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tonmo
May 28th, 2005, 07:06am
This Memorial Day weekend marks the 5th anniversary for TONMO.com!

It started out on-or-around May 30, 2000 as a news and information resource for cephalopod-related topics, slowly growing its content repository (e.g., "letters to the editor" and news editorials). During the first year and a half of its existence, TONMO.com progressively grew an audience, much of it devoted.

There was a pivotal period in late 2001 where our simple message board script was upgraded to a registration-driven message board system, and then in early 2002 I began getting help from volunteer staff, starting with Nancy and Colin.

Our message board software has improved over time (I believe we're on our third registration-based message board system (with no plans to change it :smile:)).

Here we are, nearly 3,000 registered members later, on the the best ceph site and community in the universe. And our first TONMOcon is right around the corner, which is sure to be another pivotal event.

Thanks to everyone for making this community what it is. This is fun, let's keep building on it!

:party:
erich orser
May 28th, 2005, 07:32am
Happy birthday, Tonmo.com! :birthday: :glass:
Mikey
May 28th, 2005, 07:43am
A well deserved Happy Birthday!!
Architeuthoceras
May 28th, 2005, 09:45am
Happy Birthday TONMO :party:

Some old home movies below

Sept 16, 2000 (http://web.archive.org/web/20000916071807/http://www.tonmo.com/)

June 2, 2002 (http://web.archive.org/web/20020602202952/http://www.tonmo.com/)
corw314
May 28th, 2005, 11:20am
Wow!!! What growth!! Congrats Tony and Happy BD to TONMO!!!!
Rona
May 28th, 2005, 12:52pm
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y !!!!!!!!!!!
Here's to another five years!
:birthday: :party:

look forward to meeting some at TONMOcon..... :mrgreen:
Squidman
May 28th, 2005, 04:49pm
Happy birthday to TONMO.com, and a round of applause to Tony for keeping this site up for five years!
Jean
May 28th, 2005, 06:46pm
:birthday: Tonmo!!!!! :wine:

and :notworth: Tony!!!
J
cthulhu77
May 29th, 2005, 09:06am
Well, that certainly is cause for a celebration!! :glass:

Yeeha Tonmo!
joel_ang
May 29th, 2005, 12:25pm
Wow! Has it been that long? Happy Birthday TONMO!! :birthday: ( Not you Tony... :wink: )
Nancy
May 29th, 2005, 01:12pm
Congratulations to you, Tony,
and to all of us! :band: :glass:

It's been interesting watching the growth of the site over these years -Tony's right, we really have blown away all the competition.

May the next five years be even better!

Nancy
monty
May 29th, 2005, 02:02pm
:party:
Colin
May 31st, 2005, 02:46pm
LOL hardly seems like any time! Think I started following TONMO.com in 2001?

http://web.archive.org/web/20020609194243/www.tonmo.com/cephcare/mombriareus.shtml

Interesting to have a read through the old posts and pictures :)
tonmo
May 30th, 2007, 06:27am
TONMO.com: celebrating 7 years in existence! Happy anniversary everybody! :party:
cuttlegirl
May 30th, 2007, 07:56am
:party: Congratulations Tony!
Phil
May 30th, 2007, 08:12am
SEVEN years? Really? Hard to believe.

Congratulations to Tony, all the contributors and staff who have made this site such an informative and fun place to be.
cthulhu77
May 30th, 2007, 09:37am
No doubt, Phil ! :cheers: to everyone!
monty
May 30th, 2007, 11:08am
:party: On marinebio_guy's and paradox's birthday, no less.
Architeuthoceras
May 30th, 2007, 02:08pm
:thumbsup: 7 great years
sorseress
May 30th, 2007, 02:34pm
Happy Anniversary Tonmo, :glass: and a hugeThanks! to you, Tony. We are all in your debt. :notworth:
Nancy
May 30th, 2007, 04:47pm
Happy Anniversary, TONMO!! :band::tentacle:

Thanks to Tony and all the others who help make this such a special community!

We've come a long way in 7 years!

Nancy
Jean
May 30th, 2007, 04:55pm
Happy anniversary! :band::party::party::glass: :coffee: :tentacle::tentacle::tentacle:
corw314
May 30th, 2007, 05:23pm
Wow 7 years! That's amazing! Thanks Tony for a brilliant idea!:wink: