Hooray! The ‘friendly forum’ where so much knowledge is so willingly shared has just welcomed its 8,000th member ... and it continues to go from strength to strength. Despite the growing numbers, it is fantastic to see that the forum has – by and large – remained an incredibly welcoming and constructive place to be. Our reputation for hosting lively discussions that are laced with friendliness, humour and a sense of fun is entirely down to you, our wonderful members. Thanks to you all.
Dougwe said
09:21 AM May 2, 2014
Shut the front gate!!
Wow, how exciting, truly fantastic, how great is that Cindy. Really it is all thanks to you and your team if there is one, because without you this forum wouldn't be at all, THANKYOU.
It is a pleasure to say I am a member of this forum and tell people proudly.
Now, when and where is the party
Vic41 said
09:30 AM May 2, 2014
Dougwe wrote:
Shut the front gate!!
Wow, how exciting, truly fantastic, how great is that Cindy. Really it is all thanks to you and your team if there is one, because without you this forum wouldn't be at all, THANKYOU.
It is a pleasure to say I am a member of this forum and tell people proudly.
Now, when and where is the party
I share Doug's view also, great to see !
PeterS said
09:37 AM May 2, 2014
I second those thoughts Dougwe, I feel proud to be associated with Grey Nomads and tell everyone I can!
Congrats to Cindy for keeping us all in line!
Olley46 said
10:04 AM May 2, 2014
I will go along with everybody else , this would be one of the most entertaining forum,s going congtatulations GREY NOMADS FORUM
Lance C
copper1 said
10:07 AM May 2, 2014
Ditto from us as well, well done Cindy we have made some good contacts on the site and even better friends.
Thanks, to Cindy , but just as importantly thank you to all the members, who share such invaluable information, I'm proudly addicted to my daily dose of "Grey Nomads Forum" keep it up everyone.
Ontos45 said
12:02 PM May 2, 2014
Congrats to us all and a special thanks to Cindy.
GaryKelly said
12:33 PM May 2, 2014
Great forum. I've gone from being a wannabe to a very knowledgeable wannabe since joining hehe. Thanks to everyone for their contributions which all go to make this the best travel forum on the web.
barina said
01:36 PM May 2, 2014
I second, third etc all the congratulations. I have found this forum, extremely informative and helpful and it has given me the confidence to do something I have never done. Camp away from home although just little trips I am constantly dreaming of the bigger ones.
Thanks to all.
sarg said
02:29 PM May 2, 2014
I too heartily concur with everyone's thanks and congratulations to Cindy and all the members on this forum.
I have recommended it to many people and am proud to be a Grey Nomad.
Happywanderer said
03:02 PM May 2, 2014
If it wasn't for this forum, there are a lot of us who would not be doing what we are right now. Thank you Cindy.
I have to say thank you to all my friends I have met since joining, you have all made my world.
As I travel around Australia with this group, Jules and Billeeee, Solo Steve, msg, and Ame25, I am having the most wonderful time.
I am so glad we had Greens Lake to get us together in the beginning and set our course for an incredible lifestyle.
Joe50 said
03:23 PM May 2, 2014
Mega thanks to Cindy for providing the opportunity to mingle with and learn from so many great members. Already met one (Sheba) and I haven't even left the back yard yet! Looking forward to finally hitting the road and meeting more of you in person.
Happy and safe travels to all.
Joe
jules47 said
03:45 PM May 2, 2014
Thank you for a great site, Cindy - have met some amazing people on here -especially one whom I love dearly - and others that I consider to be my very, very good friends.
A very big "pat on the back" to you for persevering with us "nutters"!!!!!!
We just love this forum. Learning new things all the time even though we are seasoned travellers. Congratulations.
Pam and Baz
Gerty Dancer said
05:11 PM May 2, 2014
Ditto from us. Thank you Cindy, this has been a wonderful forum, lots of great people with great info, and love the nutters too!
Vic41 said
05:29 PM May 2, 2014
Wow, 8, 016 now......
_wombat_ said
07:32 AM May 3, 2014
to Cindy and all GN's
(jules, I did ask you not to mention our affair)
Pam said
08:36 AM May 3, 2014
Its a credit to Cindy that this forum has excelled the way it does. It is always interesting to read the travels of others and it is such a great network for helping each other.
ken thomas said
12:45 PM May 3, 2014
Cannot beat this forum with great comments and friendships made
Ken
Hi Cindy, it has been a few weeks since being online (house-sitting etc) and now I find the gang has breached the 8000 mark top stuff and congratulations to you and yours. We are heading off on Monday after spending 4 weeks at Coominya tending to 12 miniature horses, 4 ankle-biting doggies, a few colourful parrots and one noisy rooster. Their parents went the Florida for a month - back on Sunday. Travelling to Adelaide for another house sit in mid June via Cairns, Mt Isa and Uluru. cheers Terry
chaslib said
07:47 AM May 5, 2014
Ahh - about to play the devils advocate here .... again!! When I looked at the members listing - all xxx hundred pages of it, I noted that included in the 8000 members are lots that have been members since day one but not posted at all or only a couple of times int he early days of their membership. Would it not be more realistic to exclude members that have not posted for so many years, for example, a member who joined in (for example) 2006 and posted once in 2006 and never since ...... should he be included in stats? Granted, some of these may just be lurkers - members and non members, but some may no longer travel or may have lost interest but not thought to cancel their account.
Notwithstanding the above, this forum serves a purpose and provides much needed information and a type of camaraderie that has become reflective of our generation of travelers! Has that redeemed me??????
Well done Cindy!
_wombat_ said
08:25 AM May 5, 2014
chaslib wrote:
Ahh - about to play the devils advocate here .... again!! When I looked at the members listing - all xxx hundred pages of it, I noted that included in the 8000 members are lots that have been members since day one but not posted at all or only a couple of times int he early days of their membership. Would it not be more realistic to exclude members that have not posted for so many years, for example, a member who joined in (for example) 2006 and posted once in 2006 and never since ...... should he be included in stats? Granted, some of these may just be lurkers - members and non members, but some may no longer travel or may have lost interest but not thought to cancel their account.
Notwithstanding the above, this forum serves a purpose and provides much needed information and a type of camaraderie that has become reflective of our generation of travelers! Has that redeemed me??????
Well done Cindy!
IMHO you are redeemed, only one point with you post, the he maybe a she.
Hooray! The ‘friendly forum’ where so much knowledge is so willingly shared has just welcomed its 8,000th member ... and it continues to go from strength to strength. Despite the growing numbers, it is fantastic to see that the forum has – by and large – remained an incredibly welcoming and constructive place to be. Our reputation for hosting lively discussions that are laced with friendliness, humour and a sense of fun is entirely down to you, our wonderful members. Thanks to you all.
Shut the front gate!!
Wow, how exciting, truly fantastic, how great is that Cindy. Really it is all thanks to you and your team if there is one, because without you this forum wouldn't be at all, THANKYOU.
It is a pleasure to say I am a member of this forum and tell people proudly.
Now, when and where is the party
I share Doug's view also, great to see !
I second those thoughts Dougwe, I feel proud to be associated with Grey Nomads and tell everyone I can!
Congrats to Cindy for keeping us all in line!
I will go along with everybody else , this would be one of the most entertaining forum,s going congtatulations GREY NOMADS FORUM
Lance C
Ditto from us as well, well done Cindy we have made some good contacts on the site and even better friends.
I second, third etc all the congratulations. I have found this forum, extremely informative and helpful and it has given me the confidence to do something I have never done. Camp away from home although just little trips I am constantly dreaming of the bigger ones.
Thanks to all.
I too heartily concur with everyone's thanks and congratulations to Cindy and all the members on this forum.
I have recommended it to many people and am proud to be a Grey Nomad.
I have to say thank you to all my friends I have met since joining, you have all made my world.
As I travel around Australia with this group, Jules and Billeeee, Solo Steve, msg, and Ame25, I am having the most wonderful time.
I am so glad we had Greens Lake to get us together in the beginning and set our course for an incredible lifestyle.
Happy and safe travels to all.
Joe
A very big "pat on the back" to you for persevering with us "nutters"!!!!!!
We just love this forum. Learning new things all the time even though we are seasoned travellers. Congratulations.
Pam and Baz
Wow, 8, 016 now......
(jules, I did ask you not to mention our affair)
Ken
OOOOOHHHHH Wombat - you are so naughty!!!!!!
the wombat has got my vote
Hi Cindy, it has been a few weeks since being online (house-sitting etc) and now I find the gang has breached the 8000 mark top stuff and congratulations to you and yours.
We are heading off on Monday after spending 4 weeks at Coominya tending to 12 miniature horses, 4 ankle-biting doggies, a few colourful parrots and one noisy rooster.
Their parents went the Florida for a month - back on Sunday.
Travelling to Adelaide for another house sit in mid June via Cairns, Mt Isa and Uluru.
cheers
Terry
Ahh - about to play the devils advocate here .... again!! When I looked at the members listing - all xxx hundred pages of it, I noted that included in the 8000 members are lots that have been members since day one but not posted at all or only a couple of times int he early days of their membership. Would it not be more realistic to exclude members that have not posted for so many years, for example, a member who joined in (for example) 2006 and posted once in 2006 and never since ...... should he be included in stats? Granted, some of these may just be lurkers - members and non members, but some may no longer travel or may have lost interest but not thought to cancel their account.
Notwithstanding the above, this forum serves a purpose and provides much needed information and a type of camaraderie that has become reflective of our generation of travelers! Has that redeemed me??????
Well done Cindy!
IMHO you are redeemed, only one point with you post, the he maybe a she.