Although the prototype appeared in April 2010, I have always considered May 11, 2010 to be the day Foreforums began, because that's when we announced the website/domain: Board ready for testing (https://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=9506.0)
For those not familiar but curious about the history, this is the post in old Yahoo Group that inspired us to step up The Group's Future (https://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=9349.0)
So raise a glass and let's all share in a virtual "Pourtravel" celebration for the best forum on the Internet, all thanks to you, the members who make it just that ^.^d
Michelle
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You !!!! Steve and Michelle - For creating such a Fantastic Site, and to All who help Maintain it.
^.^d ^.^d ^.^d ^.^d ^.^d Oh, and Happy Birthday..
Cheers and THANK YOU both !!
Thank you for a fantastic website.
The best EVER website! Thank you Steve and Michelle!🎉🎉👏👏
Steve & Michelle, That post brought back lots of good thoughts, going back from that 2010, and great appreciation going forward for Steve's skill & drive, and Michelle's always on top of keeping Steve and membership informed, all to be the best of the best. . . And the so familiar names of the members who replied was quite moving as we no longer see their names anymore. Now for the next 14 years......... Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Barry & Cindy
Thanks to Steve & Michelle and all those who have worked hard providing Foretravel owners and wannabe's with the opportunity to post on this forum --and to those who have posted.
I have seen a few great forums that had priceless information and conversations disappear and I hope this one never does.
Yes thanks and happy birthday. Ive learned so much because of what you have given us.
Since the inception of the WWW in the early 90's, I have been on countless tech forums....this one and its members have been one of the best to share anything with anyone. Thanks for the creation and the milestone.
This forum has helped untold numbers to help them solve problems. There's no telling how many non members solve their problems via this forum also. Thank you Steve and Michelle.
Big thanks to Steve & Michelle for saving the Forum before the Yahoo group imploded. For those that are new comers Scott started the Forum back in about 2001 and we were lucky to have 1 post every 3 weeks. Now it is one of the best run Forums on the web. Now this brings up another thought, the forum as we have now has been around longer than it was during the Yahoo days. Thanks to all that makes this Forum happen behind the scenes so we can double the age and beyond.
Pamela & Mike
I came to the Forum in August 2010 and I can't measure the help it has been to me while owning 2 FT's. Steve and Michelle have been as constant as two people can be in providing this Forum. I've never been very good with words but sometimes things just need to be said and thank you seems to fall short. Well done also falls short but for the lack of words WELL DONE you two.
One thing that has not been mentioned is this forum is membership and AD FREE. It costs money to run a forum. Internet costs , programmers, and computer servers don't come free.
I can not remember ever Michelle ever bringing this up.
The one way that helps pay for cost of this site is if you use the link on the main page down low to access Amazon before you make a purchase then Amazon will give them some money for this. I have the link bookmarked so it is easy to bring up whenever I am figuring what I am going to purchase next.
To save anyone the trouble of finding the link, here it is. If you use this link before purchasing is the best way to say Happy Birthday Foreforum.
Amazon Link to use. (https://amzn.to/3R30WTE)
Thanks Turbo, for the Amazon link that benefits Foreforums
Here's a fun statistic I just dug up - The Yahoo Archive, which contains all the posts made in the Yahoo Group, has 43,322 posts.
Foreforums has (as of right now) 415,667 posts (that count doesn't include above archive).
https://www.foreforums.com/index.php?action=stats
Marvelous, marvelous, marvelous!
Rich
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The difference between the Yahoo Foretravel forums and what you did with this format is night and day. You and Steve made all the difference in the world bringing the Foretravel tribe together!
And thanks for doing the same with the Lazy Daze forums!
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Thank you Steve and Michelle. It is truly a pleasure to be a member of this community. I feel very blessed that I found this forum.
A huge thank you for this forum, the administration and the knowledge base , is what makes this a daily stop for me, both with question's and general reading, the library that we have access to is amazing,
Thanks to all involved
Mike
We joined the Forum before we found our coach in 2012, and have been so thankful for the resource. I'm not sure we would have wanted to own a coach without the support of everyone here.
We appreciate Steve and Michelle's effort more than we can express.
Chris
I couldn't keep my coach without the forum. Getting ready to hoist a glass of sangria from Granada Spain. Muchas gracias.
I know I would not have been able to find or keep my coach in the same high standard without this forum and the endless supply of great information from it's incredible members.
Thanks Michelle and Steve, for all your hard work and all the others that help to make this such an excellent place to learn and socialize.
And Happy Birthday!
Thank you !!! & Happy Birthday. We can't be happy enough, first and foremost for the friends we have gained through this great forum.
Happy Birthday and a BIG thank you to Michelle and Steve for their continued efforts. Also a big thanks to all the moderators
who help keep things running smoothly and focused.
The exchange of information, and friendships made long the way make this the best place to be.
(full disclosure: we are Foretravel owners and possibly biased in our opinion b^.^d )
all Foretravel owners owe you and Steve a debt of gratitude
I totally agree with John and all the others. Big Big thank you, Harvey
Wow, a great milestone and a fantastic forum for sure!
Many thanks to Michelle and Steve for this great creation as well as your devotion to its continued success! So many of us have benefited from it's content immensely over the years !
Thank you, Thank you!
J & K
Thank you all for the kind words.
This forum is the supportive, helpful, and useful place it is because of all of you who so generously share your knowledge and experience, help one another, find solutions, work with vendors, and ask nothing more than for that to be shared and paid forward. Every day I see people who have never met and might otherwise never cross paths gather to help solve a problem.
I've never been part of another forum that has the level of community and family we have here, and it's incredibly heartwarming and humbling.
Happy 14th ! Without these forum I would have been lost.
I have used the internet and forums for as long as I have used the internet. Going back to my dial up modem! This forum and the members have been hands down the BEST! Thank you everyone, this place is amazing!