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Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by rob lay, Dec 7, 2005.

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  1. rob lay

    rob lay Administrator
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    #1 rob lay, Dec 7, 2005
    That's all, no big deal.
     
  2. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

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    #2 2000YELLOW360, Dec 7, 2005
    Rob:

    Been a good 5 years. Happy b-day.

    Art
     
  3. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    #3 Dr Tommy Cosgrove, Dec 7, 2005
    happy birthday!
     
  4. indaville

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    #4 indaville, Dec 7, 2005
    Rob,

    Thanks for everything that you do, this place is great!!
     
  5. wax

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    #5 wax, Dec 7, 2005
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  6. lung7707

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    #6 lung7707, Dec 7, 2005
    Congratulations! Many more good years!
     
  7. ylshih

    ylshih Shogun Assassin
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    #7 ylshih, Dec 7, 2005
    Congratulations! Just curious, who's still here that were signed up back then (say the first 30 days)?
     
  8. GrigioGuy

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    #8 GrigioGuy, Dec 7, 2005
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    Congrats. Hard to believe it's only been 5 years.

    For those who weren't here and haven't read the archives, the earliest stuff I can find is at http://70.85.40.84/~ferrari/discus/messages/251280/6263.html

    Sample title threads from way back then...

    *People's Reaction To you AND your ferrari...stories?
    *Changing Timing belts on 308 Qv
    *Help on buying a Ferrari
    *308/328 vs 911
    *Rendevous (1977 short film in a 275GTB)
    *Why are messages being deleted?

    I suppose some things stay the same :D :D


    Also, the first "State of Ferrarichat" post by Rob:
    And check out the rocking logo, from the yourlog days ;)

    As much as Rob and I disagree about things, I have to say he's done a heck of a job. Most importantly, he's done a great job of making it a good place for others to stay around.

    (I registered in Nov 2001, but had been lurking for quite some time ((April/May maybe?)) before then)
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  9. FastLapp

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    #9 FastLapp, Dec 7, 2005
    Just leek to say thankyou Rob, this site is great!! Many more to come.
     
  10. heelykid97

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    #10 heelykid97, Dec 7, 2005
    Happy birthday ferrarichat!!!
     
  11. AJS328

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    #11 AJS328, Dec 7, 2005
    Congrats!!!
     
  12. darth550

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    #12 darth550, Dec 7, 2005
    Cool beans, Rob!
     
  13. Dcup

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    #13 Dcup, Dec 7, 2005
    this calls for a celebration !!!!!!!!!!!! you know what i have in mind !!!!!!!
    congrats rob....... whens the bash ?????
     
  14. Dom

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    #14 Dom, Dec 7, 2005
    Congratulations!

    Dom
     
  15. heelykid97

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    #15 heelykid97, Dec 7, 2005
    Ewww!! That sex video is nasty!!!! Is that th bash??
     
  16. rob lay

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    #16 rob lay, Dec 7, 2005
    Thanks Tillman. I've been OK with you since I accepted you weren't intentionally put on Earth just to give me a hard time. :) If I need honest feedback, then I know you will offer it. I appreciate that, these days. :)

    Thank you to all the users. It was a good group of people with 8 users and now with 23,000 users. I think this still sums up our foundation mission...

    As we have grown from 1,300 to 300,000 hits a month so have our costs and my time requirements, but unintentionally maybe we're still not making many cents. :) No complaints for anything the past 5 years and I wouldn't change a thing. We're in a constant state of learning and evolution. Here's to the next 5 years.
     
  17. thecarreaper

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    #17 thecarreaper, Dec 7, 2005
    :)
     
  18. Horsefly

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    #18 Horsefly, Dec 7, 2005
    Actually, I invented Ferrarichat back in the early 1980s. But I had to wait around until Al Gore invented the internet for things to take off. Previous failures:
    Cactuschat
    Bollweevilchat
    Porschegab
     
  19. tfazio

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    #19 tfazio, Dec 7, 2005
    Rob, thanks for making such a great site. I spend a lot of time here on fchat and I have learned so much more about Ferrari than I ever could have on my own.
     
  20. speedy_sam

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    #20 speedy_sam, Dec 7, 2005
    Congratulations Rob ..

    Thanks to the mods for all their hard work ...

    I am sure most dot.coms havent stayed long enough to celebrate their 5th b'day :)
     
  21. Manny

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    #21 Manny, Dec 7, 2005
    Happy Birthday Ferrarichat :)
     
  22. ronr

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    #22 ronr, Dec 7, 2005
    You done good, Robbie! Here's to the next five.

    Much better than scratchmyballzchat.com, where I used to hang out.

    Cheers!!
     
  23. EVartanian

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    #23 EVartanian, Dec 7, 2005
    Thanks and Congrats Rob!

    Happy Bday FChat!
     
  24. mgtr1990

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    #24 mgtr1990, Dec 7, 2005
    Congratulations Rob and thanks for providing this great forum.
     
  25. FarmerDave

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    #25 FarmerDave, Dec 7, 2005
    Congrats Rob!!

    Ever get the itch to go back sometimes? :D
     
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