Thanks!

[Paul]

Wow, definitely blushing here. I can honestly say that I feel extremely fortunate in the Members who have chosen BaO as their home. If a board 10 times the size of this one (or more) offered to exchange members, I seriously wouldn't swap the membership of BaO for any other folks anywhere. As the board does grow naturally, everyone here contributes in their own unique way to make BaO the place it is.

Maybe the reason everyone here feels important is because you are important. You are there at your computer just like me and just like fellow members. You've chosen to become a Member, which in itself makes me humbled and grateful that you would choose BaO.

A huge amount of recognition and thanks for how things are here on the forum should go to the Moderators. They are a great team, who all take time out to ensure things continue smoothly. I'd truly be lost without them.

To all Members - the board itself is a living thing - the board is you!

[Gryffindor Student]

Through the forums good times and bad.....we are glad we have made the forum what it is today. Although it wouldnt have been possible without you Paul! So we are the ones who should be saying thanks......so THANKS! 8)

[Holly Golightly]

Yeah Paul, without you, this place wouldn't be half as much fun!

You definately make this forum what it is, which is absolutely excellent!!!

Holly ~

[Violet]

Well as a relative newbie i can say that i think everyone here makes u feel so welcome as soon as you join ans it is VERY easy to beocme involved, so credit to Paul, the mods, and all the other members!
Well done!

[Blaise Zabini]

I definitely agree with everything that's been said and it's a pleasure to be here. BaO is such a great place with such amazing people and I'm proud to call it home!

Excellent job on making BaO the place it is today, everyone!

[azn wizard]

heehee paul, u know that ur only gonna get more thanks by saying thankz

oh well, from me:

[Mint]

Awww, this is such a sweet post!

Thank you Paul for giving us an opportunity to be here!

[Marcus Baker]

I am with everyone here, so OBRIGADO PAULO
(thats thankyou paul in portuguese)

[Ju-DedoH]

yay, paul and this forum rox !!!!

[HuffleDuck]

The Forum is great because of everybody is extremely nice to each other Tha's why it's so much fun

[Ju-DedoH]

that must be it, i agree

[HuffleDuck]

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Those smiles on the last post supoosed to spell Paul, but instead it stuck together Hope this one will work

[Ju-DedoH]

try again ...

[Paul]

Thanks again everyone. With the good-nature of everyone here, it really does make running the forum very enjoyable and one of the most personally rewarding things I've ever done.

One extra thing I'd really like to say is a huge thanks to everyone for helping to ensure there haven't been major spoilers in the non-book 5 parts of the forum. This is partly thanks on behalf of everyone who hasn't been spoiled, but also a personal thanks from me directly too. I've only just finished the book on Sunday 20th July - at 7.42 PM to be exact and before book 5 was released I was almost resigned that I'd very possibly be majorly spoiled one way or another, particularly in the course of running the forum. Although I'd had some idea of creating separate book 5 sections, it was thanks to a few people here who came up with additional ideas which helped ensure such an effective combination of ways to minimise spoilers. Particular thanks to Lizzy Bennet who helped me to decide that I'd stay totally away from the book sections until I'd read the book. With all of this, and thanks to everyone being careful about where they were posting, I managed to avoid any major spoilers. I can't adequately say how happy I was to have been able to read Order of the Pheonix without knowing what was about to happen from one page to the next. It really was such a wonderful book and it just wouldn't have been the same if I'd read any spoilers.

For this reason I'll continue to keep the book 5 section separate at least for a reasonable while further, to ensure everyone has a chance to read this really brilliant book without being spoiled.

HuffleDuck, you're very right about everyone here being so nice to each other, which is a major part of why I very highly respect the members here. Thanks for trying with the smilies and the >>'s. The forum seems to chomp up multiple spaces between words or characters, which is probably why the final posts didn't end up the way you'd originally typed them. The best way seems to be separating things with dots..................which works

[Devinci]

I....I just feel the love oozing from every crevice of this entire forum!!!!!! Big Group Hug!!!