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My pleasure. Thanks Bob, for joining in and for the kind words, much appreciated. Patrick

Hey Bob, I just wanted to mention that on the livestream, I actually called you on the phone. On my end, it was Skype, but on your end, it was just the phone. No worries. That said, doing something over Skype like this sounds like a great idea. You can even use video, as long as you have a camera attached to your computer. These guides might help: http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/support/user-guides/ Thanks, Patrick

No worries, Jay. Thanks for asking. I appreciate the interest. I find myself with so little spare time these days just because my work (which includes KarateForums.com ) is consuming me. Beyond running my network of sites, I also host a couple of podcasts, wrote a book and speak at conferences and events around the country on the topics of online community and social media and how to get the most out of them for yourself and your business. If I am not doing that, there is a fair chance I am doing something with my family - often watching a TV show, playing a game (or a video game) with one of my brothers. Beyond that, my personal interests... I love music (huge Diddy and Bad Boy Records fan) and that is a passion for me. I collect music and memorabilia tied to Diddy and Bad Boy. I'm a sports fan (Yankees and Dolphins) and like to mess around with sports when I can (usually golf these days) and also love investing, when I have the money to do it. I've been watching the stock market since I was 10 and have held stock since I was 11. Let me also tackle the questions Bob asked that we didn't get to on the show I am not sure. I don't think so... but, maybe we did. If not, we did early on. We have moved servers a few times, but never out of emergency. We have a web hosting partner - 100 Megs Web Hosting/iFroggy Hosting, that we have worked with for many, many years. I have a lot of ideas, but it's mainly finding the time to execute them. Running the network is a one man operation and it can be tough to balance that with everything else. KarateForums.com is the second longest running site in the network, following phpBBHacks.com. It was ... probably the 3rd, 4th or 5th site I launched with it's own domain name. Thanks again! Patrick

Thanks Alex and everyone who came. That was an amazing time. I hope you all enjoyed it, as well! Patrick

Wow, Bob, thanks. That's a lot. I'm sure we'll pull from this for the show! ONLY 20 MINUTES AWAY!

I just posted the guest list! http://www.karateforums.com/livestream-party-today-from-5-8-pm-et-utc-4-guest-list-vt41020.html Look forward to seeing everyone there! Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. Today, as part of our celebration of 10 years of KarateForums.com, we will be putting on a three hour, livestream party featuring special guests and a chat room where you can listen and participate. The livestream will be from 5 PM to 8 PM Eastern Time (GMT/UTC -4). Access the livestream: http://www.karateforums.com/livestream.php When you visit the actual livestream page (at http://www.karateforums.com/livestream.php), you will be presented with instructions on how to sign in. On the show, we will be discussing the history of KarateForums.com, how it got started, taking questions from this thread and the chat room and more. We'll also be talking with a number of guests about their background and what KarateForums.com means to them. Danielle Williams (DWx), Brian Walker (bushido_man96) and James Dasher (jamesdasher) will be joining me as guest hosts for the first, second and third hours, respectively. Guest wise, we'll be joined by Jay (Jay), Jeff (Jeffrey), Joey (ShotokanKid), Bob (sensei8), Alex (tallgeese), JusticeZero and Doug (SBN Doug). We hope that you'll join us for the fun, listen in and chat with everyone via the chat room, which will be an important part of the show for all 3 hours. I can't wait! Thank you for reading and for supporting KarateForums.com. Sincerely, Patrick

Congrats Rusty! Patrick

Thanks for sharing, Brian. Patrick

Thanks Brian. Keep them coming! Patrick

Welcome aboard. Patrick

Thanks Danielle.

Welcome aboard, Paul. Patrick

I do a lot of administrative stuff behind the scenes. Heh. Patrick

Awesome, Alex! Of course, anyone is welcome to ask me a question at any time via PM or through the contact form, but I figured it'd be fun to see what people would like to hear me talk about on the show. We'll tackle both of those! Thanks, Patrick

Thanks for sharing that, Alex! Very well said! That is cool about you, Groinstrike and MasterPain! Patrick

Hey all, When you think of KarateForums.com, who stands out to you as someone who makes the site more enjoyable for you? It doesn't have to be one person, it can be many. You can never name everyone, but that doesn't mean you can't praise some of them! Thanks, Patrick

Good idea. Thanks Dobbersky! Patrick

Hey all, The livestream is on Saturday from 5-8 PM ET (GMT/UTC -4) and as part of the show, we're going to talk about the history of KarateForums.com. Is there anything that you'd like to know about me or the community's history? Please let us know and we'll likely ask and answer it on the show! Thanks, Patrick

Thank you for sharing this, Heidi! I didn't realize that you met Laurie here! I thought you had known her previously. That is so wonderful. I appreciate all of the kind words. It's very touching to read this and I appreciate all of the great contributions that you have made to this community. You are certainly one of the people I think of when I think of people who have had an impact around here! Thank you! Patrick

Excellent! Patrick

Wow, James, thank you. It is great to read this and I appreciate all of the kind words. It means a lot to me and to look back at this story and those times... it's special. Thank you. Yeah. As I like to say, I can't be biased if I don't know anything! Haha. Patrick

My pleasure. Patrick

Nice of you to say, Brian. Thanks. Patrick

I asked all members of staff if they'd like to write an article like this and Jeffrey was one of the ones that did. Thank you, Jeffrey, for sharing these sentiments and for all of your contributions to the community. Patrick