Happy Anniversary To Me

[kiddac]

Well I have just noticed, today is my 1 year anniversary on this site.

Like most people who venture across this site, I was new to sat boxes, desperately needing assistance and didn't really have a clue about anything.

Thanks to the kind people of this forum in my early days, I stuck around this helpful forum, read every thread going in general satellite / zgemma sections and thought I could learn a little to give a little back.

Well what a difference 12 months makes. And what a difference it's made to my life. Basically its took over my life. :)

Returning the favour, I have made over 3000 posts trying to help people.

I wrote the newbie glossary to help people learn in one thread, what took me weeks of researching from various sources.
http://www.techkings.org/general-satellite-discussion/93169-general-satellite-terminology.html

I wrote the openatv barebones setup guide (guinea pigs guide originally) to help people make their own backup builds. Mainly because at the time mtpockets openatv build was getting a bit old, and sucmnsee used vix (which everyone who knows me, knows I am no fan of vix on zgemmas). So basically the barebones guides was my own trial and tribulations on how the feck do you create a build from scratch and has been a very well used resource by people of this forum.
http://www.techkings.org/zgemma-star-2s/84949-bare-bones-openatv-new-setup-guide.html

As a graphic designer I started to delve into skin design as I thought I could tidy up the original blue hd skin a little.... A little... jee whizz... my life changed forever... ha... Slyk 1 HD was born, reborn and reborn again. 9 months on that skin is still being perfected which shows how much dedication I put into that work of art. ;) ... Never again I said.

And finally after lots of requests I buckled and created the VskinHD skins just to please the cable crew.
Skins

Now the whole point of this message is not to blow my own trumpet, it's basically saying because this forum was welcoming and helpful from the off. I stuck around and gave a little back. Maybe a little more than most, but that was my choice.
That is exactly what this forum prides itself on. Being helpful. Yes some off us get a bit sick and tired of the same old questions, some of us get massive grump ons now and again, but that is where the next batch of members come in. You may know the answer that a complete noob doesn't. So help the person out. The same bunch of people can't answer every question all the time.

Read a lot, faff a lot, break your box a lot. Make some friends, make some enemies... Welcome to techkings. You might be here for some time.........

Have fun.

:moon:

and is this a goodbye.... who knows... ;)I

 

[wheelo]

I would have thought that you were here a lot longer than that mate, probably seems like that because of all the good work you do/have done around here.
On behalf of TechKings, I say a big thank you, and you are right, that is the ethos that this site prides itself on - helping others without the condescension.
Happy birthday/anniversary to you mate, and I won't even give you an infraction for not putting this thread in the General chat section LOL

 

[damobarrell]

congrats

 

[kiddac]

wheelo.. zgemma 2s forum has been my home. So that's why its here. In general section they be like who the feck are you. ha

 

[meatball1987]

Happy anniversary and thank you for you my man crush

sent from meatballs way too expensive gizmo

 

[wooshman]

So when are you going to start doing some real work now your one year honeymoon period is over?

I personally cannot blame you enough. As you know it was your guide (mark one) I followed when I was a noob and I am still here trying to understand it, I am going wrong somewhere... something about EPGimport and ABM?? What are they?

In all seriousness though Kidda, you have given IMO the best skin available on these boxes and with 1000s upon 1000s if installs others agree. Your bare bones guide has set people on the right track from them turning on their box, your knowledge due to you messing, reading, faffing etc is massive and your abrupt posts put me in my place once or twice, keep it up.

So all that remains to be asked is when the hell are you going to upgrade to the H2S?

Congrats on the first year.

 

[didenno]

Wow i cannot believe its only 12 months, you sound so experienced more like someone who has been here for years. I have been a member for only a couple of months and at the beginning i thought that i could never get my box up and running, but with your help along with other fantastic members i've gained experience. I hope by the time i have been here 12 months, i can give something back to other new members just like you. Well done and thank you [emoji1303][emoji1303]