MacRumors Celebrates Eighth Birthday, Over Five Million Forum Posts

[MacRumors]

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Today marks the eighth birthday of the MacRumors.com (http://www.macrumors.com) website. It also happens to be the 53rd birthday of Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

The MacRumors Forums (http://forums.macrumors.com/), the discussion boards for the MacRumors family of sites, reached a milestone this week as well, passing five million forum posts.

It took MacRumors 3.3 years to reach one million posts, 1.3 years to reach two million posts, 10 months to reach three million posts, 9 months to reach four million posts, and only 6 months to reach five million posts. We attribute our continued rate of growth both to MacRumors' rank as the top Apple news site on the web (http://www.quantcast.com/macrumors.com), and to the increased interest in Apple and its products, especially since the introduction of the iPhone (http://www.macrumors.com/2007/01/09/apple-announces-the-iphone/).


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MacRumors is celebrating its latest forum milestone as it has in the past, with an Avatar Contest! Forum members are invited to create original avatars and enter them in the contest. The winners will be selected in polls and will receive extra forum privileges. For the full contest description and rules, see the Five Million Post Avatar Contest (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=438141).

A few interesting reader stats from our recent survey:

- 52% own a MacBook Pro (or PowerBook)
- 41% own an iMac
- 40% own a MacBook (or iBook)
- 30% own a Mac Pro (or PowerMac)
- 17% own a Mac mini
- 2.6% own an Xserve

- 74% own an iPod
- 31% own an iPhone
- 13% own an iPod Touch
- 12% own an Apple TV

We thank our members, contributors, sponsors, and all those for whom MacRumors is an online home or a regular stop. We'd also like to thank our volunteers for their hard work and continued efforts in keeping MacRumors the popular site it is.

Editors: arn, longofest
Administrators: Doctor Q, Knox, Mudbug, WildCowboy
Moderators: AmbitiousLemon, Blue Velvet, devilot, edesignuk, HexMonkey, jsw, mad jew, Mitthrawnuruodo, mkrishnan, Mr. Anderson, Nermal, Rower_CPU, WinterMute, xUKHCx, yellow

Article Link (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/23/macrumors-celebrates-eighth-birthday-over-five-million-forum-posts/)

[25lighters]

This place is the reason why I'm a proud owner of a MBP.

[Killyp]

Woop!!! Happy Birthday!!!

I can't believe how many posts there are on this forum...

[motulist]

iPhone's release looks like it caused a visible bump in the posting rate! You can see it in the steep upswing in number of posts that happens right after the july 07 mark on that graph, and then the post rate slopes back down to where the previous posting rate trend was projecting towards.

[nlivo]

well done, thats awesome. I have been reading macrumurs for ages but when the iPhone was being released in late June, thats what made me sign up and talk in the forums. I love macrumurs, and thanks for the great reading material over the years.

[gr8tfly]

Congrats! Here's to another very successful year!

Proud owner/user of [see sig] plus a growing collection of Macs (and Newton 130) dating back to 1984 (FAT Mac). Use to have a 128k, too.

[jonnos]

happy birthday to my fav mac rumors site! :apple:
:D

[OllyW]

Congratulations.

I'm proud to say I've made nearly 0.02% of those 5 million posts :D

[riscy]

Congratulations on the milestones.

This place is a great resource and a great community. Keep up the good work.

[applemumba]

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Congratulations Arn, keep up the good work. Here's to the further future success of mac rumors!

[Prof.]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MACRUMORS!!!!!!

And a BIG congrats to Arn for a huge success.:cool:

[Ludde]

Happy birthday!:D

[nazuk]

Congratulations! Thanks for a great site, great people, and keep up the good work.

[Deepdale]

This is an outstanding site in all respects, especially in how it is organized and maintained by moderators ... here's hoping for many more birthday celebrations to come.

[rdowns]

Congrats, Arn! Keep up the great work.

[swagi]

Happy Birthday MR.

And another info, the contest page seems to work now.

[dogtanian]

Whoop whoop! Proud to be part of the community :p

I remember using Macrumours (sp!) back when I was wondering whether to get a mac back in 2003, it obviously worked!

[notsofatjames]

well done macrumorers. This website wouldn't be what it is if the forum members were so nice and helpful. So well done everyone!!

[timtam]

Happy Birthday :D

[Shoesy]

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merry birth-time x

[Doylem]

Like a lot of things that 'just work', I best there's a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes to make this little dysfunctional community what it is. Congratulations... :)

[Shadow]

Congrats MR (and by connection arm, Doctor Q, and all the other mods & gods)! :)

Some of those stats are quite interesting. Take a look at the "Share of Visits" pie chart and you'll see that 87% are either addicts or regulars! :eek:

[Knox]

I guess it's only available for those who have enought posts to enable an avatar in the first place.

i.e unlike me.

Winners of the avatar contest get exemption from the 500 post rule, so anyone can enter.

[ziggyonice]

always been a fan, macrumors.
despite my forum level. :cool:

congratulations

[CmdrLaForge]

Congrats and thanks to Arn the the team ! This is the best Mac Website !

[tyr2]

From strength to strength, congratulations to all involved.

[netdog]

So who made the five millionth post?

[CalmCruiser]

Happy Birthday, in three months 10 million.......... :eek:

Keep up the good work!

[Sith Scorpius]

Winners of the avatar contest get exemption from the 500 post rule, so anyone can enter.
I just Digg the Rumors :)-

[jacktiernan]

Congratulation and Thanks to all the MR mob, especially the editors, admins and mods.

Here's to the future of Macrumors!

YYYAAAAAAYYYYYSS!!!!

[XJuN]

Congratulation!!!

Happy Birthday MacRumors~~~:D

[Neil321]

:D Happy Birthday MR :D

Glad to be part of a great community

[igazza]

Happy birthday
thanks for converting me to mac . :D

[BRLawyer]

Congrats to all and keep up the great work..! I am proud to be a part of this community, and look forward to spreading my fanboyism here for years to come..! ;)

GO MR! GO APPLE! DOWN WITH MS! :D

[robbieduncan]

Happy Birthday MR! Congratulations to the team who make this place work :)

[asrmatt]

Happy Birthday!
And thanks again for all the company you keep me during looong working days
;)

[capoeirista]

[Disco Stu] If these trends continue... eyyyyy! [/Disco Stu]

[immaculate]

Happy birthday and a big thank you to everyone at MR.

PS is it just me, or is Safari snappier today? :D

[msinco]

:D Happy Birthday MR! :D
:D Happy Birthday Steve! :D

[Shagrat]

Happy birthday MR, indeed!

And WHERE are the updated MBPs, I want to know????

Apple sucks...moan...drone

:D

[serador]

Congratulations:)

[tjcampbell]

Happy Birthday MacRumors and thanks for continuing to provide such an awesome site and arena for discussions with other mac lovers.

[michaelrjohnson]

This is an outstanding site in all respects, especially in how it is organized and maintained by moderators ... here's hoping for many more birthday celebrations to come.

This is one of the facets that was evident even back when I joined. I knew then that MR was a unique community, and the last 8 years have been great.

Congratulations to Arn, the MacRumors Team, and the members. Keep up the great work!

[redAPPLE]

be honest guys, who rated this (as of this point, 3 negatives) as a negative?

shame on you...

anyway. i am happy to be part of this community.

if only apple would bring out that mbp, we could start reaching for say... 10 million within weeks ;-)

[andiwm2003]

happy birthday macrumors!

thanks for the great work to all of you. mac's would be only half as fun and half as useful without macrumors.

[sushi]

Congratulations to Arn and the MR team!

You guys rock! :)

[iMouseHD]

Happy Birthday!

Thanks to all that have made and continue to make this place a great community.

[evilyankeefan]

Happy birthday!!

[dukeblue91]

Congratulation! and Happy Birthday MR.

[ghall]

Happy Birthday MacRumors!

It's my mom's birthday today too! :p

[Shervin]

Happy Birthday to MacRumors and Steve...

[thejadedmonkey]

Congrats!

MR mods, you guys make this place what it is, thanks!

[disdat]

whooo-hoo, congrats. I started reading MacRumors before I bought my first Mac (powerbook) and I have grown to depend on it for news as well as rumors.

I hope MacRumors is around for another 100 years, not that I'd be around to see it!

:D

[Blue Velvet]

MR mods, you guys make this place what it is, thanks!

No, you guys make this place what it is. We just concentrate on those who don't want to...

[Cyroceon]

It is my 23rd birthday too. MacRumors, Steve Jobs, Cyroceon, and I'm sure a few others are all celebrating today.

[ziwi]

Congrats! Glad to be a small part of it.

Happy Birthday.

[paradise]

Happy B day from a big fan of the site


iMac duo 20"
MacBook Duo
iBook G4
iPhone 4gb

[iCeFuSiOn]

Happy Birthday to MacRumors, Steve, and anyone else celebrating a birthday today! :) :apple:

[kornyboy]

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Happy Birthday!!!

[zagato27]

Happy B'day MR:) These forums with these people are the reason I come here! A wealth of information and help is always a click or two away. Thanks!

[dernhelm]

Happy Birthday everybody.

And thanks for all the hard work put in to making this site the best Mac-oriented site in the world.

---

And now: only 74% own an iPod? Who ARE you other 26%?
:D

[samh004]

Today marks the eighth birthday of the MacRumors.com (http://www.macrumors.com) website. It also happens to be the 53rd birthday of Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

And it's also my mums 53rd birthday.

Congrats, Happy Birthday... and I'll try think of something witty for the avatar contest.

[jrnewhouse]

For all that you do, this Buds for you! ;)

[blumoon]

Happy Birthday MR! Keep up the good work.

[firstapple]

Happy Birthday MacRumors!

I was pulled in by the iPhone, and now look at my sig! Plus my girlfriend now has a MacBook too!

Many thanks to Arn and the rest of the team that make this site what it is. And here is to betting we will hit 10 million posts by the end of 2009, many of those being the "where is my mac [insert type here] update"???

[tacomahunter]

Congratulations!! I was told by a longtime Mac user (who converted me and I have since converted 3 others) about this site. One of the only sites that I actually check everyday! Thanks MacRumors!!!:D

[/\/\]

Happy birthday!!!

[Luis]

So who made the five millionth post?

I am wondering the exact same thing.

[JML42691]

Happy Birthday MacRumors (and Steve Jobs)!!! Add myself to the mix of people with the same question, who was the poster of the 5,000,000th post?

And now: only 74% own an iPod? Who ARE you other 26%?
:D
Even though I think that you might understand it, 74% use an [clickwheel] iPod as their regular music device, while the other 26% are a mix of iPod touch users and iPhone users.

EDIT: Neverminds, now that I look at it again, I may be wrong.

[kabunaru]

- 52% own a MacBook Pro (or PowerBook)
- 41% own an iMac
- 40% own a MacBook (or iBook)
- 30% own a Mac Pro (or PowerMac)
- 17% own a Mac mini
- 2.6% own an Xserve


Surprised that there are more iMac owners than MacBook/iBook owners. :eek:
Anyways, congrats MacRumors. :)

[Merkuryy]

Why everybody forget it's also Job's birthday? Happy birthday Steve, and also happy birthday Macrumors.com

[blybug]

A few interesting stats from the 5,000,000 posts analyzed:

- 52% mention "PowerBook G5 next Tuesday"
- 41% claim Safari feels snappier
- 40% predict that Apple would "never do that"
- 30% assert unequivocally that Apple's latest venture will be a dismal failure

Happy Birthday MR! :D
:apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple:

[offwidafairies]

why 6 negatives?

thanks macrumors for the mac rumours, mac tips, and distraction from work ;)

[bacaramac]

Happy Bday, anyone figure out who is Mr/Ms. 5 Million?

[JML42691]

A few interesting stats from the 5,000,000 posts analyzed:

- 52% mention "PowerBook G5 next Tuesday"
- 41% claim Safari feels snappier
- 40% predict that Apple would "never do that"
- 30% assert unequivocally that Apple's latest venture will be a dismal failure

Happy Birthday MR! :D
:apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple:
But what percentage have Safari crash multiple times a day? I am sure that it is high. I would prefer to have a more stable browser that might be slightly slower, than to have it crash a minimum 3 times a day.

[Nordichund]

Thanks to everyone involved with this site and happy birthday. Since I joined the Apple community this site and its members have been an amazing and helpful rescource.

