Good Evening Everyone.
Well, it seems that our trusted colleague, Mr. Gary, has come through once again with the latest straight scoop on a number of outstanding and troublesome issues. Sounds like nVidia has finally awakened from the dead, and will be giving all of us the long awaited upgrades for our BIOS code and chipset drivers.
In case you all didn't notice, this is the ONLY Forum that I know of where an editor, such as Mr. Gary, consistently gets into the Forum issues and personally keeps the members advised of the true state of affairs. Tomorrow is Independence Day here in the USA. In at least partial celebration of our national holiday, I intend to personally write a message to Anand and tell him how very much we all appreciate this Forum, this Thread, and especially Gary's hard work to assist all of us on a continuing basis. Gary has been here for us from the very earliest days of the Thread beginning late last year. Gary has NEVER let us down.
May I respectfully suggest that you each consider also writing a note of thanks to Anand, and tell him what a great job Gary has done for us. That's the least we can do to show our sincere appreciation for the invaluable information and beta BIOS upgrades that have been provided here (mostly by Gary), and that are not otherwise available to the general public anywhere else in the whole world (that I know of)!
I'm sure that the Forum Top Dog, Mr. Anand, would very much like to know that what he founded in this Forum is in good hands with Mr. Gary's fine efforts. Just a suggestion to consider, but certainly the right thing to do. Remember, it is ALWAYS the right time to say THANK YOU! Have a nice evening, and a great 4th of July. God bless. TheBeagle
UPDATE!! 4th of July:
Last evening, instead of waiting for the 4th to officially arrive, I indeed wrote Mr. Anand and his Senior Editors an email note to express my appreciation for this Forum, this Thread, and especially Mr. Gary's efforts to assist all of us. Here's a portion of what I wrote to Anand:
Good Evening Mr. Shimpi,
This is a short note to express to you how much I have enjoyed participating in the Anandtech Forum, and especially the Thread that I started late last year concerning the new Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard. From the earliest days on that Thread, I encountered one of your editors, Mr. Gary Key, and it has been a delight to have his assistance dealing with the vast array of issues concerning this motherboard over the course of these many months. In fact, it has been Gary?s consistent efforts that provided very necessary information for not only me, but also for many, many other Forum members who visited that Thread seeking information on that motherboard. If you care to read some of the latest posts from persons recently joining that Thread, you will notice some very fine comments (all unsolicited) from those new contributors commenting about how impressed they were with the professional manner in which the Forum and that Thread were conducted. In virtually every case, Gary Key was personally thanked for his sterling efforts on behalf of everyone.
I realize that you might not regularly get an email note from someone who is telling you what a fine job your Forum is doing. Usually, folks just write when they want to complain about something. However, I was raised by my family to understand that it is equally important, indeed imperative, to be willing to acknowledge a person?s solid work and professional demeanor, and I wish to specifically say how much I appreciate all of Gary Key?s fine efforts. Even when the overwhelming amount of new work was obviously pilling up on Gary due to the explosion of new products and issues flooding the marketplace, he never let it affect his dedication to his work, and always kept us up to date on issues pertinent to that Thread. That?s the mark of a true professional and a caring person. Quite frankly, I don?t know how one person could possibly balance all that workload, and still get as much accomplished as he has. You ought to give him a raise!
I sent that message by email. In case any of you are interested in following suit, here's the email addresses: for the Top Man
Anand's Email Address and also the Senior Editors
Wesley's Email Address,
Derek's Email Address and
Jason's Email Address.
I hope everyone is having a fine 4th of July holiday (USA folks of course) and also for anyone else who would just like to join in. Best regards. TheBeagle :beer: