Thank You, Wendy!

[Karla25]

Dear Wendy,
Thank you for handing over the forum to the community. Thank you for keeping this site free for everyone for many years -even through your personal difficulties. I appreciate your efforts

I’m sorry that we never had a Happy Birthday, Happy VF Anniversary or Gratitude thread for you. We have let you down as members in many ways.

I have learned a lot in this forum and made many friends that I would never have known if it wasn’t for your forum. I pray that the rest of your life will be blessed with peace and happiness.

I hope other members will join me in thanking you.

[Juliepie]

Originally Posted by Karla25

I hope other members will join me in thanking you.

I definitely do, and I wish you the best!

[Gemini2874]

I would like to echo what Karla said! I haven’t been here as long as most. However, there are some kind hearted, compassionate, thoughtful members sprinkled in here which I am very thankful for. Thank you very much, Wendy, for creating such a strong community that has withstood the test of time. All of the effort, time, passion, and energy you put into creating and maintaining the forum is very much appreciated. You should be very proud you are leaving behind such a wonderful legacy. Kudus to you! You made the world a better place than you found it which is the ultimate compliment. I hope the rest of your life is filled with peace, joy, happiness and contentment. Take care

[gladgirl]

Originally Posted by Karla25

Dear Wendy,
Thank you for handing over the forum to the community. Thank you for keeping this site free for everyone for many years -even through your personal difficulties. I appreciate your efforts

I have learned a lot in this forum and made many friends that I would never have known if it wasn’t for your forum. I pray that the rest of your life will be blessed with peace and happiness.

I hope other members will join me in thanking you.

Thank you, Wendy and all the best!

[seagreen01]

I send my thanks too. As a once lonely VHS exerciser I am so grateful to have found VF an exercise community from my side of the world decades ago.
After recent reading, I appreciate the enormity of what this Forum has been,
is and whatever will be. Wendy it is your truly amazing story!
Thank you so very much and all the best.

[fatkat555]

Well said, Karla!

I’d like to add that whether Wendy realizes it or not, she has made a HUGE, positive impact on so many people. It’s a rarity when it occurs and I only hope I can continue the legacy in some way, helping others through fitness. If everyone on this planet strived to make this kind of impact, we would truly live in a blessed world.

[Helen]

Agreed! Wendy, in creating this forum in the first place, created something WONDERFUL for SO many people!! It's certainly been a part of my life for almost 20 years, for which I'm VERY grateful. THANK YOU to Wendy!

BUT...
Trying to enlist someone with specialist skills to project-manage a move to upgraded software is an unnecessary step (and a time-burden on someone) when we already have TWO alternatives up and running already - even with a photo avatar on both, for free.

The forums on both are continuing to grow & life on them will flourish if more make the leap to participate on them.

OTOH....
If ALL the reviews are saved (are they stored on the vBulletin server? Does Wendy have them?) then that's a different story entirely!! The reviews are what brought me to this site, and I'm sure many others as well. I can imagine reviews about YouTube instructors in general, rather than specific workouts, of instructors that THIS group are more interested in. Places like Team ForNever Lean do reviews of YouTubers (Sydney, Natacha, Caroline, Heather...) but I've never seen him do Jessica, Leslie, Rick, Adriene (no yoga at ALL that I found) - he's more into weights.

BUUUUT......
Newer reviews just haven't been happening, for a long time - are those from before the 'great slow-down' relevant any more (?) when we can just ASK within the forum from people who have done/loved/hated them for anyone seeking to acquire an old workout?

Sorry for the explosive brain-fart.... but my mind is (obviously) racing.

ETA and speaking of avatars, where has mine gone now?? Subscription isn't up, I didn't think.

[PamelaP]

Originally Posted by Helen

BUT...
Trying to enlist someone with specialist skills to project-manage a move to upgraded software is an unnecessary step (and a time-burden on someone) when we already have TWO alternatives up and running already - even with a photo avatar on both, for free.

The forums on both are continuing to grow & life on them will flourish if more make the leap to participate on them.

Helen,

This is a very valid point and something that will need to be evaluated by anyone who volunteers to help, i.e. is it actually worth the time, effort and cost to upgrade this forum, or does it make more sense for the community to continue building a new home elsewhere.

I don’t know the specifics yet about where and how the reviews are stored. I believe it would be possible to maintain that portion of VF by just ensuring that the domain gets renewed each year. I’ll find that out the next time I connect with Wendy (or it could be in the notes I already have from her - I’ll check).

The forum portion of the site is definitely the most complicated piece of the puzzle.

[Arielle96]

Originally Posted by Karla25

Dear Wendy,
Thank you for handing over the forum to the community. Thank you for keeping this site free for everyone for many years -even through your personal difficulties. I appreciate your efforts

I’m sorry that we never had a Happy Birthday, Happy VF Anniversary or Gratitude thread for you. We have let you down as members in many ways.

I have learned a lot in this forum and made many friends that I would never have known if it wasn’t for your forum. I pray that the rest of your life will be blessed with peace and happiness.

I hope other members will join me in thanking you.

What a lovely thing to say. I couldn't agree more. Thank you Karla.

[SEV]

I am extremely thankful for VF!