Great Job!

tiys · Feb 18, 2008, 04:15 PM

thank you w1zzard for making the best forum I've ever been on. thanks to all of those that have helped me and help me in the future !!

DR.Death · Feb 18, 2008, 08:00 PM

i am all ways happy to see a guy thanking w1zz for making this because its not a simple thing to run but all the guys here do a good job

Triprift · Feb 18, 2008, 08:13 PM

Glad your happy tis this is a great forum and everyone here are super helpful especially w1zz and his staff.

ShadowFold · Feb 18, 2008, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triprift

Glad your happy tis this is a great forum and everyone here are super helpful especially w1zz and his staff.

+1, first place I go if I have tech question

tiys · Feb 18, 2008, 08:17 PM

And nearly all of the members are very friendly, and aren't rude like some other forums are

DR.Death · Feb 18, 2008, 08:30 PM

ya its the only reason y i have been here for 2.5 years and i am hoping to stay here for more but next year might get a little hectic with school an all

PVTCaboose1337 · Feb 18, 2008, 08:39 PM

I'm sure w1z will have a joygasm over this with all of the conflict and problems going on according to some members.

W1zzard · Feb 18, 2008, 09:11 PM

thanks much appreciated

WhiteLotus · Feb 18, 2008, 09:14 PM

this is a hell of a good idea. with all the lets improve this site malarkey and what not, lets give it up for the staff, and members of TPU for once.

Round of applause to you all!

AphexDreamer · Feb 18, 2008, 09:32 PM

Yeah, I am really glad I decided to google "How to make your PC run faster" where I learned about this thing called Overclocking were I discovered Systool and all the wonderfull people of this forum...

tiys · Feb 19, 2008, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

thanks much appreciated

tiys · Feb 21, 2008, 01:01 AM

bump

BXtreme · Feb 25, 2008, 11:27 AM

ah yes, <3 this place, it never gets boring

and yes all the news in one place

to W1z

strick94u · Feb 25, 2008, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiys

And nearly all of the members are very friendly, and aren't rude like some other forums are

Oh yeah? bet you wouldnt say that to our face's

strick94u · Feb 25, 2008, 02:49 PM

This place is ok

King Wookie · Feb 25, 2008, 03:02 PM

Congrats to W1zz and staff for creating the web site that's gotten me hooked on forums.

Well, forum.

Gam'ster · Feb 25, 2008, 03:08 PM

+1 Excellent forums well done mods and management

.

Gam

effmaster · Feb 26, 2008, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

thanks much appreciated

No thank you for giving us a site like this to post on its an amazing thing and is still largely unaffected by pesky advertisements. Though if this site ever did offer videos then we may see a change in that.

tiys · Feb 26, 2008, 10:54 PM

+1

Those were my thoughts exactly when I read that!!

Kreij · Feb 27, 2008, 02:51 PM

I don't think I ever hit over 150 posts on any forum before coming to TPU.
Says a lot about the content and atmosphere here

Triprift · Feb 27, 2008, 02:57 PM

Thanks for this great thread tiys with all the negative stuff happening recently its good to remind us all of how great tpu is cheers

das müffin mann · Feb 27, 2008, 03:17 PM

best forum i've ever been on great job to W1zz and all teh memebers

Silverel · Feb 27, 2008, 09:24 PM

This should hit 500 posts and get stickied.

Love TPU, don't ever fail us W1z!

tiys · Feb 27, 2008, 09:29 PM

Yeah, I don't want to seem like a suck up or anything when I started this

DanishDevil · Feb 27, 2008, 09:30 PM

TechPowerUp! for LIFE!

Feb 18, 2008, 04:15 PM	#1
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Feb 18, 2008, 08:00 PM	#2
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Feb 18, 2008, 08:13 PM	#3
Triprift Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Adelaide Australia Posts: 4,258 (2.14/day) Thanks: 520 Thanked 946 Times in 787 Posts System Specs	Glad your happy tis this is a great forum and everyone here are super helpful especially w1zz and his staff. __________________ Welcome to the lost chicken helpline if you have lost your chicken press 1, if you have found a lost chicken press 2, if you would like to adopt a chicken press 3, if you would like to sponsor a chicken press 4 for all other enquiries press 5 Graphic Artists United™ Solaris utility DVD 4.0 ---General nonsense 2.0--- How to post pics at TPU

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Feb 18, 2008, 08:17 PM	#5
tiys Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Keystone State (Pennsylvania) Posts: 253 (0.13/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 28 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	And nearly all of the members are very friendly, and aren't rude like some other forums are

Feb 18, 2008, 08:30 PM	#6
DR.Death Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,152 (0.40/day) Thanks: 8 Thanked 69 Times in 64 Posts System Specs	ya its the only reason y i have been here for 2.5 years and i am hoping to stay here for more but next year might get a little hectic with school an all __________________ .D.R,D.E.A.T.H. MY CASE the rules abide by them

Feb 18, 2008, 08:39 PM	#7
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Feb 18, 2008, 09:11 PM	#8
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Feb 18, 2008, 09:14 PM	#9
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Feb 18, 2008, 09:32 PM	#10
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Feb 21, 2008, 01:01 AM	#12
tiys Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Keystone State (Pennsylvania) Posts: 253 (0.13/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 28 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	bump

Feb 25, 2008, 11:27 AM	#13
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Feb 25, 2008, 02:49 PM	#15
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Feb 25, 2008, 03:02 PM	#16
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Feb 25, 2008, 03:08 PM	#17
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Feb 26, 2008, 10:54 PM	#19
tiys Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Keystone State (Pennsylvania) Posts: 253 (0.13/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 28 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	+1 Those were my thoughts exactly when I read that!!

Feb 27, 2008, 02:51 PM	#20
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Feb 27, 2008, 02:57 PM	#21
Triprift Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Adelaide Australia Posts: 4,258 (2.14/day) Thanks: 520 Thanked 946 Times in 787 Posts System Specs	Thanks for this great thread tiys with all the negative stuff happening recently its good to remind us all of how great tpu is cheers __________________ Welcome to the lost chicken helpline if you have lost your chicken press 1, if you have found a lost chicken press 2, if you would like to adopt a chicken press 3, if you would like to sponsor a chicken press 4 for all other enquiries press 5 Graphic Artists United™ Solaris utility DVD 4.0 ---General nonsense 2.0--- How to post pics at TPU

Feb 27, 2008, 03:17 PM	#22
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