Happy 3rd Birthday IceInSpace!

iceman (Mike) · #1 13-09-2007, 05:52 AM

Well today is a very special day - IceInSpace celebrates 3 years of service to the amateur astronomy community.

It's been a fantastic 3 years with a lot of highlights and i'm very proud of what we've been able to achieve. Terry and I continue to develop and grow IceInSpace to give more features, more functionality and an overall better experience to the IceInSpace community and our guests.

To celebrate our 3rd birthday, today is the launch of the 3rd Birthday Competition - our chance to give something back to the loyal community of IceInSpace. The quiz is only open to members of IceInSpace who have been registered for 1 month and have made at least 5 posts. Head on over to the info page, and click the link which will take you to the quiz.

Thanks for many memorable times on IceInSpace over the last 3 years. My greatest thanks has to start with my wife, Kate, who supports me with my obsession and hobbies. I couldn't do what I do without her love and support.

Secondly, to Terry - the lead designer and developer of IceInSpace. His TO-DO list is continually growing with both my ideas and his for future functionality and features on IceInSpace. You really will love what's coming up in the future! But Terry is only one man, I have learnt to be patient

To the moderators, who give me a chance to step back from the day to day awareness of the many hundreds of new posts each day. I couldn't do it without you. Thanks for continuing to volunteer your time and energy to support and help grow IceInSpace.

And of course to the community - a community website is nothing without an active, loyal and ever-growing community who ask questions, answer questions, offer and receive advice, post their experiences and images.

We have something unique here with IceInSpace. We all should be proud of our friendly, non-judgemental, easy-going and patient nature which keeps people coming back again and again.

I look forward to another year of milestones and continued good times with friends at IceInSpace.

Good luck in the competition!

xstream (John) · #2 13-09-2007, 06:43 AM

Happy Birthday ICEINSPACE!

A enjoyable and exciting three years it has been.

Dennis · #3 13-09-2007, 06:59 AM

Happy 3rd birthday Mike, Terry, Mods, helpers and the IIS whole community! It’s been a great 3 years, here's to the next.

It’s a real worry when you start to remember the birthday of IceInSpace but forget your own!

Worse still, that of your wife!

Cheers

Dennis

h0ughy (David) · #4 13-09-2007, 07:17 AM

Well done Mike et Al!!! 3 years - hip hip hooray!!!

Deeno · #5 13-09-2007, 07:37 AM

Congratulations!!!!
Well done on the first three years.
I would never have learnt so much so quickly without Iceinspace.
A sincere thanks to everyone who contributes to Iceinspace's continuing success.

Deeno

mib · #6 13-09-2007, 09:37 AM

I'm a relative newbie to IceInSpace but find I visit the site at least once a day. IceInSpace is a fantastic source of information on all things astronomical.

So, happy 3rd birthday IceInSpace and may there be many more.

GTB_an_Owl (Geoff) · #7 13-09-2007, 09:59 AM

Happy birthday to you Happy Birthday to you

what a great Site - i'm telling you

Happy birthday Everyone (cause your all a part of it)

geoff

madwayne (Wayne) · #8 13-09-2007, 10:13 AM

Fantastic website and equally fantastic (and knowledgeable) members, sponsors, moderators etc etc.

Thank you so much to everyone here for getting me interested in looking up to the night sky and a big big happy birthday to everyone associated with Ice in Space.

And may you have a few of these tonight to celebrate.

Cheers!!!!

mojo (Terry) · #9 13-09-2007, 12:24 PM

Indeed! Happy Birthday to us!

It's come a long way... a very long way. When Mike was talking about an astronomy site, I said, aren't there astronomy sites already? And he said, (direct quote) "...no no, it'll be good. I'll do the content and you do the design and style, you're good at that....". At which point I said, (famous last words), nah, I'll do a banner and that's it. Three years later, it's gone from banner to almost everything under it... I honestly don't know how he talked me into that! But I have to say, it's been a great pleasure seeing IceInSpace resources being used to advance astronomy and the site in general, becoming popular in our little corner of the world.

Well done to the IceInSpace community. I think it's quite a unique group. Such a caring, sharing bunch. Australian "Amateur" Astronomy often doesn't quite describe the fantastic work and knowledge of many of the members.

And a huge thank you to the moderators, Paul, John, Phil, Steve & Andrew. They're here day after day keeping things in order and sometimes being stressed

Your work is very much appreciated even if we don't say it often enough.

Cheers to all.

Mick (Michael) · #10 13-09-2007, 12:35 PM

Happy Birthday IIS, thanks Mike and the crew.

sheeny (Al) · #11 13-09-2007, 01:38 PM

Happy Birthday and congratulations to everyone!

...but especially Mike, Terry and the moderators!

Al.