I would just like to let you know that as a result of Hatrack, I have met two of the closest friends, if not soulmates, of my entire life. One of whom, although no longer a current hatracker, is asleep on my couch as I type.
Thank you. I would have never met them without Hatrack, and my life would have been the poorer if I had never met them.
Sincerely,
Anna Jo (A.J.) Isbell
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
(Papa Moose I'm trusting you that OSC will see this, I don't know that I can truly convey how heartfelt my thanks is, even if it is 3:12 AM central standard time.)
AJ
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
i add my own heartfelt thank you. Without Hatrack i would not have met my boyfriend (of three years! ) or some amazing, intelligent, wonderful friends.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Oh, what a nice thread.
Without Hatrack, I would not have met some of my closest friends, and I wouldn't have gotten to know my sweetheart.
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Without Hatrack, I would never have met my husband, and the baby boy that's going to join our family in April would not exist.
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
While Hatrack didn't introduce me to my husband, it has brought us together in such wonderful ways. I like to think that through Hatrack, we have come to know and understand each other on a deeper level.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
While Hatrack has had almost no effect on my relationship with my husband (except for him nagging me to get off it and get writing ), it has brought me into the fold of a wildly diverse group of intelligent and thoughtful people. And the forum's a lot of fun, too!
Posted by clod (Member # 9084) on :
Can I get a barf bag and will OSC hold it open for me?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
So your SN is descriptive of your personality?
Could you not have simply ignored the thread if you didn't care for it? I happen think this bis one of the nicest threads I've seen on this side in a long time. Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Go, rivka!
Posted by Omega M. (Member # 7924) on :
Good for you, Anna. I wish I could have such luck.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
While I haven't met my significant other or closest friend or actually anyone for that matter because of Hatrack, I do really appreciate the community. I am very grateful to OSC for all that he's done to create and sustain it, and not just directly on the site itself. It's easy to overlook that a large part of the character of this forum comes from most of the people on it being fans of OSC's work, which I think is a great benefit. So thanks for everything.
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
Take what Leonide said and replace "boyfriend" with "girlfriend". Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
I'm glad to know that Hatrack has made such a difference in 'real life' (like this isn't real?). We're delighted to be the hosts (with all the help we get from Papa Moose and others); but the reason you met these people on Hatrack is that they CHOSE to be here and CHOSE to be the kind of people who made you want to stay.
It's not a bad little town, is it? thank YOU for moving here <grin>.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
::agrees with AJ::
I've met so many wonderful people because of Hatrack, in real life as well as online. Posted by clod (Member # 9084) on :
Indeed, there are quite a few cool cats 'round here.
(I prefer to begin my sentences with Indeed, rather than And or But. I'm fearful of coming down with a case of conjunctivitis.)
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
Whereas, some conjunctions, should you begin a sentence with them, make you seem like a lawyer.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
(Here I go, insulting OSC again. Will I never learn?) Or a stuffy ol' windbag. Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
I had thought they were one and the same.
(I'm a lawyer. I'm allowed to denigrate the profession!)
Posted by Reticulum (Member # 8776) on :
Hatrack helped me save the world! Posted by Advent 115 (Member # 8914) on :
Reticulum, you didn't save the world. The world was saved from us, not by us. Posted by Reticulum (Member # 8776) on :
Where's your proof?
Posted by Advent 115 (Member # 8914) on :
The fact that so many Hatrackers are convinced that we (or at least I) was out of line, and tried to take over Hatrack. In almost every new topic I apear or comment on somebody is angry at me for our atempt to bring order.
So there is your proof that we became the enimy of many Hatrackers and not their saviours.
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
Back on topic, I'm extremely grateful for Hatrack, especially these past few weeks. When I feel like I'm about to explode, Hatrack is always there for me. You all ROCK! Especially you, OSC. One of these days I'll sit down and examine exactly how much your writing has influenced my life, but I can tell you now it's been a lot.
And see, now I'm in a good mood, whereas (hehe) I was in a bad one. Thanks again Hatrack!
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Hatrack lets me be a smart-aleck and not get a detention for it. Woo Hoo!
Posted by Reticulum (Member # 8776) on :
I still saved the world from the Garganoids.
I guess it is only you, as I, the starter of the thread, get no junk for it.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I was feeling kind of bleak about things - probably because of nfl's death - and I did some maudlin browsing. I found the this thread and this thread about Eve's brother and it reminded me how many good, sympathetic, caring people we have around here. It's not a coincidence that this community has built up around OSC's web presence.
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i add my own heartfelt thank you. Without Hatrack i would not have met my boyfriend (of three years! ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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