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General Discussion / [10th birthday] Little love message for the people here
« on: November 13, 2016, 03:33:35 AM »
Hello you cute people !
I didn't check on you in forever, I hope the community is doing great. In a few weeks it will be exactly 10 years since I have been promoted to the member. Hardly anyone from that era is left here, but I truly hope the community is still around the same values of family and good comradery.
Back then I was a 15 year old highschool student, one had to be 18 to become NRNS and there was no application procedure. I was just having so much fun sticking around this awesome community. Shortly after my birthday I got the news that they would make an exception. I was beyond happy and the next few years have been awesome on so many level.
I had no friend at school, I made some here, they taught me how to speak english from the ground up, they were nice enough to let me train my coding skills on the website, creating a Design Team for me, I learned so much from hanging around here. Now I am 25, doing my PhD in mathematics in Canada, speaking english all day.
I witnessed fellowed members have intense moments of joy, some people having children, and we all shared the happiness, I witnessed some tragedies, and saw friends pass away, and we all shared the burden, this was truly a family for everyone.
I met so many good people I stayed in touch with, some of those people I visited and became real life friends, some of their family treated me like their son from the first time I met them, I have so many great stories around this community I could go on all day. I had a reputation of writing essays every time I made a post so I will try to keep it short this time.
Probably barely no one remembers me here, but even if I don't know you, you're part of my family, the only important meaning of this message is to share some love and tell you to keep the good spirit <3
P.S. Now that I think about it, it might be my 9th birthday and not 10th, I think I became a member at 15 and turned 16 around the same time, oops.
I didn't check on you in forever, I hope the community is doing great. In a few weeks it will be exactly 10 years since I have been promoted to the member. Hardly anyone from that era is left here, but I truly hope the community is still around the same values of family and good comradery.
Back then I was a 15 year old highschool student, one had to be 18 to become NRNS and there was no application procedure. I was just having so much fun sticking around this awesome community. Shortly after my birthday I got the news that they would make an exception. I was beyond happy and the next few years have been awesome on so many level.
I had no friend at school, I made some here, they taught me how to speak english from the ground up, they were nice enough to let me train my coding skills on the website, creating a Design Team for me, I learned so much from hanging around here. Now I am 25, doing my PhD in mathematics in Canada, speaking english all day.
I witnessed fellowed members have intense moments of joy, some people having children, and we all shared the happiness, I witnessed some tragedies, and saw friends pass away, and we all shared the burden, this was truly a family for everyone.
I met so many good people I stayed in touch with, some of those people I visited and became real life friends, some of their family treated me like their son from the first time I met them, I have so many great stories around this community I could go on all day. I had a reputation of writing essays every time I made a post so I will try to keep it short this time.
Probably barely no one remembers me here, but even if I don't know you, you're part of my family, the only important meaning of this message is to share some love and tell you to keep the good spirit <3
P.S. Now that I think about it, it might be my 9th birthday and not 10th, I think I became a member at 15 and turned 16 around the same time, oops.