#1: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Oct 7, 2025

Some calendar math:

I put some numbers into a date calculator: WebPBN went online on March 23, 2004. Jan passed away on January 1, 2015. According to the date calculator, it's 3,936 days that he was the administrator on this site. Using the date calculator to go forward 3,936 days from January 1, 2015, that day is is October 11, 2025, which is this coming Saturday.

If it did the math right, this means that this Saturday I will have been the admin on this site for the same amount of time that Jan was.

That seems so weird. He did vastly more programming on this site than I ever have, and thought up the original idea and made it happen, so it feels presumptuous to compare my contribution to his. I have lots of features that I plan to add to the site someday when my load as a caregiver for my son is lighter. And I *have* added some features, and fixed a bucket of bugs. But mostly I've spent the last eleven years just keeping the site running.

Anyway, I am glad that the site is still here!

Don't sell yourself short, Valerie. You have done a wonderful job and we are all so proud of you.

Here here! Take a bow!

We're so thankful that you're here!

Oh, yes, Valerie, you deserve all the praise and more, keeping this wonderful community going.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!

Thank you for keeping it going!

Both you and Jan deserve any kudos that come your way. I may not be a daily visitor any more but WebPBN still plays a big part in my life. I'm glad to have had the opportunity to contribute and thankful that the site continues to give me a place to come play and exercise my mind for a bit.

Thanks folks -- I wasn't fishing for compliments, just noticing a calendar oddity.. You are nice!

I'm always up for a celebration. Happy Site Administrator Day! Thank you, Valerie, for your years of patronage (or would it be matronage?) to this amazing community. The joy you bring to this family is beyond measure.

I'm very grateful for the work Jan did in creating and growing this platform, and your equal part now in keeping it going. You've done a wonderful job!

We knew you weren't fishing for compliments. I thought the calendar math was cool. We just want to know how much you mean to all of us.

Thank you so much! I love this site. You have been a part of my life for a long time.

That is a noteworthy milestone...thanks for pointing it out. I look forward to the puzzles and creative images each day, and appreciate this community you've supported. But most appreciated is all the time and effort you've put into this site to keep it running so well.

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