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Author Message   JohnS Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2001 - 4:35 pm:    Hey everybody: As I mentioned in an earlier conversation, I am moving the Discussion Board to an "account only" system. that means that everyone must set up a user account before they can post messages or reply to others. It'll be simple to setup. Just send an email to account@ibanezcollectors.com with the following 1. preferred username and a second choice username 2. preferred password 3. real first and last name 4. a working email address where you can be reached. If your preferred username and password are not already reserved by another member (and not otherwise objectionable) you'll get an e-mail confirmation that your info has been added to the system and you'll be ready to participate. Have no fear, this info will not be sold or transferred to any other enterprise, web-related or not. It's strictly to monitor and maintain this discussion board. I plan on making the switch to a "secure" system on Sunday 3/18/2001. Don't get locked out, setup your account ASAP. Thanks for your continued support of Ibanez Collectors World. JohnS ICW   Johns (Johns) Posted on Friday, December 14, 2001 - 10:27 am:    Ok, I've put it off long enough. The registered membership has grown past 100, so it's time to allow only registered account holders to post messages (except in the Free Classifieds section). I will begin restricting message posting rights to non-registered accounts on a section by section basis. Because the sections at the top of the Topics List are most active, I'll start from the bottom of the Topic list. Note: If you have NOT been using your User name and password to post messages and have forgotten this information, please search your previous email messages for this information BEFORE writing to me to dig it up for you. I do NOT have immediate access to that information and it may take several days for me to ressurect it. Thanks for your continued support of Ibanez Collectors World. JohnS ICW   Johns (Johns) Posted on Monday, March 25, 2002 - 11:43 am:    Well, it took just over 3 months to double the number of registered members. Over the weekend we past the 200 mark. One of the cool things is the international perspective we have. Many of the new members are from various countries in Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. In case your interested, here's a break down of visitors (not memebers), by country (domain actually), for the last 12 months. Rank Domain Visitors % 1 com (Commercial) 43,946 60.6 2 net (Network) 14,103 19.5 3 au (Australia) 3,165 4.4 4 nl (Netherlands) 1,460 2.0 5 ca (Canada) 1,223 1.7 6 de (Germany) 1,108 1.5 7 uk (United Kingdom) 1,003 1.4 8 se (Sweden) 775 1.1 9 us (United States) 703 1.0 10 fi (Finland) 635 0.9 11 id (Indonesia) 387 0.5 12 edu (Educational) 381 0.5 13 be (Belgium) 351 0.5 14 jp (Japan) 332 0.5 15 it (Italy) 326 0.4 16 fr (France) 222 0.3 17 nz (New Zealand) 212 0.3 18 es (Spain) 183 0.3 19 org (Non-Profit Orgs) 165 0.2 20 mx (Mexico) 148 0.2 It's not a totally accurate picture of breakdown by country, but it gives an idea of the international appeal of the site. Thanks to all who have been making ICW a worthwhile experience. JohnS ICW   Gitfiddle1 (Gitfiddle1) Posted on Monday, March 25, 2002 - 6:58 pm:    Woo hoo !! 200+ officially documented Ibanez "Lunatics". I am proud to be a member! ;-) Very interesting statistics, John. I believe a part of the international interest stems from the good reputation Ibanez guitars have outside the USA. Perhaps there is/was less bias against Japanese guitars outside the home turf of Gibson & Fender (and Martin & Gretch & Guild ect). Just my $.02 Cheers Steve   Johns (Johns) Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 10:04 am:    FYI, we just passed the 300 mark. The pace slowed some, 5 months for the next 100. JohnS ICW   Johns (Johns) Posted on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 5:27 pm:    Just in case anyone is interested, the number of members has just exceeded 700. JohnS ICW   Cooltouch (Cooltouch) Posted on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 10:24 pm:    Congrats, John! A nice little New Years present! Best, Michael   Sixvsix (Sixvsix) Posted on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 4:07 am:    I'm interested. Thanks John. six   Mr_Roadstar (Mr_Roadstar) Posted on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 1:26 pm:    Thanx for the update, John. Can you determine how many have actually posted? Say within the last year or 6 months? Cheers Steve   Johns (Johns) Posted on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 11:06 pm:    Steve: I don't see anyplace that the software would track that kind of detailed info.   Mr_Roadstar (Mr_Roadstar) Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 3:50 pm:    Only available in the "pay" version of the software, eh? Just curious... Cheers Steve   Johns (Johns) Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 8:54 am:    ICW is now serving over 900 registered members.   Sixvsix (Sixvsix) Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 11:55 am:    Im impressed. six   Mr_Roadstar (Mr_Roadstar) Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 1:11 pm:    Hmm... we've grown a bit, eh? Damn, almost 1000 Ibanez lunatics. Still an elite crowd in my book! Cheers Steve   Doc (Doc) Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 10:27 am:    The rarest of the rare. Sorry, had to say it, too good to pass up. B]   Johns (Johns) Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 2:59 pm:    ICW just passed the 1100 member mark!   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2005 - 8:15 am:    ICW passed the 1400 member mark a few days ago! Thanks to all.   