I guess I should announce the official First Birthday of Prison Talk Online. I've been debating when that should actually be because there are several dates that could signify the date of birth for Prison Talk Online. When I first got the hosting and was working to install the scripts and graphics, when our first true member joined up, etc.. What I finally decided on was the date of the first post because that is when it actually came into "life" I think.
Here is the link to the very first post made by myself:
http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=2
The second post was made 2 days later. I am not exactly sure when the first post made by a member unrelated to me was made, but I will go look for it soon.
So, unless someone would like to dispute this, PTO's official Birthday is December 2, 2001 !
It won't be long until OUR baby turns 1!!!!!!!
Boy, has it grown in one year! :)

David

when & where is the party?

Babies do that, babyboy! Ask your Mom!

All My Love,
Menolly

You can be a PROUD Dad, David, your Baby is just wonderful, I can't get enough of him !!! :)
Well I suppose there's gonna be a nice B-day party on 12/02, and once again Toe will make very nice attachments, and I'll try for hours and it won't work !!!! SOB :(
Thanks again for your nice Baby, David, he brightened the life for so many of us !!!! :)
All the best
Philippe

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, DAVID THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR PTO! BECAUSE IT HAS HELPED ME FROM GOING ALL THE WAY CRAZY. THIS PLACE HAS BEEN A LIFE- SAVER FOR ME! THANK- YOU AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! SHERRON :yes:

David!

Let's just hope that your baby grows up to be as good and caring as its Daddy!

Congratulations!

Daddy, where's my sports car???? LOL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PTO! :)

David,

Thank you so much for putting all the work into this. I know it took a lot to see the problem, have an idea of the solution, and then follow it thru with all the work you've done. It truly amazes me that this is free. I keep wondering if there's costs involved for you as you did/do this.

This is incredible though. We're not alone any more. I just HOPE THE CHAT IS UP REAL SOON.....I GOT A HOME COMPUTOR JUST SO I CAN DO CHAT AS WELL AS THIS MORE ...........

Deb

Thank You David, What would we do without PTO??????

David,

Does this mean we have to send you "Thank You" presents, AS WELL as Christmas gifts?

hehehehe... I loooooove you....hehehehehe
Menolly

What a difference a year makes - thank you for the concept and the work! :)

Thank you David so much for PTO!! PTO and the friends I have made here help me through each and every day.
Happy Birthday PTO!!!! Woooooohoooooo

TxRenee

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PTO!!!!

DAvid, I have told you many times how grateful I am to you for starting this beautiful family! It has rescued me from some very dark times.I am so amzed at how fast it has grown in such a short time--I remember when I joined up there were only a handful of us here. You done a good job!! I think it is wonderful that you have created a place where we can all feel included and that our opinions matter. You are such a rgeat person and have truly blessed my life with this group, I consider you my big brother and I love you!! Now, we know that things are crazy for you so--delegate, delegate, delegate!!! I think I am gonna have me a couple "sex on the beaches" to celebrate the Birthday!!lol :D

December 2nd is a wonderful day. That was also my mother's birthday.... she's with God now. I now have two reasons to celebrate this day. :)

THANK YOU FOR PTO AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PTO.IT HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BIG SUPPORT AND COMFORT TO ME.

It really has been your baby David....you must be so proud:)
You should be! and thank you so much. I'm more grateful then words can say.

david -you know how nera and dear both you and PTO are to my heart. i appreciate PTO and I appreciate you-and I am proud to have been an eyewitness to the development and termedous growth of PTO almost from the beginning...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PTO!!

Happy Birthday PTO! David, you have done an excellent job here, and it is appreciated more than you can imagine! WOnderful work!

Jodygirl

Joy!

That cat is KILLING ME!!! Tooo funny!

Menolly

we are very proud of you david. keep uo the good work.

David.... Thank God for you and your dream of PTO!! AND for all your hard work in "creating" and "nourishing" this lil' baby!! :D I know your dreams don't end here.... (and you are that "bigger, better, faster, more" kinda guy!) I hope we can all be here to help this baby grow even bigger and fulfill all of your dreams for PTO!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!!!!! THANKS FED-X, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT YOU!!!!!

