Nine years ago, today... - Page 5

bower · January 19, 2015

Well, I missed this thread yesterday because I was cooking all day for a big birthday party! Next year, we'll know to be toasting T'ville as well, and you Mischka, for making it happen.

It is a very special place...

PA_Julia · January 19, 2015

I have made many new friends and have learned much within the pages of this site. Thank you for that!!!!

walt456 · January 19, 2015

Thanks for the greatest enabling/informative site ever.

troad · January 20, 2015

Mischka,

Thank You.

Tapout · January 20, 2015

Crap im a day late

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMATOVILLE!!!

SharonRossy · January 20, 2015

Missed the birthday! Sorry! I found T'ville a few years ago and have been hooked every since. It just feels like family vis a vis other sites and nobody is trying to out do somebody else or prove their point in ways that are often insulting, as I have witnessed else where.
So Mischka and everyone else who has been instrumental in creating this site, BRAVO! looking forward to another year of great info and an exchange of experiences.
Sharon

crmauch · January 20, 2015

Haven't been on in a while, but this is a great site and I'm glad you started it.

barbamWY · January 20, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Dee mentioned above the mass migration from Garden web and yes many of us were posting there when it kind of blew up in ways you can't imagine, and that was the impetus for Mischka to start Tomatoville.

I've been here as a Global Mod since day one after he asked me to, and there are many here still who joined that first week.

M, don't I remember you tried it our first with someone you knew in MA?

We've been through color changes, software changes, Mod changes for one reason or another, server changes, many Forums added, tweaking of many Forums, one example being related to the Dwarf Project.

And yes, I know it's the best message site of this kind on the net, having participated at several/

And now at 75 and still alive I'm so glad to still be here and so thankful to M for starting Tville.

Carolyn

I wish I had found this forum sooner. I was on Garden Web in the old days and remember people being kicked off and the abuse happening. I left there and it took me a could of years to discover the old gang was here. Happy Birthday Tomatoville and thanks everyone for playing nice.

Tormato · January 20, 2015

Thanks Mischka. WOW! 9 years...that's like 9 tomato years, or 18 Dwarf Project tomato years .

madddawg · January 20, 2015

What an awesome place to come and hang out for a while on a cold winter day..

Thanks Mischka!!!

MissS · January 20, 2015

Mischka I am so very grateful that you created this site. You have done an amazing job of designing and managing T'ville. I think that you have surpassed your original goals. My hat is off to you sir. The people here are caring, helpful and friendly.

Happy Birthday T'ville!

Andrey_BY · January 21, 2015

Mischka, thanks for Tomatoville.
Carolyn, thank you for invitation to join early in 2006

A very warm and cozy place indeed

dustdevil · January 23, 2015

Bump...Bump...Bump

1097 views and only 71 posts? I think you guys can do better! Would you go to a 9 year olds birthday party and not wish them a "Happy Birthday"? You're here reading this, so take a few moments to say "Happy Birthday". And for those members who read and never post...this is a good place to start! Don't be shy, posting is relatively painless...

And while you're at it, better thank Mischka for his efforts because he knows what you did last summerand those green stains on your hands prove it!

Sun City Linda · January 23, 2015

What dustdevil said! Go on GardenWeb and count the commercials and other ads that keep popping up! We are SO fortunate to have TomatoVille!

**mdvpc** · January 23, 2015

Yes-Agree with Dust and Sun-M had a vision, and it produced this wonderful place of tomato tranquility!

January 19, 2015	#62
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	I have made many new friends and have learned much within the pages of this site. Thank you for that!!!! __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

January 20, 2015	#64
troad Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Des Moines, WA. Posts: 358	Mischka, Thank You. __________________ There's a fine line between gardening and madness.

January 20, 2015	#70
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	What an awesome place to come and hang out for a while on a cold winter day.. Thanks Mischka!!! __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash

January 20, 2015	#71
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	Mischka I am so very grateful that you created this site. You have done an amazing job of designing and managing T'ville. I think that you have surpassed your original goals. My hat is off to you sir. The people here are caring, helpful and friendly. Happy Birthday T'ville! __________________ ~ Patti ~

January 21, 2015	#72
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Mischka, thanks for Tomatoville. Carolyn, thank you for invitation to join early in 2006 A very warm and cozy place indeed __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

January 19, 2015	#61
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Well, I missed this thread yesterday because I was cooking all day for a big birthday party! Next year, we'll know to be toasting T'ville as well, and you Mischka, for making it happen. It is a very special place...

January 19, 2015	#63
walt456 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: VA Posts: 235	Thanks for the greatest enabling/informative site ever.

January 20, 2015	#65
Tapout Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 355	Crap im a day late HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMATOVILLE!!!

January 20, 2015	#66
SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	Missed the birthday! Sorry! I found T'ville a few years ago and have been hooked every since. It just feels like family vis a vis other sites and nobody is trying to out do somebody else or prove their point in ways that are often insulting, as I have witnessed else where. So Mischka and everyone else who has been instrumental in creating this site, BRAVO! looking forward to another year of great info and an exchange of experiences. Sharon

January 20, 2015	#67
crmauch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Honey Brook, PA Zone 6b Posts: 399	Haven't been on in a while, but this is a great site and I'm glad you started it.

January 20, 2015	#69
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	Thanks Mischka. WOW! 9 years...that's like 9 tomato years, or 18 Dwarf Project tomato years .

January 23, 2015	#73
dustdevil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI, USA Zone4 Posts: 1,887	Bump...Bump...Bump 1097 views and only 71 posts? I think you guys can do better! Would you go to a 9 year olds birthday party and not wish them a "Happy Birthday"? You're here reading this, so take a few moments to say "Happy Birthday". And for those members who read and never post...this is a good place to start! Don't be shy, posting is relatively painless... And while you're at it, better thank Mischka for his efforts because he knows what you did last summerand those green stains on your hands prove it! Last edited by dustdevil; January 23, 2015 at 08:19 PM.

January 23, 2015	#74
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	What dustdevil said! Go on GardenWeb and count the commercials and other ads that keep popping up! We are SO fortunate to have TomatoVille!

January 23, 2015	#75
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Yes-Agree with Dust and Sun-M had a vision, and it produced this wonderful place of tomato tranquility! __________________ Michael

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