A Decade of Delights: Chinese-forums.com Ten Year Anniversary

[roddy]

Yep, ten years ago today, in a 1600Y a month one-bedroom apartment with lino and fluorescent lights (in the BEDROOM) situated next door to Beijing's meteorology bureau I flicked the switch to turn on an entirely empty new-fangled thing called an Internet forum.

And ten years later, after quite a few changes and a lot more consistency, it's still here. But now it's full of people and information. Some of the people have been around more or less as long as the site itself.

Like I said last year, the idea of attempting to even start to thank everyone by name is intimidating. And oddly, everyone always tries to thank me, as if I do anything but pay the server fees and opinionate.

So raise an imaginary glass to the site and all who've contributed to it. And see you in 2023.

[Kenny同志]

Cheers, everybody. But I am afraid I will not be able to hang around with you to 2103.

[Lu]

Happy birthday Chinese Forums! I think I signed up in the summer of 2003 and I'm happy to have been here ever since.

[semantic nuance]

Nice to bump into this when feeling downhearted. Happy birthday!!

[Angelina]

[langxia]

Oha, another year passed allready. I thought I just made a post on the last birthday thread.

Well happy b-day to the forum! May it help many others, provide a lot of joy to all of us, bring us funny unbelievable storys and so on...

[大肚男]

I'm a relative new comer to this forum, but for the past 3 years it has been one of the first sites I visit every morning. I'm glad it exists, and hope it stays for years to come.

Keep up the good work

[liuzhou]

My glass will not be imaginary. Nor the contents. Congratulations.

I remember well when you started although I didn't join until a year later, shy little wallflower that I am.

[Daan]

Happy birthday! Chinese Forums is one of the only websites I've visited almost daily ever since signing up 8 years ago. I was on here before I was on Facebook! Now Facebook is on its way out again, but this little corner of Chinese enthusiasts is fortunately still going strong. Many happy returns!

[Ruben von Zwack]

生日快樂! I only found this forum very recently, I wish I had found it earlier. You guys are priceless. Just browsing and reading others' topics gave me like a dozen helpful insights and ideas just those past few weeks.

[creamyhorror]

I've been inactive recently due to a flirtation with Japanese, but happy anniversary, Chinese-Forums!

[abcdefg]

生日快乐！

This site has been immensely helpful as well as entertaining. Keep up the good work.

[Meng Lelan]

Nothing odd about an internet forum startup in the bedroom, hey, I practice wushu in my own bedroom now that I moved the bed elsewhere to make space for my kungfu weapon collection. So sorry you didn't invite me to your bedroom for a martial arts performance to commemorate the event. Next time then. Thanks for paying those server fees all along.

[renzhe]

And this time, I can finally say that I've been a member of the forum for more than half of its lifetime. I don't feel so... new anymore

Here's to at least ten more years!

[tooironic]

Congratulations Roddy on creating a forum that has stood the test of time (many don't). I think the reason it's still active after so many years is because so much useful information has accumulated here, and that you've managed to maintain such a a friendly and helpful atmosphere.

Here's to another ten!

[roddy]

On behalf of the site, thanks for all the good wishes and congratulations.

Wonder what the next ten years will bring us...

[heifeng]

Even more awesomeness and sassiness....and language learning perhaps? Long Live Chinese Forums & infinite thanks to Roddy & the moderators for keeping this place fabulous (& up and running) year after year

[daofeishi]

Happy belated birthday!

Chinese-forums has been with me since I opened my first textbook almost 6 years ago, and I owe a lot of what I know to people here. Thanks for all the work you've put into the community Roddy and the rest of you.

[elina]

Thanks to Roddy and everyone who contributes to this forum, which is the first and most beloved forum I ever meet. Several years sticking around here, makes me having 论坛范儿 even speaking in QQ groups.

Today is the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, and I’d like to raise imaginary Zongzi to all of you, 今天你吃了吗？

[Joseph Kimbrell]

Wow 10 years! Its great to now be a part of it. Congrats on a successful 10 years