Richard, thanks for the support provided, and thanks to the members for providing all the good content (which is what makes a good forum, I'm only providing a frame and a canvas).
And this:
who keep it all friendly and civil
has been one of the most important factors to make it worth any and all work needed to keep it all up and running.
As for the stats, initially I expected like 25 members and 500 posts, with a few 1000's page views\visits.... total page views is now close to 7.000.000 (visits from members, guests, searchbots like google\yahoo\bing and some of the usual spam attempts, which are now well taken care of after some flooding periods). Am always amazed at how well the forum program behaves, and the current hoster seems to have improved regarding uptime and speed.
Thanks to all who contribute, & thanks to LJ. for keeping an eye on things + providing important guidance and moderation. And when posting, let's always remember there are many, many more guest readers than members looking for info and help, so keep up the quality, especially regarding the tech topics.