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2005 - 10:43 am:    Thanks John, I've been taking notice of all the latest additions. This is awesome!   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 12:44 pm:    ICW now has over 1500 members! Thanks to all.   Dave_g Username: Dave_g Registered: 01-2002 Posted on Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 1:17 pm:    John, at this rate-by the fifth anniversary we should have.......um....ahh..lets see....um ahh a quadrillion members ! Seriously John, this is a fantastic forum with some very rare individuals as regulars-thanks ! And my offer still stands regarding the links....   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 4:41 pm:    Dave: Thanks. I did send you an email asking about the specifics of the links you propose, but never heard back from you. Send me an email with the specifcs.   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 4:48 pm:    NOTICE TO ALL: We are getting ready to switch hosting companies. This will mean that the ICW Discussion Board will be out of commission for a few hours, at most (we hope!). This will happen in the next day or so. In the transition, it's possible that some messages might get lost. I apologize in advance...sometimes a little inconvenience is the price of progress. After the change, we will have more room for expansion and the capabilities to add features in the future. Thanks for all the support! JohnS ICW   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 12:40 pm:    To All: The ICW Discussion Board will be closed later this afternoon (3/2/05) to facilitate the move to another web hosting service. Hopefully, this will not take more than a few hours. But you never know with computers. So, please check back periodically to see when we're back up and running. Sorry for any inconvenience. JohnS ICW   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 5:58 pm:    To All: We've completed the first half of the transfer. We amassed over 650 megs of info, messages and photos. Tomorrow we'll finish the job. So, don't be surprised if there's some downtime or a few dropped messages on Thursday.   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 7:50 pm:    thanks John for all you do to give us Ibanez lovers a place to hang out.   Artfield Username: Artfield Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 8:18 pm:    Great JOB You have done John ,thanks for setting up this Collectors Forum, there's always something going on,love it !!! But what about the T-shirts ???   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 8:30 pm:    You mean this....   Artfield Username: Artfield Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 9:38 am:    YES   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2005 - 7:26 pm:    Artfield: Let me get the website under control first, then I can work on t-shirts.   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 7:48 am:    John this is a test of the new service do you read me   Michaelkaufman Username: Michaelkaufman Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 11:02 am:    Every since you changed servers, my broswer's back button doesn't do anything, or maybe it's is really slow. This doesn't happen when I browse other websites. Also, overall, the site is slower now. Hopefully, some fine tuning will help.   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 1:25 pm:    Just to let everyone who logs on know whats going on. John is having a few problems with the new Board so be patient and it will be corrected soon!   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 1:53 pm:    Freak: Thanks for babysitting while I was indisposed. I think I've got the majority of the problems worked out. But there are bugs for sure. Michael: Can't say what's wrong with your back button, I don't believe that I have that kind of power. But the speed should increase as material is cached. Give it a day or so and let me know if it hasn't gotten any better.   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 3:07 pm:    You are welcome John! Looks liek everything from this end so far is good. Only it doesnt remember my password when I post and I always stay logged in.   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 3:01 pm:    All: Yesterday was a milestone! ICW passed the 2000 member mark!   Dave_g Username: Dave_g Registered: 01-2002 Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 11:09 pm:    John, Congrats on the 2K milestone. This forum is a one of a kind respite in the otherwise wild west of the WWW......now if we can only get a few of our members interested in luggage, we can help pay for this "labor of love"   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 5:57 pm:    All: ICW has passed the 2500 member mark! Thanks to everyone for helping to reach another milestone!   Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 4:39 pm:    Congratulations on reaching the 2,500 member mark, John! is a great place to hang out, feed our Ibanez addiction...and much cheaper than therapy. Tim   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 11:28 pm:    Congrats John, maybe Ibanez needs to give us a special ICW exclusive limited run guitar.   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 12:18 am:    Can you imagine the debate over specs on that guitar? ROFLMMFAO !!!! Steve   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 1:10 am:    Very cool John, six   Fg100 Username: Fg100 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 5:17 am:    Congratulations Johns! Ibanezfreak1960, I think you're totally right. Mr roadstar, I'm sure it would be a big and very interesting discussion to define the fetures of this nice archtop. ...I mean ... maybe they should offer two models. One using the JP20 model with the pickup repositioned, and another one for the solid body lovers.   