Respect

David

[G.Kirby]

Happy Birthday Macrumors. :D

[baby duck monge]

<Crotchety Old Timer>
It sure was a lot easier to keep up with everything going on around here before all you younguns showed up.
</Crotchey Old Timer>

With that out of the way, it has been pretty impressive to see this site explode. Scary to think how big it may become in just another year or two.

[2A Batterie]

Congratulations to the site I view as a ruler (literally and figuratively) to all other forums on the net. This is always the first site I turn to and I'd be lost without it.

[Sandfleaz]

Happy Birthday MacRumors!
I don't post much, but stop by once or twice a day.
.

[puckhead193]

happy birthday MR and Steve :)

[GeekLawyer]

Rock on, MacRumors...

[slackpacker]

Congrads!!! You rulez the internets.

But really this is my favorite site for Mac.

Thanks to ALL:D

[kabunaru]

But really this is my favorite site for Mac.


It's my favorite as well. It's also the best Mac community website I seen. Keep up the good work MacRumors! :)

[Macmaniac]

Congrats to MR. A site I have spent far too much time on:)

[aarond12]

Let's see... 8 years old. You should be getting your adult teeth, you'll be attending 3rd grade, and you probably are dying to see Hannah Montana! :p

Congratulations on 8 years of being an excellent Macintosh info resource.

-Aaron-

[RealMcCoy]

Happy birthday Mr ! But where did the MacBook Pro next Tuesday Post go ?

[justflie]

congratulations to you and your staff, arn. Keep up the great work, we would all go nuts without you!

[ltjca]

You guys do a great job. Happy Birthday !!

[asphalt-proof]

I first started trolling this site in 2001 but signed up in 2003 when I got my iMac. This site was what convinced me to make the 'switch.' Since then, the mac, myself and this site have been inseparable. I have gone to other rumor/mac-centered sites and nothing ever as homey as this one. Its been fun to see how the right sidebar has grown over the past years. Good job Arn. Here's to another great 8 years.

And happy birthday Steve. Here's to another ummm... 53 years? :p

[franzmueller]

well done, thats awesome. I have been reading macrumurs for ages but when the iPhone was being released in late June, thats what made me sign up and talk in the forums. I love macrumurs, and thanks for the great reading material over the years.

Same here ... :D

[SheriffParker]

Happy Birthday!!

Love the site, keep up the good work. :D

[kevd00d]

Happy birthday!!! :D :apple:

[Digitalclips]

Today marks the eighth birthday of the

Congrats ... I read Macrumors and Apple Insider everyday, keep up the good work.

Given your reader base and the ever-present ads for Levenco and PC equipment on your first pages, I wondered if you have any stats for converts from Macs to PCs? ;)

[MrMoore]

Congratulations on all your success! I've been visiting this site almost everday for the last two years. Thanks!

:D


uh...How can some people rate this story negative? :confused:

[Strigoi]

@MrMoore: PC People ;)

Congratz macrumors! And please keep up the good work :apple:

[Hattig]

Excellent stuff! Shame that most of the posts were "Powerbook G5s next week!" and then "new Macbook Pros next week!" :p

Wow, I've done over 800 posts in the 5 years I've been here.

Whoa, I've been here 5 years!

[brad.c]

Happy Birthday!

<Bakes cake in MRs honour, eats most of it, does some manic Sunday housework, and collapses in post sugar crash for afternoon nap>

[roland.g]

Happy Birthday to Stevie and to MR! And glad to be part of the continuing success of the best forum site on the net.

[StophMac24]

sweet!!!

Macrumors and I have the same birthday!

Today I turn 22!!!:):):):):)

:apple::):)Happy Birthday MacRumors!!!:):):apple:

[DrFrankTM]

It's been a while since I last posted, but I check the site's RSS feed several times a day pretty much everyday to make sure I get all the latest news and rumors as early as possible. Sure, I check a few other Mac sites, but as the saying goes, "Home is where the heart is", and home, for me, is right here. Many thanks to Arn, to everyone involved in managing the site's operation, and to all the members who make MR the best internet Mac community.

Happy birthday, MR! Happy birthday, Steve! I hope both of you guys will be around for at least another 800 years! ;-)

[Island Dog]

Congrats!

