Since joining the group here, It has help me learn so much more about Brugs and other plant that I have.Everyone is always ready to help with a question or problem(Barry,Kylie,Karyn and everyone else....
Thanks for being a great and wondeful group of people.
Rigo74
lovelyiris
16 years ago
I have to agree with you Mike, because if it weren't for Garden Web I would have never had the opportunity to meet you, Jarie, or all my other gardening buddies on here. After all the 3 of us all share the same birthday too. LOL Now everyone will have to look and see when and what day it is and that should explain everything they need to know about us. ( BIG FAT GRIN)

Why didn't you give us the link to the site you were reading about and made you write this email. It probably would have made alot of us think more about this site.

You people gotta love this site so we can stay in touch and feed one anothers addiction to plants and the computer too.

Happy Gardening and getting your fingers dirty,
Marian

Someone lend me a fan, it's kind of hot here in TEXAS! Oh maybe it's just I'm full of HOT AIR.
chena
16 years ago
NO NO NO Marion!!! It is just the temps...LOL
We are Blessed with some Beautiful weather.. And I am doing all I can to send it North!!!!
fool4flowers
16 years ago
I agree. I have found a wonderful second family on here and wouldn't know what to do if I couldn't check on everybody. I am always telling my husband things like oh no such and such is going on with my friend and we need to say a prayer for them. He is getting to know each and every one of you through me, lol. I don't have much of a life since my husband and I work together and live together 24/7 so its nice to have other people to talk to. I love each and every one of you like family.
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napdognewfie
16 years ago
I guess GardenWeb is like television. You use it all the time but do you know how it works well enough to build one from scratch?

Many thanks to the computer gurus out there in computer land.

Linda
eloise_ca
16 years ago
Definitely a great, BIG THANK YOU to GardenWeb for continuing with this site! Mike, sometimes we take things for granted so thanks for posting this.
karyn1
16 years ago
I agree. I do complain occasionally about the pop ups but that's certainly a small price to pay for this site.
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threas
16 years ago
Mike, Thanks for pointing this out! I never really thought about the "behind the scenes" part, all the work it must take to keep this site up & running! I will be even more thankful for GW & all my "Brug Buddies"!

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juttz
16 years ago
Mike, you are mushy but we love you for it....and WHat has GW done for me?..I look out into my gardens and see all of the sharing that this forum has helped me with and all of the internet friends that have become like family....I found GW when I started online and that was way way back...I learned so much about gardening and plants that I would have never known about if I hadnt come here...kudos to GW and Mike for reminding us of it..Judy
pearlgirl
16 years ago
A BIG thank you from me Mike for making us aware that
sometimes things come so easy in life that we forget to
express our gratitude...well....gardening is a big part
of my world and GW rocks!! I've made some wonderful
gardening friends from all over and hope to continue to
do so.
Margaret
jas4141
16 years ago
Mike, you're right on about GW. What a forum for idea/advice exchange. I don't get here as often as I'd like but know it's available 24/7 and appreciate all the fine people here and behind the scenes.

A Big 'Thank You' To GardenWeb!

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