Mark_hartman Username: Mark_hartman Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 8:48 pm:    My congrats also to John for a great site that just keeps getting better with age...not unlike a fine Ibanez...as we all know. Whenever I get email asking for info on an old Ibanez - I always send them here - the best place on the 'net (and in the world, probably) to get access to a vast knowledge database of All Things Ibanez Vintage. Keep up the great work J! Mark   Brentm Username: Brentm Registered: 03-2005 Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 9:13 pm:    Ya this board is totally cool! I've really enjoyed the people I've met and contacts I've made through the board...   Overdriver Username: Overdriver Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 5:08 pm:    Time for Ibanez to Officially acknowledge this forum and give it an Official seal or something.. And while they're at it how about starting to reissue much needed parts for the vintage Artist models (and others). They're a huge company with lots of money after all.....;) and the Japanese always appreciate loyal customers...er....right??   B5erik Username: B5erik Registered: 02-2006 Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 6:09 am:    I'm with you on all of that, Overdriver! And this is the best Ibanez board around, with the coolest, most knowledgeable people on it. I've tripled my knowledge of all things vintage Ibanez by reading the posts on this board! (I've still got a lot to learn, though...)   Petruz Username: Petruz Registered: 05-2004 Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 9:45 am:    i was checking the old posts. just one year ago ICW had 1500 members; it means that over 1000 people have joined in the last 12 months, roughly 90 per month/3 newbies a day! could it be called a "burst"? it seems that interest for the ibanez brand is increasing dramatically, 4,5 times faster than in 2002. could it be a (maybe obvious) reason for the price inflation/speculation of the vintage ibanezes?   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 1:02 pm:    Petruz: You'll have to redo your figures, ICW past the 2600 members mark a few days ago!   Petruz Username: Petruz Registered: 05-2004 Posted on Sunday, March 19, 2006 - 12:34 pm:    congratulations johns, this is a terrific site. my love for ibanez guitars dates from the mid-eighties, but i began learning about them when i became a member two years ago. great amount of information but above all great guys in this forum.   Overdriver Username: Overdriver Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 12:55 pm:    "my love for ibanez guitars dates from the mid-eighties" Mine from '77 when I bought my first 2618 right off the rack on Kilburn High Road in London. I thought, 24 frets, that's cool.. My guitars had been stolen and I needed one in a hurry as we were off on tour the next day. I had a pair original Gibson PAFs I'd been saving for a burst, so I popped them in. That was one of the best sounding guitar I ever heard.}   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 2:07 pm:    ICW past the 3000 register members mark a few days ago. Thanks to everyone for all your support!   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 6:01 pm:    Congrats John, You're doing a splendid job! Greetz, Ginger Ale   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 9:22 pm:    Good news John. Can you make posting pics easier now then? Pretty please six   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 10:59 pm:    Well alright! Congrats once again Mr. Shanley!   Harry Username: Harry Registered: 03-2001 Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 5:21 am:    OK John! Just keep up the good work! This forum is a MUST for every Ibanez addict. Really wouldn't know where to get that much info and cooperation if this outstanding ICW board would not have existed. Hope you'll do this good job for years to come!!! Kind greetz, Harry   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 3:00 pm:    ICW past the 3200 register members mark yesterday. Just in time for me to go away and celebrate in Italy! Thanks to everyone for all the support! JohnS SysOp   Jchester Username: Jchester Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 3:26 pm:    Have a good trip, John!   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 2:47 pm:    To All: If you haven't noticed yet, a new Topic has been added to the ICW Discussion Board. It's called Other Replicas. Because we've been getting many inquiries about non-Ibanez, Japanese-made guitars that are similar to Ibanez, I decided it was time to give them their own "home." So discussions about Antoria, Crestwood, CSL, Memphis, Penco, Ventura, and any other brand name, should be carried on in this new section. As a reminder, please review the Topics page and the descriptions of each section, so that you start your conversations in the correct Topic area. I find that I am moving more and more threads out of the Vintage & Custom section because they belong elsewhere. As always, thanks for your cooperation! JohnS SysOp   Munch Username: Munch Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 11:23 pm:    Hey John, How many members have we got now? Who holds the record for the most number of posts? Who is the earliest registered still contributing member (aside from your good self)? I remember you had some kind of crash or something in 2001 and we early members (from '98/'99) had to re-register. Do you have any access to site statistics from before that crash? Cheers, Mark   Munch Username: Munch Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 12:22 am:    Paging John Shanley....to the courtesy phone please!   