Happy 10th Anniversary Tomatoville!!!!
 

Mischka, happy anniversary and congratulations on ten years of the most wonderful site on the web! :D Spam free, bully free... and a huge and growing diverse community. 8-):yes:
Heartfelt thanks, kudos for your success, and best wishes for the next awesome ten years! :love:

Hip Hip hooray! Long live Tomatoville.

Well said bower! I can't add much other than saying thank you and congratulations!

I remember the founding of TVille, and what a breath of fresh air, as compared to other sites. I join in thanking Mischka for giving us Tomatoville! I have spent much time, and learned much in these past 10 years.

[QUOTE=mdvpc;526163]I remember the founding of TVille, and what a breath of fresh air, as compared to other sites. I join in thanking Mischka for giving us Tomatoville! I have spent much time, and learned much in these past 10 years.[/QUOTE]

Well while we're at it, let me also express my thanks - and amazement! - to all the moderators of this site. I don't know how you do it, but the level of civility here is what makes it a truly outstanding site. Whatever the magic is... please continue. Your contribution is much appreciated!:yes:8-)

Happy 10th Anniversary ! Not only are you the greatest site/community on the internet, you are part of my daily life. I wake up every morning, grab a cup of coffee and check the forum. It not only gives me knowledge but motivation and inspiration. Thanks to all the moderators, the tomato guru's and great characters that make this place amazing !!

Cheers !

Warm wishes for a great future as you celebrate 10 years Mischka. Tomatoville is a daily visit must for me and I have appreciated all the knowledge shared here.
Thank you and happy anniversary!
Karen

Congrats on an excellent first 10years! May there be many more to come!

And thanks to all the members who make the site the wealth of information that makes it so great!

Lee

Happy 10Th T-Ville. Great site, fantastic information, the best people. Thanks for this wonderful meeting place!:D

I've been here as a Global Mod since day one when Tville first opened and have never stopped loving this place where civility rules and those who don't respect ALL of the rules in the TOS,which they agree to initially as registered members, are shown the door out.

Mischka started Tville b'c of what happened at the original Garden Web,now Houzz, where it got nasty beyond belief, and so the first ones to come here were from GW and many are still here all these many years later.

M picks up all the costs in running this site himself, so no ads,nothing like that ever. And same for idig where he was the high bidder when Jere Gettle put it up for sale on e-bay and thank heavens M won the bid which protected the idigger personal information from being public. Yes, idiggers had the option of protecting their info but there was no way that all of them could timewise and also took care of the spammers there as well which was a MAJOR problem.And yes,I'm a Global Mod at idig as well,just me, as many know since there's a fair amount of cross pollination now between Tville and idig.

I thought maybe a bit of background on how and why M started Tville might be of interest to the many registered folks here as well as non members since this thread is in General Discussion where they can also read.

So I raise my cup, lt looks like coffee to me, ;) to all who have participated here and all the mods past,present and future and Mischka himself for a wonderful place he has created.

Carolyn, who has a hard time believing how young she was 10 years ago, now at 76 and still above 6, and soon to be 77,and not yet in heaven, hopefully.:lol:.

Happy 10th anniversary to Tomatoville. Thanks to all of the participants and especially the moderators. This is the only site that I frequent. Thank you Mischka for all that you do.
Bill

Congratulations and grateful thanks to all who have made Tomatoville a wonderful place to visit!:love:

kath

Happy Anniversary indeed! A website's success and longevity is a big reflection of its members - bravo to everyone here, from the big cheese (Mischka!), Carolyn and Michael, all of the mods, down to the newbiest of newbies.

Here's to the next 10 years!

Congratulations on your Anniversary.

Old Chef

[QUOTE=MendozaMark;526170]Happy 10th Anniversary ! Not only are you the greatest site/community on the internet, you are part of my daily life. I wake up every morning, grab a cup of coffee and check the forum. It not only gives me knowledge but motivation and inspiration. Thanks to all the moderators, the tomato guru's and great characters that make this place amazing !!

Cheers ![/QUOTE]


My sentiments wonderfully expressed by you!

Happy, Happy and hope this lasts for a wonderfully long time!

Happy anniversary! Thanks to the Founding Father, the moderators, and everyone who share their questions, knowledge, enthusiasm, and love of gardening.

Steve

Yes Happy Anniversary now I expect to see this mess picked up and everybody back to work by this afternoon.:evil:

Worth

Thank you for a decade of having a great place to visit, take part and learn.

Happy Anniversary to Tomatoville and thank you Mischka and the moderators. Job amazingly well done!

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[FONT=&quot]Thank you, Mischka the creator of Tomatoville and the guardian of the gate, for your insightfulness and vigilance. I also thank the global mods who voluntarily spend countless hours of time reading, and responding to a vast group of diverse people. And I thank all the other mods who each in their own unique way, help to make Tomatoville a comfortable place to visit. And last but not least, a big thank you to all the folks that post here at Tomatoville and make it the friendliest forum in the world![/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Again thank you all and happy anniversary Tomatoville!!![/FONT]
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Happy 10th Anniversary to TVille! Many thanks to Mischka and the many moderators who keep this wonderful place free from spam. And a great big thanks to everyone here who contributes their knowledge of gardening, etc. to help anyone who asks.

Wow, has it really been 10 years.
Thanks so much Mischka for making this site available.

Jeff

Wow, 10 years already. What a privilege it has been to be a member of the best website ever, I have "met" so many wonderful people here. Adding my thanks for this wealth of information to Mischka, the Tomato Goddess, the other moderators and all who so patiently and graciously contribute; sharing their knowledge, helpful hints and above all tomato seeds!

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Happy 10th Anniversary to TVille, and, to all the great group of wonderful people, past and present, from all around the world, who make this forum truly special as a great place to gather, learn, think, joke and share your knowledge.. A big thank you.. Hugs!!

Ginny

The other thing I wanted to add was one thing that really struck me was the generosity and willingness to share seeds here at Tomatoville. So many people kindly send seeds and ask for nothing back or eagerly take part in trades not to mention the seed offers. In the short time I've been a member my tomato seed collection has gone from about 5 store bought packs to over 80 and growing, many that have yet to be grown out, but most certainly will. Thank you to everyone, Tomatoville is a great place!

[B][FONT=Courier New]Happy 10th anniversary!:dance: Thanks to M for giving us a place to share ideas and knowledge.[/FONT][/B]

Thank you Craig and to all the moderators for all you do to keep this place running like a well oiled machine. I love the members here as well as the fountain of info that is Tomatoville. Thanks again and Happy Anniversary!

Happy 10th :) lets keep it goin'

Happy anniversary! I have learned a lot in my short time here. I am thankful for this community of friendly, caring, and supportive people. May we enjoy many more years growing together.

Many thanks to Mischka, mods and everyone for making this the BEST tomato forum on the net!

Linda