Patrick

No problem.

Via Digg.

Congrats Blade96!

Thanks Brenda, KarateGeorge and Bob.

Welcome aboard, JamesWMH. Glad to have you.

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We're already in mid-December, so I wanted to take a moment to wish you a very happy holiday season and a happy, healthy and successful 2010. Thank you to everyone who has made a positive contribution to this community in 2009. You are greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading. Sincerely, Patrick

http://gamingbolt.com/2009/12/03/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-game/ Thoughts? Via Digg.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10409538-1.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Are there any that you are particularly looking forward to? Via Digg.

Hey all, It's not that I'm not answering, it's just that this is just the first opportunity I've had to read this thread since I replied, which was less than 48 hours ago. I've talked about this in the forums numerous times and in private just as much. Thanks for the question and kind words. I went ahead and gave this it's own thread. I had the idea of the site back in 2001. I liked the idea and I sensed there was a need for a quality martial arts discussion community that was built upon respect. So, I decided to do it. I'm very proud of what we've accomplished here in the last 8 and 1/2 years. I believe very strongly that what matters when managing a community is passion for the community. As far as how this community compares to others... the martial arts are a different topic from others that I've managed communities around. One reason for this is that there is less hard data. On a tech support community, you know that someone needs to do A, G and Z. On a sports community, you know that Derek Jeter hit .300 and Tony Womack hit .220 (these are baseball players, for those who don't know). In the martial arts, it's usually not that simple. Yes, there are studies, there is data and there are proven techniques, systems and methodologies, but everyone has their own idea of what proven is and how valuable available data actually is. You can't point to a batting average like you can in baseball, for example, as a way of defining who is the best hitter. It doesn't translate across all arts or all backgrounds. And even if it does, it doesn't. This presents a unique challenge and one I've appreciated over these years. So, this makes for interesting discussions and our aim here is for those discussions to take place in a respectful setting. Regarding my family, my brother reached Junior Purple Belt in American Kenpo Karate and my grandfather reached Brown Belt in Judo in the 1960s. I shared his Yellow Belt promotion certificate with the community in May. But, I can't say that either of these had anything to do with me starting this site, really. I hope that this answers your questions. Thanks, Patrick

Thanks for sharing that, tufrthanu. Sorry that you had to go through all of that!

Cute.

Nothing here. We got a good portion of the Nor'easter a while ago.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/luc-longley-shrimp-species/ Former Chicago Bull Luc Longley paid $2,900 for the right to name a previously unknown species of shrimp. He named it Lebbues clarehanna in honor of his daughter, Clare Hanna. Via Digg.

The reason I don't talk about the martial arts very much is because I'm not a martial artist. So, I stick to what I know and only reply when I think I have something viable to add. I appreciate the invitation, in any case. Thanks, Patrick

Once in a lifetime. Thanks, Patrick

Welcome aboard, the phoenix. Glad to have you.

Congrats usc96!

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Thanks for the question. Do you mean has the same person ever won the award back to back? No because once you win it, you cannot win it again. You can see the past honorees here: http://www.karateforums.com/motm.php Thanks, Patrick

Welcome to KF, bub4444!

Hello, KarateForums.com recognizes one member every month as the Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The December 2009 selection is... Jay. Congratulations!

That's great, Shizentai. Congrats.

Congrats!

Oh yeah, there are a lot of shows not currently running that I like, as well. Maybe two lists are needed. One for currently running, one for not.

Just part of the job, right? Hehe.

Congrats, Blade96. Good luck with what's next.