Patrick

Jeez. They'll let people out for anything these days.

That's quite a run, Bob. I have been chosen once. I went to the court house, sat there for a day and didn't get called for anything. Patrick

Windows for me. It's what I'm used to. For those curious about such things, here are the top 10 operating systems used on KarateForums.com so far in 2012: 1. Windows, 67.86% 2. Macintosh, 9.79% 3. iPhone, 5.61% 4. Android, 5.56% 5. iPad, 4.09% 6. Linux, 2.31% 7. BlackBerry, 1.92% 8. (not set), 1.20% 9. iPod, 1.11% 10. Windows Phone, 0.12% Technically speaking, iPhone, iPad and iPod aren't operating systems - they all run the same OS, Apple's iOS. But, this is just how our analytics program breaks them down. Add them up and iOS is 10.81%. Patrick

Glad to have you, Voodoo418. Thanks for the intro! Patrick

Welcome aboard, HungKuen. Glad to have you! Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Heidi. Patrick

Welcome aboard, vantheman.

If you want to be old, I say you're old. Patrick

Thanks for the replies, Alex, GeoGiant, Bob, Danielle, Rusty and Brian. Patrick

Hello and welcome, JohnnyB. No worries. Patrick

Happy Birthday, Clay. I hope that you had a great day. Thank you for your contributions to this community. Patrick

Hello, KarateForums.com recognizes one member every month as the Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The April 2012 selection is... moriniuk. Congratulations! Thanks, Patrick

Congrats Wastelander! Patrick

Heh. Patrick

Thanks for the fun replies, MasterPain, GeoGiant and unknownstyle. I hope that you had a great April Fools' Day! http://www.karateforums.com/april-fools-day-update-member-of-the-month-isn-t-ending-vt42759.html Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. Earlier today, I announced that we were putting an end to the Member of the Month program because we had already honored everyone who deserved it! This was an April Fools' Day joke. Such a thing will never happen because we have deserving members in the community now and even more members will continue to join over time! We are fortunate to have a great community of people here at KarateForums.com. Thank you to Bob (sensei8) for suggesting this idea! Thank you to everyone in advance for being a good sport and I hope that you had a fun day. Sincerely, Patrick

Sorry to hear that.

Update: This was an April Fools' Day joke. Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. Our community is full of great members, who contribute their knowledge and experience to discussions or otherwise help their fellow members out with information or advise. It is awesome and something I am very proud of. In line with that, I am pleased to announce that with the honoring of yamesu in March, we have now presented every deserving member with the Member of the Month award. There is no one left. As such, we will no longer be awarding the honor moving forward. Congratulations to everyone who has been honored over the last 9 years. Thank you for your great contributions to KarateForums.com. Sincerely, Patrick

Thanks for the replies. Patrick

Welcome to KF, Vertical_Fist!

Welcome aboard, Ken. Generally speaking, people use Facebook and similar platforms as a means to engage with individuals, friends, family, etc. When people want to talk about a specific topic with others passionate and experienced about that topic, they look to focused communities like this one. In this way, the different platforms can be very complementary. Patrick

Good research, Wastelander. Welcome aboard, egold56. Shorin Ryuu last visited KF in January of 2011. As a new member, egold56 wouldn't be able to initiate a new private message conversation, but I have gone ahead and sent a private message to Shorin Ryuu, including a link to this thread. It's probably unlikely, but can't hurt. Best of luck. Patrick

Thanks yamesu. That's very kind of you. Patrick

Hello and welcome. Glad to have you. Patrick

Hello, KarateForums.com recognizes one member every month as the Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The March 2012 selection is... yamesu. Congratulations! Thanks, Patrick