And thanks to you David for bringing PTO into the world!! So many heavy hearts have been lifted and many lasting friendships have been made!!
CJ

David,

There are no words that can convey the way that PTO has helped me and so many others both in and out.

Your dream is reality. Thank you


HAPPY BIRTHDAY PTO

Leslie

Wow David!! I thought PTO had been around a lot longer!! I am so glad to have found this site and to be a part of this family. And I bet there were nay sayers who said "Yeah sure David, when pigs fly!"

So here they are LOL!!

Happy Birthday PTO and thank you so much David from the bottom of my heart!

On the eve of PTO's 1st Birthday I just want to send out my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to a Job Well Done! David, you had an idea and you nurtured it into an amazing support network that reaches around the world!

Congratulations and Thank You!

Happy 1st Birthday PTO:dance:


Pamela:)

Happy Birthady PTO. I'm really glad that you started this site because it is what gets me through the day. Thank you again.

One day till PTO officialy turns 1! It's wierd to think of what I was doing a year ago. Mmmh, what WAS I doing? LOL
David, you have done an amazing thing here. I really don't know where I would be right now without PTO. All of your efforts have made PTO what it is....AMAZING! Thanks to you David, and to everyone else who have put PTO right into my heart. :)

tomorrow is the big day -wish we could have a big old party with all of us there-hey-we can -right here-let's get this party started...

first a card...

keep it coming...

happy birthday PTO :)

The sisters send their habits and love today :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Thank you, David!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR PTO! and many, many, many thanks to david!

Great site, great people....have a great birthday:):)

Yippee it's working again !!!! :D

Joyeux Anniversaire Happy Birthday PTO, and thank you thank you thank you David !!! :) :D

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PTO AND ALL THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THIS SITE.... SO VERY GLAD YOU STARTED IT.

DONNA

David, I agree with everyone. This site has truly helped me and even though I don't have anyone on the inside any longer I still can relate to their pain and yet feel their happiness. I am grateful that you had a dream and you made the dream come true. Happy Birthday PTO may we all continue to grow together as a part of a family. Thanks to all of you that helped David make PTO a reality. David, if there is anything I can do to help don't hesitate to ask okay.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PTO!!!!

and another big "thanks" to you David for making it all happen!

Happy birthday to PTO, and and a BIG thank you to David for this God send of a site. You have no idea how glad I am to have found this place!!! Thanks again David!!!!
:fb:

Happy Birthday to you, PTO and happy anniversary to me and Cliff! 2 years on December 2!

I think it is great that we all have a place to go to where we can be ourselves and enjoy others company while helping each other. Not having to worry about someone putting us down about our beliefs. I truly believe that this site and David are God sent to us all.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PTO

Wow.. This is just great! I am so happy to have all of you here and to see how successful OUR baby has become. A LOT more has happened in the past year than I ever expected with PTO. I am sure the next year will continue with the upwards trends we have experienced.
Thanks to ALL OF YOU.. PTO wouldn't be anything without you. That is a fact. :)
Respectfully,
David / Fed-X

I posted these in the Site Info forum, but I will do so here as well. These are the statistics for the first year. Since I moved PTO over to a dedicated server, I do not have online the detailed statistics from the last host, but I pulled up the info and am posting it here. I intend to post the old info as web pages in the near future so everyone can see how we have grown. Visits.. all of that.. :)




PTO FIRST YEAR STATISTICAL TOTALS!

December 2, 2001 to December 2, 2002

Total Members: 1507
Total Posts: 59,212
Total Threads: 6,597

Private Messages: 20,183
Thread Views: 553,653
Page Views: 1,839,272
Visitor Countries: 54
Total Visits 1,600,000 +

If you would like to review the Community Statistics, click this link:
http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/vbstats.php

Happy Birthday...... Thank you David for making your dream a reality. It is such a life saver for me and so many others...

Happy Belated Birthday PTO!! Thank you so much David! Even though I am not a big writer here, I have found everyone so helpful and loving and supportive. It is so reassuring to know that I have PTO right here at my fingertips! Thank you thank you thank you!!:hee: