I decided to sign up anyway--I've been thinking about it for some time, but I feel as if I got a compliment I don't deserve.

Later: I just tried to sign up to contribute and got a "duplicate transaction" error.

Now, I'm truly puzzled.

Same happened to me. It's to do with posting in that thread about LQ turning 14.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...en-4175509141/

Jeremy in his kindness was giving it away to (I think, random) posters.

I'm pretty much speechless.

Well, I signed up anyway. I hope it renews next year. This place is as close to a second home as I got.

Yep, it is by far my most often visited website ever.

Since I realized that I had learned enough about Linux that maybe I could help others (and LQ was a big part of that learning), I've been here almost every evening.

Kind strangers helped me when I started with Linux and I am happy to pay it forward--and I've also found that trying to answer questions is a darned good way to learn new stuff. Jeremy and this place make that possible on what is, I think, the friendliest Linux place on the web.

(I won't mention that I watch old television shows and movies on that other computer over there while I do . . . .)

Thanks you both for your participation at LQ and kind words in this thread. Much appreciated.

--jeremy

They are deserved.

You done good.

And the latest Bad Voltage was excellent! Thanks for the chuckles.