[Rick K]

You know, I came to this forum not long before the change-over. I had gotten intensely interested in Lugers and was searching the web via search engines for Luger sites. I had exhausted searching using "Luger" for the search word and decided to try "Parabellum". I immediately struck gold and found this site! I was rewarded with marvelous discussion and enthusiasm and access to knowledgeable guys that knew all about Lugers. It seemed to be a small group of guys who were used to each other and liked each other, even though there were on-going but good-natured (most of the time) arguments about various aspects of Luger collecting. As I tentatively made my presence known, and acknowledged my status as a "newby", I was welcomed to the forum with open arms. What I lacked in knowledge(a lot), I tried to make up for with enthusiasm and a lot of questions. I was rewarded with honest insightful answers and was made to feel welcome. I still feel that way now! I was lucky to be privy to the change-over to the new webmaster and the change of the site name. I worried, privately at the time, however that the name "lugerforum" would be so much easier to find than the name "Pistole Parabellum", that we might attract people to the forum, whose views and motives might be objectionable to the "oldies" (there, I've coined a word!) and to me. I'm not real sure where I'm going with this, but it seems that my misgivings were misplaced and people who come here either like it, learn and contribute, or they go away. There are a lot more people here now who participate than were at the old Pistole Parabellum site, but the quality of discussion and enthusiasm has remained the same! And now this sentimental old fart will retire for the evening! Thanks for your indulgence.


P.S. Dok, I posted this at 11:45 EST