[ArmyKnight12]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Keep up the awesome work! :)

[Mazda 3]

Happy Birthday MR. Great place to come and visit and learn

[Kilamite]

5 years of success.

I've been here a year, and since joining my Mac knowledge has increased dramatically. This really is the ideal place to gain Mac knowledge as well as all the latest Apple news and rumours.

[rockosmodurnlif]

Good on ya!

[stagi]

Happy birthday to my fav mac site :)

[joepunk]

Happy Birthday!

I'm going to have a cookie in honor of this magnificent achievement.

Let The Good Times Keep Coming In

[abijnk]

Happy birthday MacRumors and Steve!!!

What a great achievement Arn, I sure am glad to be a part of it. :D

Keep up the great work everyone!

[mojopixel]

Happy Birthday! :)

[basesloaded190]

Happy Birthday and thanks to everyone who keeps this site rocking, cuz i think i visit this site more than any other one! Mac rumors is the reason i own my macbook right now!! thanks guys for everything

[TopGear300]

Happy Birthday MacRumors and Congratulations!!!!

You guys definitely deserve it!! When ever I am interest i an apple product or have a question about one, this is the first site I check!!

Im proud to say I've posted a whopping 35 posts out of 5 million! :D LOL

:apple:

[Electro Funk]

Happy Birthday MR!

thanks arn and all the mods for keeping this place the best info site in town...

i know i haven't been around much lately, but work has been getting the better of me.

[Flyer0815]

Happy Birthday!

I have been a lurker here for years, but joined recently because this site has proved invaluable to me in planning major purchases and making sure I get the best bang for my Mac dollar.

The community here is truly awesome too!

THis is a great site.. Keep it up!

[RobertD63]

Sweet! This site is awesome, Great to keep the information going.:apple::apple:

[11800506]

Happy Birthday MacRumors!

I originally started reading the site (last September) because my sister wanted a Macbook, and I wanted to check to see when it would be updated, and the rumors led us to wait until the Nov. refresh to get it. So thanks MR! I was then sucked in by the site and now read it daily!

[twoodcc]

congrats on 5 million posts and happy birthday!

[jakealdred]

Happy b-day macrumors;). Also happy b-day Steve jobs and who ever else is celebrating a bday to day:D
Also i made a youtube vid for steve jobs' b-day:p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR6faduTqsI

[iRachel]

Happy Birthday MR!

[quigleybc]

FREE LEECH!!

oh wait....:o

[ltldrummerboy]

Happy birthday MacRumors. I think you're the most maturest eight year old I know. If the American Government had a dollar for every post, the could pay for one elementary school to have Macs instead of Dells. Isn't that great?

[netdog]

why 6 negatives?


They thought that MR should have more ports and a replaceable battery.

[p0intblank]

Happy birthday, MacRumors and Steve Jobs! :D

[jragosta]

The MacRumors Forums (http://forums.macrumors.com/), the discussion boards for the MacRumors family of sites, reached a milestone this week as well, passing five million forum posts.

Oddly, 4.7 million of them have to do with when the next MBP will be released.

[sellitman]

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Happy Birthday. I bought my 1st Mac back in February and then an iPhone quickly followed. Since then this site has been one of my few regular stops on the Internet. I came over from Aximsite and I can honestly say this site has been just as helpful as that site was when I got my X30.

[Peace]

Happy Birthday and 5 Mil. milepost MR !!

[i.maverick]

ok..rkrishnan...ino there's an indian rite thr...!!
yea baby..!!
:)

[Doctor Q]

And now: only 74% own an iPod? Who ARE you other 26%?That's the 26% who stole their iPods from someone on the subway, so they don't really own them.

And happy birthday Steve. Here's to another ummm... 53 years? :pThe oldest men live to about 114, so Steve has four more years until he's halfway.

I'm going to have a cookie in honor of this magnificent achievement.Unless you set your web browser to disallow them, you get a free cookie every time you visit MacRumors! ;)

[Ugg]

I've been a member for five of them. Lurker since Sept. 2002.

I have to say this is the best forum I've ever seen. Not only a great Mac resource but also a great sense of community.

Arn has always maintained a level head when it comes to moderation and has passed it on to the other Mods as well. MacRumors is the yardstick I use to gauge other forums.

Thanks Arn and all the other mods for making this such a great site!

[i.maverick]

n wudju lukit thse percentages...so hw mny ppl own multiple macs..!!
:p

n im no mre a newbie...
:cool:
n MR..bst o wishes..
go :apple:

[louden]

Only 74% own an iPod? That seems pretty low - considering the venue. I can see the division between MBP, iMacs and MPs, but not everyone has an iPod?

I would have guessed in the 90's on that one...


Happy B-Day MR!

[wwwchrisde]

... a confirmed source ... has given me exclusive news that ... the man who is responsible for releasing the new Macbook Pros ... is celebrating his 53rd birthday. ;)

Hope he made himself a fine present and will release it to us on tuesday to cheer with him :D

[Jesstastic]

Congrats and Happy Birthday!

[.Andy]

I remember finding this site when I was looking for my first Mac - I finally had the money. At that time the rumours were swirling for an LCD iMac. I bought a Powerbook Titanium and shortly after spent the evening watching the Macworld Keynote and the Macrumor's coverage. It was so much fun when time magazine let it slip for the beautiful iMac. Great times. I was hooked.

Anyway congratulations on eight years! And thanks to all the moderators past and present for keeping the forums so clean, free of spam, and an enjoyable read. Also thanks to everyone who has put in the time to help out with answering technical questions the depth of help on these forums in astounding.

[lostfan916]

Yay! Congrats MacRumors, best Apple news site on the web. :cool:

[dsnort]

Happy B'day to y'all!!!

[MacTO]

Interesting stats.

Cheers! :apple:

P.S. Happy birthday, by the way.

[i.maverick]

n el jobso... nthr candle in ur cake!!
heres to new MPs n a beautiful SDK soon!!

[jhsfosho]

Happy Birthday MacRumors!

[^squirrel^]

Happy birthday! Really enjoy this forum, keep up the good work all.

Also very interesting stats.

[AviationFan]

Happy Birthday, and congratulations to running such a successful site!

To me, MacRumors has been invaluable over the last two years, as I have relied on it to improve my understanding of Macs and how I can work with them.

A big thank you to Arn and everybody that makes this site work!

To the next eight years (and beyond)!

- Martin

[TheSlush]

Happy birthday, MacRumors! Keep up the great work!

[ikir]

Congratulations!

[thefourthpope]

8 years...I thought this forum was as old as time itself. Happy Birthday and here's to eight more!

[thaevster]

Woooo! Happy birthday macrumors....you guys rock thank you for doing what you do...i don't know where i'd be without you!

[foolius]

Congratulations and thank you for the hard work making this a great website.

[iDAG]

Happy Birthday MacRumors, Steve Jobs, and here is to 10 million posts by 2010! :cool:

[gibbz]

Happy Birthday!!!

I have been addicted since last summer when I discovered the site. My first few weeks on here actually helped me in waiting for the updated santa rosa mbps and I couldn't have been happier. I don't go a day without perusing the forums. Keep up the excellent work!!

[ShiggyMiyamoto]

Happy b-day macrumors;). Also happy b-day Steve jobs and who ever else is celebrating a bday to day:D
Also i made a youtube vid for steve jobs' b-day:p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR6faduTqsI

Happy Bday MR! Happy BDay Steve!

jakealdred, I'd watch your YouTube vid, but it seems that YouTube is having trouble. Safari reports, after much attempt, "Safari can’t open the page.
Safari could not open the page “http://www.youtube.com/” because the server stopped responding.".

Oh well. Keep it up Arn and mods and Dr Q and Admins! w00t!

[ibenick]

by far the best apple site on the web. this forum has become my first reference point when i need to figure out anything to do with mac. thanks macrumors!

[Surely]

Mazel Tov!

Thanks for all the great info and advice.:D

[Karpfish]

My birthday toooo!

[pknz]

Wooo congrats!

When's the party?:D

[diehldun]

I can't believe how big MacRumors has grown since I joined back in 2003. Congratulations!


(And WHO on earth would vote this as "negative"?!?) :confused:

[theddie]

Congrats arn! i was using mac long before i found this site, but this place is the one that made me a devout fan!

[synth3tik]

Well happy birthday to MR and Jobs!!!:D

My B-day is in a little over a week.... Happy b-day to me!!:D

[RealMcCoy]

Now seriously Arn ... where did your post from this morning go about the New MacBook Pro´s coming on Tuesday ... did Apple call you ?

[freediverdude]

Happy Birthday!

I've only been on here like a year or two, I can't remember, but this seems like such a close community, with frequent posting, as opposed to other boards where people only occasionally post. And the excitement around Apple events really makes it fun with everybody on here. Thank you!

[peter1234]

arn, longofest and all contributors,

As a switcher of 12 months, thanks for a great site. It hasn't taken long for me to become a regular (toooo regular) vistor to the site. Always interesting and informative, it's made my journey into MacDom much less painful than I feared.

All I need is the MacBook Pro update to make me happy.

Keep up the great work

Peter

[queshy]

WHAT!?!?! NO NEW MBPS!?!?!? lmao, just joking.

Happy birthday MR!

[MacFly123]

Congrats. I am addicted to this place lol. I stop here probably at least a few times a day haha. :D

[sterlingindigo]

Happy Birthday MacRumors! Thanks for being an addictive part of my day!

[zap2]

They grow up so fast!


8, soon you'll be in high school!
:o

[kuebby]

Thanks to the Editors, Admins, and Moderators for making this such a great site.

[ZiggyPastorius]

I know I'm like the 800th post already, but, happy birthday Macrumors! :D

[mactastic1971]

Congrats !!!
:)

[MARTB]

because of MR I am addicted to this site and ALL its deep dark rumors....THANK YOU

and have a great B-day MR and MR JOBS

[MacinDoc]

Wow, an average of 1.8 Macs per member who answered the survey. We are fanatics, aren't we? ;)

Congrats, MR, and thanks for your contribution to the Mac community!

[kavika411]

Happy Birthday.

[kockgunner]

Steve and I have the same birthdate!

[Mainyehc]

Happy Birthday MacRumors! :)

Actually, I didn't know MR before I switched (that was in December '03, I only registered in the forums four months later), but it was really this website which served as a starting point for my interest about all things Apple (yes, I didn't figure out Apple was such a cool company and had such a great future ahead only a bit much after buying a Mac, go figure :rolleyes: – that has made me cherish my decision all that much more). It was also MR's community which made me realize, almost instantly, how great Apple users can be both individually and as a whole. Your posts, the links you shared and the urge to reply they instilled in me also helped me a lot on improving my english writing skills, by the way, so thanks for that, too! ;)

About the things I'll never forget about this site are the stellar and ever-improving stevenotes' coverage and the almost mandatory "PowerBook G5 next tuesday!!!1!!one!!!" comments... Maybe this tuesday? :D

[GeeYouEye]

5 million posts? Good lord, what kind of hosting or internet connection do you have to keep this place up?

[shyataroo]

I think part of the success of this website is that apple legal won't touch it, because this site doesn't post any leaks from its own sources, instead it just rounds up the rumors from all the other rumor sites.

The other part, (the major part) is the fact that this place is the BEST Apple website period. Even apple.com pales in comparison to the amount of information and help you can find on this website.

And finally, the fact that since this is a mac community, everyone is awesome.

[pierino84]

Happy Birthday Macrumors, thanks for keeping us always up to date with apple news!!! Italy loves you! :apple:

and happy Birthday to the man that has taken out from his dreams our present passion... Apple world! Thanks :apple: Steve Jobs :apple:!

[quigleybc]

congrats MR!

i love this site

[Chitoneus]

So I am new here, but I was wondering what the ratings mean at the bottom of the articles. Are people responding to the content of the article, or something about the way it is written? I was just wondering why MR's birthday would get any negative ratings at all.

BTW, thank you MacRumors, your site is great. I spend far too much time here.

[mackiwi]

Congrats MacRumors!

I would never have switched without you!

[Manatee]

Congratulations to MacRumors!

Now if I could only get an avatar. :)

[ZorPrime]

Happy Birthday and Congratulations MacRumors! Here's to many more helpful and informative years! This is where I come to get the scoop on all thing Mac. :cool:

[Rocketman]

So what you're really saying is my cheery and insightful posts are an ever dimming flicker in time and space among millions of posts?

Rocketman

:p

[supremedesigner]

Happy birthday MR and SJ.

Well... I was sorta expecting this new redesign MR especially on their birthday. AI is worse. I hope you will also optimize for the iPhone (iphone.foxnews.com has the best loading time even you're on Edge.). Keep up the great work! Don't flame me b/c it's my opinion...

[chickenninja]

happy birthday, good luck blowing out those 500,000,000 birthday candles

[Macky-Mac]

congrats and thanks to Macrumors!

[~Shard~]

I'm late to the thread but wanted to pass along my Happy Birthday wishes as well, in addition to a heartfelt thanks to Arn & Co. You've made MacRumors an valuable and beneficial resource over the years, both from an informational and a social perspective and I am proud to contribute to a great community such as this one. :cool:

Keep up the great work and thanks again for everything!

[Apple Los Cabos]

Happy Birthday! This is my favorite Apple Mac rumors and news web page... Give us more years from this great job. Thank you...

Does anybody have been at Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico? Great beaches... I recomend you to visit this paradise...

Please... new MacBook Pro this tuesday... lol

[BrownManUPS]

Thanks to all who make this place ripe with content. Special thanks to mods and Gods and demi's and whatever the hell else titles you get around here that means you are important.

Looking forward to the ninth birthday!

[teleromeo]

Gelukkige verjaardag !

(that is dutch for ...)

[iTeen]

Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday Dear MacRumors
Happy Birthday To You!!!
HOORAYY!!

anyway...:D

[hulugu]

Congrats to Arn and the rest who make this such a great site.

[winterspan]

woot! :):):):):):):):)

[Kittychan]

Happy Happy Birthdayyyyy :apple:

[johnmcboston]

74% have ipods. Pretty cool. Curious how many have more than one ipod. :)

[Ish]

Many congrats! Happy Birthday Arn!

Many thanks too to all those who keep it such an enjoyable place to be.

An example: A few minutes ago a post came in from a newbie with a big long list of stuff to sell. I pressed report, wrote a few words, and by the time it went through it rejected it because there was no longer any such thread! That's what I call sharp shooting!

Will there still be avatar contests when it becomes monthly?? :D

[iphonewiz]

By far my favorite Mac Website! :D Happy B-Day!

[GimmeSlack12]

Congrats MacRumors. I know I spend waaay too much time on this site.

[archonium]

Happy BIRTHDAY!! :)

[JSchwage]

Happy Birthday MacRumors! It's quite amazing how quickly it's grown over the years, especially recently. Here's to another great year!

[voicegy]

A hearty Happy Birthday from a MacRumors old timer. :p

(...and I'm 50 years old next month!)

[iMpathetic]

They thought that MR should have more ports and a replaceable battery.

ROFL! Hilarious! :D

Happy late b-day MR!!!:)

[breath of apple]

Congratulations, arn and team, on this birthday milestone and on the 5 million posts! Thank you so much for all that you do every day to make this site possible...it truly is an invaluable resource, and owning a Mac certainly wouldn't be the same without it!

And how fun for MacRumors to have the same birthday as Steve Jobs!! :cool::apple:

[Doctor Q]

A hearty Happy Birthday from a MacRumors old timer. :p

(...and I'm 50 years old next month!)Members with four-digit (or fewer!) member numbers deserve to be honored for their Internet-time MacRumors longevity.

[markrivers]

million rumors.. million more to go! congratZ:D

[mediumofmeaning]

happy birthday, inanimate conglomeration of code and servers!

[stoutboy1]

At least 70 of the comments came from me. This is the best mac site out here. I love forums, when you need an answer they are the best. Thanks to everyone that replies.

[hookem12387]

Forums are definitely the best place to find your answers and this one is fantastic!

[TravisReynolds]

CONGRADULATIONS! I wish i was here for the first post

[Doctor Q]

All MacRumors members are invited to vote for their favorite avatars in the MacRumors Five Million Post Avatar Contest.

There are three polls, open from now until end of day Friday:Best Static Avatar

Best Animated Avatar

Best MacRumors-Themed Avatar
Don't miss your chance to help pick the winners!

[majordude]

Cheers! :D

This is the best Mac site on the web.

Keep it up!