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 8:26 am:    Sorry Mark Been busy trying to get new internet servers and websites on-line. Tease: lots of new stuff coming! Ahhh, the truth is the Discussion Board software (that I decided on back in 1998) does not keep track of that info automatically. So, I'd have to go through the nearly 3500 users, one at a time, to figure out the answers to your questions. As long as we're on the subject, I am going to be moving the ICW site very, very soon and will have to shut down the Discussion Board for some hours to move it to the new hosting company. At that time, the software will stay the same. But in the future, we will be moving to a Board software that will be much more robust and provide lots of features, like tracking the statistics you asked for. However, there will be glitches and inconveniences, so please bear with us. The end result is intended to be great improvement.   Bobzilla Username: Bobzilla Registered: 02-2005 Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 8:32 am:    John, can you let us know in advance of the "move" so that we know when/what to expect?   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 10:38 am:    Bob: I'll give what notice I can, but I can't guarantee how much that will be. Maybe a day, maybe a few hours. But it will definitely happen before the 15th.   Bobzilla Username: Bobzilla Registered: 02-2005 Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 3:27 pm:    OK John, check your e-mail, I sent you a VERY important one. And... thanx.   Munch Username: Munch Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 10:01 pm:    Hi John, Thanks for taking the time to reply. I miss some of the old guys like Maniac Mike. Good luck with the next round of improvements. Cheers, Mark   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 5:42 pm:    Munch: Speaking of ManiacMike, I was finally able to make contact with him about a month ago. He's been very busy and without an internet connection, so I haven't been able to have an in-depth discussion. Hopefully, he'll be back in the "herd of regulars", soon.   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 6:07 pm:    To All: We will be moving the ICW site to a new web-hosting company. Unfortunately, there is no way to accomplish this feat without some interruption in service. The first stage of the transfer you will notice is that the Discussion Board will be "locked". This means that you will be able to read existing messages, but you will NOT be able to "post" any messages. Stage two occurs while the site is locked: the entire contents of the board will be copied and then uploaded to the new server. This step will take an undetermined amount of hours. The next stage is to "pull the plug" on the old computer and "plug in" the new computer. This will result in the "lights going out" on the entire www.ibanezcollector.com domain for a period that may last an hour or two. We are thinking that we will start the process sometime between 12:00 and 2:00 am (EST) on Monday morning (2/12/07), as this is the least accessed time period. We are scheduling the complete "lights out" stage to start around 9:00 am (EST) Monday morning. As I said, we just don't know how long this stage will last. Please bear with the inconvenience and keep checking back every hour, or so. Thanks, JohnS SysOp   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 7:17 am:    Good luck John. Fingers crossed from all of us living Down Under! six   Jchester Username: Jchester Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 10:13 am:    More good luck, John. Sounds like a lot of work. Thanks for the "heads up". We'll be ready! Can't wait to see it!!!   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 11:45 am:    Guys: Let's hope for the best! Our first attempt to move to the new host ended in failure. So, yesterday afternoon we switched gears and had to find yet another hosting company. The newest one seems to be working out MUCH better. At first, you probably won't notice anything looking different. Keeping things running as usual, is our first goal.   Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 11:51 am:    John~ Fingers, toes and eyes are crossed for a successful switch-over!   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 02-2001 Posted on Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 9:44 pm:    REMINDER: Only a few more hours and I'll be locking the forum. You won't be able to post new messages, just read what's already been posted. Then sometime around 9:00 am (EST) Monday we'll go off the air to make the switch to the new servers. Keep checking back every hour or so, after that.   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 9:46 pm:    i posted here today and now its gone   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 9:04 pm:    Last week ICW past the 3500 registered members mark. Thanks to everyone for all the support! JohnS SysOp   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 10:34 pm:    To All: We've made a few changes to the ICW Discussion Board in the last few days. Most notable is the new Topic called 50s and 60s World. As the name suggests, it is the place to discuss the really early Ibanez guitars. We’re very happy to have Hasy from the Ibanez Vintage Page as a moderator for this section. As a reminder, please review the Topics page and the descriptions of each section, so that you start your conversations in the correct Topic area. As always, thanks for your cooperation!   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 12:08 pm:    Munch: Earlier, you were asking about some site statistics. I just happened across a very early account creation date of: 9-13-1999, that was for username: Able3. Later, he would start another account under the username: Bluesfinger.   