Thanks Spark. As always lots of jokes and humor about it, but having been an internet forum junkie from the earliest days of easy access (always looking for info on my favorite hobbies) I can honestly say that this is one of the BEST sites out there for anyone interested in knives, the general outdoors, and any of the myriad of other topics on here. The info is great and the people are awesome.
I'm a member on a couple of other sites, one of which I'm a mod on (I still spend more time here lmao). One of them went almost totally commercial and it's really killed the participation on the site, IMO. Not only is the owner always trying to sell his wares, the ads in general are just out of control. I'll never fault anyone for trying to run a successful business, but the change from a informational forum to a business ran a lot of the longtime members away. The sad part is that it's one of the deals where the owner REALLY doesn't NEED the money. He just wants it.
I really respect you for keeping the site as it is. Thanks again.