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Administration => Announcements => Topic started by: enwiabe on October 19, 2008, 12:17:02 am
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I'm sitting here reflecting on the events that have taken our humble community to this point, and I am in fact truly amazed at our progress thus far. This community was born out of a severe lack of an online presence for the VCE community. Living in a tiny alcove on a predominantly HSC website was no way for the VCE populace to express itself, especially given the utter failings (slow server, terrible service etc.) of what was already on offer.
What started out as a procrastination exercise during my exam period (whilst I was frustratedly waiting for the BoS servers to load) as a simple forum under the ever-tacky name "www.freestudynotes.com" has grown into a fully fledged online VCE community of which I am most proud. In one year, this site has gained 3232 members (roughly 9 new members per day), with a total of 5 million pageviews and 75,000+ posts. Our notes system contains more than 125 individual notes files, and the community is still expanding. Membership is skyrocketing, and during November/December should see us hit the 5,000 member mark.
I want to thank all of you for making this community what it is. From our brilliant moderators who keep things running smoothly to all the members who make the conversations lively. To those wonderful people who have contributed notes, many students are in your debt, and I wish to thank you for bringing to fruition my vision of breaking down the resources barrier so that all students may have equal opportunity to succeed.
I want to say, once more, that I am incredibly proud of the way this community has turned out. I envisioned a place where students could go to get extra resources, help and advice, and mix with other students whilst they battle their way through their final two years of schooling. It is a battle, and thanks to the complete ineptitude of the state and federal government, it is one that leaves a great deal many students thoroughly disadvantaged. Slowly but surely, I see my vision realising itself, and I am glad that I have been able to provide this service and hope that it continues to help students for many years to come.
You will all be pleased to know that during its first year of business, VCENotes.com has broken even (but not by much!) and for 2009, the website will be seeking a more solid base for advertising among education companies and other businesses that are targeted towards such a focussed group. At this juncture, I wish to reaffirm my commitment to keeping this website a 100% free service for all VCE participants. Thank you all for making this community what it is. Utterly brilliant.
Happy birthday, www.VCENotes.com (né www.freestudynotes.com)!
And yes, there will be cake. Delicious, moist cake. And it is not a lie.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY VN
...so where's my cake?
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lol, H B'day vcenotes :P
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HBD VN :)
I demand my cake too
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Happy first birthday VCEnotes :)
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wow. lucky i was a last year yr 12.... i would be in so much grief right about now.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
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My account is almost one year old
Date Registered: October 19, 2007, 11:39:15 PM
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Awww Happy Birthday VCENotes!!!
ii <3 you :smitten:
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sorry coblin, had to point this out :D
Since VN was made, coblin has spent 136d 8h 6m on this website
which means that in the past year, 37.48% of Coblins life has been on VN
lol
:P
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someone told me on irc there was cake
/me is hungry
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yeeee! happy bday VN:P
by broke even you mean cost = profits?
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YAY for VCEnotes!!
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yeeee! happy bday VN:P
by broke even you mean cost = profits?
cost = revenue :D
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happy bday.
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sorry coblin, had to point this out :D
Since VN was made, coblin has spent 136d 8h 6m on this website
which means that in the past year, 37.48% of Coblins life has been on VN
lol
:P
My computer has been running this 37.48% of the time :P
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lol @ "né"
mmm it has helped me, VN, even though it didn't coincide with my vce and i've spent rather too long on here
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yeeee! happy bday VN:P
by broke even you mean cost = profits?
lol. accounting 101
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Happy Birthday VN!
Here is some cake. Wait! It's being eaten already!
(http://n0t.eu/chan/src/1217787693706.jpg)
200th post :D
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wooooooooooo =D
happy one year anniversaryyyy !!
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HBD
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happy bday =D
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Happy First B'day!
My account is almost one year old
Date Registered: October 19, 2007, 11:39:15 PM
Yeah my account is one year old tomorrow:
Date Registered: October 20, 2007, 08:16:36 PM
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HBD VN!
It has been very helpful.
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happy cake dayyyyyyyy
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congrats VN and Dan. :)
12 days till English ahhhhh
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Happy Birthday VN!
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Happy BD VCENOTES!!
:smitten:
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CAEK!
Congrats to enwiabe =]
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VN: Spawn of Procrastination.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
*Demands cake*
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Happy birthday VN! I'm proud to see such such a great site blossoming!
HBD :D
(my a/c is almost 1 year old! :D)
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Happy Birthday VN!
I remember I was the little girl from Roxy who was desperately struggling in everything that I do... Until that was, I came into interaction with VN (or FSN, when I joined :)). I saw my marks escalate, and I just thought the teachers were generous, but now I know the true reason... All thanks to VN! Irregardless of what I have continuously been saying, I will try my hardest in mathematics, and hopefully, I can miraculously pull off a B (anything higher, is beyond my limit!). All I want to do it give back to VN, what it has actually given to me, and I am willing to sacrifice many things to make this happen!
[/end praise] :P
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ILU VN. HBD FTW, GG.
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I came into interaction with VN (or FSN, when I joined :)). I saw my marks escalate, and I just thought the teachers were generous, but now I know the true reason... All thanks to VN!
:D lol, how have your marks escalating, occured because of VN?
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And yes, there will be cake. Delicious, moist cake. And it is not a lie.
chocolate cake??? I heart Safeway mucake ;D
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, go shawty VN
It's your birthday
We gonna party like it's your birthday
We gon' sip Bacardi like it's your birthday
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Happy birthday VN. I haven't much to post because I'm quite new but that'll change next year.
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Happy birthday VN! I'm proud to see such such a great site blossoming!
HBD :D
(my a/c is almost 1 year old! :D)
Lol, happy bday 2 ur account Prav :P
Mine is 1 2day ;D
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Date Registered: October 20, 2007, 12:52:18 PM
I am 1 in 2 hours :D
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Date Registered: October 20, 2007, 12:52:18 PM
I am 1 in 2 hours :D
Well if u wanna get *technical* Mel, I joined up in the evening :P
But ppl tend 2 celebrate their bdays ALL day, not jst after a certain time XD
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people are silly then. :P
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Sif celebrate your personal FSN birthday.
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Happey Berthdey !!!!! BEST WISH'S MY NEWLY FOUND FRIEND (pats VN on the back with a kind smile)
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happy b'day to u
happy b'day to u
u r 102 and smell like monkey too.
okaaaayy that was soooo not funny (oh well)
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happy b'day to u
happy b'day to u
u r 102 and smell like monkey too.
okaaaayy that was soooo not funny (oh well)
You are just a tad late. Just a bit.
Make a nice cake for VCENotes, it will forgive you.
Time heals all wounds.
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happy b'day to u
happy b'day to u
u r 102 and smell like monkey too.
okaaaayy that was soooo not funny (oh well)
You are just a tad late. Just a bit.
Make a nice cake for VCENotes, it will forgive you.
Time heals all wounds.
dreamz has same rabbit as me... cept his rabbit is suicidal.
...or mayb he jst couldn't find a hammer... *shrugs*