WordReference Forums' 10th--now 15th-- birthday!

  • marrish

    Senior Member
    اُردو Urdu
    Why it's 10 years and it's booming? Because of the people who contribute!!! Amongst them those who ask and those who answer. Otherwise no master plan for a forum would have worked. Congratulations to all of those who actually contribute to the forum!!!!

    Moderators, you are also thanked for making this function smoothly, devoting your time and effort to be impartial.

    Finally mkellogg is also thanked to have made it possible.

    Happy anniversary and let this forum reach the next 10 years!
     

    occlith

    Senior Member
    USA
    English - USA
    Happy 10th Birthday to WRF!

    Thanks to everyone for making this a great community to visit and participate.
     

    windyvalley

    Senior Member
    Chinese
    Thanks for setting up this site, and I have met a lot of marvellous people here which gave me help with my English learning. Some I do not meet any more as they do not come, but some are coming. I would like to thank everyone who gave me suggestions and comments here. and I love this site and you.

    Thanks.

    Windyvalley
    :)
     

    LV4-26

    Senior Member
    Morning everyone,

    Join date : March 10, 2005. Not right from the start but not far from it.
    I'm happy to see that, 9 years later (Gee, does that mean I was 9 years younger?), the WRF are still alive and kicking.

    Thanks for sending that e-mail invitation, Mike.
    I'll sure be back.

    Warrant Officer Ripley. Signing off.
    Cheerio from LV.
     

    romarsan

    Senior Member
    SPAIN - SPANISH
    Happy Birthday WR :)

    Such a great place! Such a great community!

    When I joined to WR I couldn't imagine I would find so many good friends on here. WR is the best online site to share knowledge and doubts.

    Thanks for everything, Mike :)

    Love you all!
     

    NikkiGeser

    Member
    Mexican Spanish
    Es un gusto unirme a la felicitación para WordReference en este aniversario.

    Además, le agradezco a la comunidad que aporta su valioso conocimiento.

    Saludos desde México, D.F.
     

    Alice_2.0

    Senior Member
    I still remember when I used to use WR just as a great source of answers for English-Spanish questions... I read people's contributions and it felt like "Wow, how wise and willing to help!". One day I found out I could also make my little contribution (very little compared to many others', of course...), and that made me feel very very happy; you never stop learning, even when you try to help others learn.

    So Happy Birthday and thanks to all WR team and contributors, this is a wonderful place, the best in many ways, and I'm pretty sure you'll celebrate many more anniversaries!!

    Cheers!!
     
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    echaucer

    Senior Member
    Gracias por este foro.

    Thanks for the forum! Congratulations. It's not an easy task to keep it growing. Bravo to Mike, the moderators and everyone who contributes to this fantastic community of interests.

    Best wishes
     

    NickJunior

    Senior Member
    Khmer
    I am thankful for the existence of this wordreference website and the wonderful members and contributors who tirelessly use their expertise and knowledge to help the learners of various languages. Happy 10 Year Anniversary and Congratulations!
     

    Amapolas

    Senior Member
    Castellano rioplatense
    Happy birthday, Word Reference.
    This is a wonderful website. I've learned a lot here and I'm so glad to be a member of this community.
    And kudos to the moderators, who do a great job!
    Many happy returns! :)
     

    Esther G.

    New Member
    Italian(CH)/German(CH) - bilingual
    Hi to everybody.
    I discovered this forum few days ago... I'm still learning english and improving other languages.
    Happy Birthday Word Reference and thank you for acceppting my subscription.
    :)
     

    wfanny99

    Senior Member
    french
    Très joyeux anniversaire au forum, qui est entré dans ma vie et que je trouve merveilleux. Une belle communauté aux règles bien établies, pleine de respect, de curiosité, d'entraide amicale et efficace... un plaisir.
    Félicitations et toute ma gratitude. Le forum est devenu un "lieu" personnel! Comme une petite pièce chez moi ;)
    Amicalement,
    Fanny.
     

    kiku_hana

    Senior Member
    Vietnamese
    Happy Birthday to Word Reference,

    It's my good luck to be a member of this wonderful website. I have received a lot of support here and I learn a lot from members' help. Thank you all for creating, maintaining and contributing to this website.

    Wish you all the best.
    Kiku
     

    Словеса

    Senior Member
    Русский
    These forums have become a very good place. One that raises faith in humanity – this is important.
    Congratulations, and
    Thank you.
     

    Dianette

    Senior Member
    Ecuador - Spanish / Brazil - Portuguese
    Dear friends!! :eek:

    Congratulations! Feliz Cumpleaños! Parabéns! Joyeux anniversaire!

    What a wonderful achievement! 10 years anniversary must be celebrated! :D

    I want to thank all the moderators that are always there and all the people who are ready to give a hand to us all!
    Specially Whosoyeu (he´s everywhere!), Vanda, Carfer and Ricardo Tavares!

    WR is a cool tool! :cool:
     

    Sandragoras

    Senior Member
    México (spanish)
    Now, a message in spanish: ¡Felicidades a toda la comunidad de este foro!

    And to all those who speak english too: You helped me a lot in all these years, thank you!

    Congratulations from Mexico...

    Sandrágoras.
     

    Lord Darktower

    Senior Member
    Español
    Estimado Sr. Micro (es un nombre muy raro, pero así es como me dice el traductor de Google que se llama usted):

    Qué alegría me ha dado recibir su correo invitándome a pasar por aquí a dejar algunas palabras de homenaje y recuerdo. Pensaba que ya me habían borrado ustedes de todas las listas, pero medio veo –ya sabe, esto del ojo es un pequeño impedimento- que aún permanezco en sus memorias. Eso me congratula.

    Confieso que no he llegado a entender bien del todo su carta. Será porque no sé inglés, a pesar de lo que pueda creer por mi aspecto, y aunque mi participación en sus dignos foros haya sido exclusivamente en el ‘Sólo Español’ usted se ha dirigido a mí en su bello idioma, posiblemente por la habitual prepotencia anglosajona que presupone que el resto del orbe está obligado a conocerlo. No es mi caso. Así que entre el ya citado traductor automático que me hace el apaño y algo de intuición, creo que he adivinado el sentido de sus letras.

    Me parece que no llegaron a comentarle el motivo por el que renuncié a mis aportaciones; es normal, somos muchos. Verá: que usted haya inventado el WR como negocio es algo legítimo y plausible, le asiste ese derecho, pero deja de ser ético quererlo camuflar con ínfulas culturales. Aquí gana dinero todo el mundo. Usted con los ingresos de los anunciantes, los anunciantes por la venta de sus productos y los traductores cuando cobran su trabajo gracias a las aportaciones de decenas de personas que lo hacen de forma altruista. Si usted no quiere repartir con ellos la parte que les correspondería de las ganancias, también lo entiendo (aunque en su carta se enorgullezca de ‘lo que todos hemos construido’), pero al menos debería usted cuidar de que se cumplan las formas propias de lo que dice llamarse "foro", que consiste, ni más ni menos, en respetar sin censuras las opiniones vertidas por los participantes cuando se hace con respeto. No me interesa, pues, aplicar mi tiempo para beneficio crematístico de terceros sin reconocimiento al menos a mi libertad de expresión, la misma que estoy ejerciendo en estos momentos. Lo siento, soy muy mío.

    Por todo lo demás, le felicito francamente por el aniversario y le deseo éxitos personales y empresariales. Parabienes para sus adláteres. Y, por supuesto, mis mejores saludos al equipo de entusiastas voluntarios que se lo curran a diario para mayor gloria de otros poquitos.

    Reciba mi más respetuoso saludo.
     

    sokol

    Senior Member
    Austrian (as opposed to Australian)
    Mike, I'm late to drop in here - many congratulations from me, I haven't forgotten you nor the forum, it's just that my life presently is absorbed by ... plants, mainly :D - which is why I only drop by here occasionally.
    It is really impressive what has become of your forum, just keep going!
     

    androsdunos

    Member
    français
    Merci à Mike, aux modérateurs et aux membres de ce super forum, Joyeux Anniversaire :thumbsup:
    Je suis un petit débutant en nombre de posts, mais je suis pratiquement tous les jours sur le forum à profiter des questions/réponses posées par les autres.
    Merci, une réussite et un indispensable du net, c'est beau le partage.
     

    Peruvian lady

    Member
    Spanish
    Feliz aniversario y que vengan muchos más promoviendo la cultura y el uso correcto de los diferentes idiomas.
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    kalokairi

    Senior Member
    Greek
    I would also like to thank you very much all for your support and offer. I'm a great fun and i also recomend it to my students, we are all so lucky to have you! Happy Anniversary and my best wishes to all of you that made it happen :thumbsup:
     

    freeflood

    New Member
    Chinese
    Como un nuevo llegado al gran foro, agradezco los hilos proporcionados por el foro.

    Soy un chino que acaba de comenzar aprendiendo español por mí. El foro es un almacén detesoro para los educandos.
    Espero que el foro será convertido en mejor y mejor en los próximos diez años.
     

    Lorena1970

    Banned
    Italy, Italiano
    Congratulations and Happy Birthday!!! I discovered it by chance and since then (2005? Cannot remember!) I never stopped using it. A great tool to improve languages knowledge and to keep training while having fun. Great job! :thumbsup: Best wishes!!!
     

    AngelEyes

    Senior Member
    English - United States
    Mike, words can't describe all that this forum has meant to me. The people I've met and the help I've received are immeasurable. Bless you and thank you for creating this wonderful world!

    By the way, a special happy birthday to you, personally, Mr. Leo.
     

    catrina

    Senior Member
    Spanish, Mexico
    Congratulations Mike and many thanks to you and all the Moderators!!!!!
    10 years... easy to say but what an accomplishment :)

    I have many new friends of the forum to whom I also would like to thank!!! Thank you foreros for all your help!!!
    Un saludo cordial :)
     

    colombo-aussie

    Senior Member
    Spanish - Colombian
    Congrats not only to Mike but to every single member who has made WR such a great tool. I'm very happy to be part of this great family and I hope to be around for at least another 10 years!
     

    Itisi

    Senior Member
    English UK/French
    Belated congratulations and thanks to Mike, who can truly be proud of his achievement, and to all forum moderators and contributors, all men and women of good will!
     
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