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 2:02 pm:    A few days ago, ICW past the 3700 registered members mark. It looks like we're averaging 100 new members a month. Thanks to everyone for all the support! JohnS SysOp   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 3-2002 Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 8:51 pm:    Congrats again John. Lucky we're not all on at once then. six   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 - 12:11 pm:    If you haven't noticed it already, please take a look at the changes that we made to the Discussion Board menu, on the left. The second navigation area is entitled: FAQ. Click the links to access answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions and general information about the way the board operates. Create Account Forum FAQ Image Upload FAQ Shop eBay Roadstar II Info Please let me know if you experience any problems with this new feature. Thanks for supporting ICW, JohnS SysOp   Michaelkaufman Username: Michaelkaufman Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 - 6:13 pm:    John: Is there any way of enhancing the search capabilities? For example, if I'm looking for one of my postings, it would be nice to search for specific text in postings made by myself. mk   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 1:51 am:    Oustanding, John! Thanx The Bear   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 8:18 pm:    MK: No on the enhanced search capabilities. The only thing that you can do is narrow searches for a Username to a specific section of the board (as opposed to "All Topics").   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 9:17 am:    ICW past the 3800 register members mark a few days ago. Looking back, it has taken just under 1 year to add 800 members. Thanks to everyone for all your continued support! JohnS SysOp   Harry Username: Harry Registered: 3-2001 Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 1:39 pm:    JohnS Congratulations and thanks for your work and your terrific ICW page. Without this site I wouldn´t know what to do to get info and share info about my (and our) Ibanez passion. I visit the ICW page at least 3 times a day: always curious about new messages and to see if I can help anybody out with questions about the 70´s copy era. Really feels like a kind and big family! Keep up the good work for many, many years! Cheers, Harry   Ibanezkid Username: Ibanezkid Registered: 6-2007 Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 1:55 pm:    JohnS,I LOVE the site and visit it at least 20 times a day!   Texasbob Username: Texasbob Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 2:14 pm:    John, Great idea, and great job managing this site. I have a proposal for you that i've been working on in my shop. It has to do with wood, and for those guys/gals that help you with this site. More info comming soon in your e-mail. bob   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 6:00 pm:    Wow! That's about 27.5% growth in one year! You must be doing something right then, John Congrats, man. Ginger   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 1:47 pm:    A few days ago, ICW past the 4000 registered members mark! Maybe we should do something cool for number 5000? Thanks to everyone for all the support! JohnS SysOp   Grateful66 Username: Grateful66 Registered: 8-2007 Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 2:06 pm:    Something cool? How 'bout an IPO! Congrats John gr8 work!   Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 4-2001 Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 3:14 pm:    "Maybe we should do something cool for number 5000?" Johns How about a special ICW T-Shirt we can purchase noting the '5000 members and growing' and a picture of the new AR5000RE on it? or the T-shirt can say...I'm not old, I'm a reissue or vintage or...   Lofapco Username: Lofapco Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 4:41 pm:    How about 5000 members - 50000+ Ibanez guitars! (That is a very conservative estimate based on discussions in this forum that include how many guitars many of you own!)   Trisound Username: Trisound Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 4:43 pm:    Congrats Johns. Thanks for your continued efforts!!   Chazmo Username: Chazmo Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 9:53 pm:    ^ ditto!   Harry Username: Harry Registered: 3-2001 Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 1:55 am:    John! Congratulations! Your work on this site is terrific! Hope that you will go on for many, many years. Guitartim: great idea! What about a combination of both: the slogan "I´m not old, I´m vintage" combined with a picture of the AR5000. Kind greetz, Harry   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 3-2002 Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 3:54 am:    5000...It won't be long before you hit it John. Apart from finding out more about Ibanez guitars, I've had hours of fun and gut busting laughs being a member of this forum. A special thanks to John, a big thanks to all contributing members and a huge thanks to all the guys frequenting this site who have helped me out one way or another since I joined up. six   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 6:30 am:    Congrats John! I'm with Six, thanks to everyone who has helped me and made me laugh on ICW. This has always been a great place to hang out.   Bobzilla Username: Bobzilla Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 - 8:43 am:    John... you rock! Congrats, it's certainly impressive. Amazing how so many decent guys wound up on this site. This site has helped so many people in so many ways. My suggestion for 5000... throw a party at Hoshino in Pa.

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