Happy 7th Birthday, BudgetLightForum!

DB_Custom · January 8, 2017, 4:07pm

Family forum that we are , happy un-birthday Muto

CheapThrills · January 8, 2017, 4:21pm

7 already, nice 8)

matg · January 8, 2017, 4:26pm

Happy birthday blf! Thank you all for showing what real flashlights are all about.

Jerommel · January 8, 2017, 4:27pm

:+1: :partying_face:

Muto · January 8, 2017, 4:41pm

LOL DB Custom

You delivered!

ilovejesuschrist · January 8, 2017, 7:08pm

Happy Birthday. BLF!

cabfrank · January 8, 2017, 8:57pm

Happy Birthday, and thanks for 7 great years (6+ for me). What a fast and bright trip it’s been.

kramer5150 · January 8, 2017, 9:19pm

Happy Birthday BLF!!!

Who was the first member?
What was the very first post?

[EDIT] Found it myself…

Member #1 is sb56637

Thread #1 is Welcome to BudgetLightForum!

djozz · January 8, 2017, 10:30pm

Seven already, let the talking never cease!
Happy birthday to all who makes BLF this fun place.

kotobuki · January 8, 2017, 11:36pm

Happy Birthday BLF. :+1:

Buwuve · January 9, 2017, 3:41am

Happy birthday BLF and thank admin to creat such a nice place

Speed4goal · January 9, 2017, 4:50am

Happy birthday blf. My daughter birthday is the 8th as well. Easy to remember the start of this great forum. Its full of a lot of great people and knowledge. This forum has definitely changed my life. One of the most friendly and helpful places on the internet

mapache · January 9, 2017, 7:47am

Happy birthday BLF! Can’t believe another year has already passed.

Boaz · January 9, 2017, 9:46am

Happy Birthday BLF

You’re 49 in dog years

jpil · January 9, 2017, 12:03pm

Happy Birthday, BLF!

chrisc · January 9, 2017, 1:14pm

Yay, time for cake!

mattlward · January 9, 2017, 1:37pm

I have only been a official member for 1.5 years, before that I lurked for darn near the whole life of BLF. I have been a long term member of the other forum, but not a participant. Years ago when I was a noob, I was discouraged there and really did not care for the experience. Once I signed up here, I posted more in the first couple of months than I did over there for years! This forum is very friendly, open and more honest than any other I have been involved with. It is more like a huge extended family here.

I think much of this credit goes to SB, but a large part of it falls to old time stable members that are not condescending and truly enjoy helping and building. I aspire to become one of those members. I lack the tools to build fancy stuff, and I lack the desire to form fancy stuff like some of the members with drills and hacksaw blades :), but I really like this home away from home.

Happy 7th birthday BLF, I hope she survives for many more!

Matt

J-Dub74 · January 9, 2017, 2:40pm

mattlward:

I have only been a official member for 1.5 years, before that I lurked for darn near the whole life of BLF. I have been a long term member of the other forum, but not a participant. Years ago when I was a noob, I was discouraged there and really did not care for the experience. Once I signed up here, I posted more in the first couple of months than I did over there for years! This forum is very friendly, open and more honest than any other I have been involved with. It is more like a huge extended family here.

I think much of this credit goes to SB, but a large part of it falls to old time stable members that are not condescending and truly enjoy helping and building. I aspire to become one of those members. I lack the tools to build fancy stuff, and I lack the desire to form fancy stuff like some of the members with drills and hacksaw blades :), but I really like this home away from home.

Happy 7th birthday BLF, I hope she survives for many more!

Matt

Aside from my being here just a few months longer this almost exactly describes my well lit journey and my feelings about BLF. Well said Matt. This truly is a great forum. The many helpful and generous people here along with a great admin have truly made this a great place to spend time.

Happy birthday BLF!

pieman7 · January 9, 2017, 2:47pm

Glad I stumbled upon BLF almost 2 years ago. May this forum go forth for many more years to come!

Threadneedle · January 9, 2017, 3:13pm

mattlward:

I have only been a official member for 1.5 years, before that I lurked for darn near the whole life of BLF. I have been a long term member of the other forum, but not a participant. Years ago when I was a noob, I was discouraged there and really did not care for the experience. Once I signed up here, I posted more in the first couple of months than I did over there for years! This forum is very friendly, open and more honest than any other I have been involved with. It is more like a huge extended family here.

I think much of this credit goes to SB, but a large part of it falls to old time stable members that are not condescending and truly enjoy helping and building. I aspire to become one of those members. I lack the tools to build fancy stuff, and I lack the desire to form fancy stuff like some of the members with drills and hacksaw blades :), but I really like this home away from home.

Happy 7th birthday BLF, I hope she survives for many more!

Matt

This is very similar to me. I was sporadically on the other forum since I was a teenager; we’re talking 14 or so years ago. I then forgot about it until 2015 when I started to get back into lights. I noticed that this forum would get linked a lot and I gradually started to notice that I found it far more to my liking than the original forum. I never participated on the other forum as it just didn’t feel welcoming, however, BLF is the polar opposite. I actually signed up to BLF and felt happy to contribute.