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Grant Lamontagne
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It's been 18 years!
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July 01, 2024, 02:15:36 PM
Eighteen years ago today we opened this forum and the rest of Multitool.org to the public, and what a ride it has been ever since!
It was slow going at first, starting with some friends of mine, mostly people I'd invited from the old SOSAK forum at the now defunct Knifeforums.com. We would chat a bit back and forth, and to encourage more discussion I registered a few different profiles and would argue wth myself. I had a couple of desktops in those days and I'd log in with different account on each computer and roll my chair back and forth, debating the effectiveness of one tool or the other, mostly with myself and sometimes with the handful of other members joining in.
It wasn't long before we came to the attention of the manufacturers- really upsetting some marketers at one of the big companies (I won't say who, but rumor has it they were started in Oregon by someone named Tim
) because our Google rankings were better than theirs for their own products. This meant that when someone searched for their tools, we came up before they did.
And that was four servers ago.
We've grown significantly since then, hitting a million posts here on the forum in our eighth year, and two million in our 14th.
It's been a heck of a ride so far, and I don't see an end in sight- mostly because I'm a poor planner!
If you are reading this, you are part of what makes this site so great, whether you have six posts or six thousand. And for taking the time out of your day to be a part of the madness, I thank you.
Happy 18th Anniversary to everyone here- now get ready because we have a lot of celebrating to do this month, with lots of giveaways and stuff!
Def
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July 01, 2024, 02:40:53 PM
WOW
,, congrats, I’ve been a member for 13years as of last month, I’d swear it’s been longer then that! Anyway, congrats and happy anniversary!
JR
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July 01, 2024, 02:54:58 PM
Very cool Grant.
Big congrats
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July 01, 2024, 03:24:39 PM
Happy Anniversary MTO !
This is always a good read this time of year
History of MTO
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July 01, 2024, 04:41:03 PM
Happy anniversary, everybody!
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July 01, 2024, 05:00:16 PM
It's been a wild ride! I love the community we've built. We've got talented, knowledgeable people who are amazing. It's not us, but you that have helped put MTO on the map, we thank you. Here's to many more years, and even more conquests!
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July 01, 2024, 05:23:51 PM
Cheers Def and congrats MTO!
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July 01, 2024, 08:16:43 PM
Thank you Def (and others) for all that you have done and continue to do to keep this wonderful community going
Happy Anniversary to Awl!!!
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July 01, 2024, 08:40:29 PM
Congratulations on 18yrs
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But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi
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July 01, 2024, 09:52:29 PM
Happy 18th MTO
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July 01, 2024, 10:15:50 PM
Happy 18th anniversary, MTo, and here's to many more to come!
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July 01, 2024, 10:17:33 PM
congrats Def, this is a special achievement
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July 01, 2024, 10:24:23 PM
MTo is an awesome place with awesome people as members and administration.
to everyone!
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July 01, 2024, 10:34:47 PM
Quote from: styx on July 01, 2024, 10:17:33 PM
congrats Def, this is a special achievement
It wouldn't have happened without members like you!
Members deserve ALL the credit for us making it this far!
Def
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July 01, 2024, 10:35:31 PM
Happy Anniversary to Awl and many many thanks to the Boss and all the mods who make it all work.
Semper Sitienti !!
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July 01, 2024, 11:05:24 PM
Such an honour to be involved from the beginning, it grew to a massive centre of information that has become quite frankly the best in the world for info on multitools and SAK’s. I still remember getting the invite from Grant for the forum and thinking oh this is new and exciting
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July 01, 2024, 11:43:43 PM
Well done Grant, for starting it awl & the rest of you for keeping it going & making the wonderful place it is
Here's to another 18 years of whatever it is we're doing here
They don't like it up 'em!
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July 02, 2024, 12:29:21 AM
Congratulations for hitting 18.
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July 02, 2024, 12:36:20 AM
Happy anniversary!
One of my favourite corners of the Internet, long may it continue.
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July 02, 2024, 12:37:14 AM
Magnificent!
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July 02, 2024, 12:40:09 AM
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
I have been here a long time now and met a lot of great people
best place on the internet
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July 02, 2024, 01:01:30 AM
Congrats Def - and to all that have served!
I used to come here a lot.
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July 02, 2024, 01:37:25 AM
Happy anniversary, and a great big thank you to everyone for contributing to make this an awesome place!
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July 02, 2024, 11:24:16 AM
Great milestone, congrats to Def, all the mods and members who make this place such a great place
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July 02, 2024, 12:29:41 PM
To at least 18 more years!
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July 02, 2024, 01:26:16 PM
I just realized that come November I will have been here ten of those 18 years
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July 02, 2024, 04:19:41 PM
Happy anniversary MTO
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July 02, 2024, 05:10:03 PM
Happy Anniversary MTO!
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July 02, 2024, 06:29:44 PM
Happy anniversary MTO, its great to be part of this awesome community
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July 02, 2024, 07:15:46 PM
Happy Anniversary!
I stumbled into MTO when I was looking up information on SAKs. Loitered around for a while until I finally decided to try and join.
I'm honored to have been accepted into this group.
May the best of your past, be the worst of your future.
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