Hey folks....I thought it might be a nice morale boost for our community to take some time to focus on the possitives...in particular, the people of this community that you feel have touched your life or helped you in a great way, or that you feel just deserve a pat on the back.

Some guidelines for this particular thread: Be specific! If you want to name someone, then say WHY you feel that way. That's the "lifting up" part! Also...if you want to name more than one person, make a new post for each. That way, no one gets lost in the crowd.

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And I would like to start by saying how much I appreciate Adam! (That Wysocki dude, don't'cha know!)

A few months ago, I embarked on a personal research venture, and while doing so, I went through literally thousands of archived posts of Adam's, looking for all the instances of specific help he's offered to folks here. In the end, I finished with over 300 pages (Word doc) of material that was nothing but Q&A with Adam. This did not include any of the off-topic banter, and didn't include any of the newer posts he's made in the last few months. It was eye-opening, to say the least!

These are the things I KNOW about Adam...

--He is truly passionate about ball pythons. Not just interested in them, or even merely fascinated with them. Truly, heart-deep passionate.

--He'd rather help another human being than build himself up.

--He truly cares about this site and this community...not for any profit it may bring him, but because of the help that it offers to all ball-python and herp enthusiasts.

--He cares more for the animals than for profit.

--Once a friend, always a friend.

--He is honest, honorable, and completely straight-forward. There are few businessmen in this (or ANY) industry that I would be as happy to do business with.

Adam has freely offered countless hours of his time to help out anyone here who needs it....anyone willing to listen and learn, he gives himself to....without expecting a single thing in return. When life and work take him away from the site for any extended period....his absence is felt!

So....here's to you, my friend. Thank you....for all that you do for BP.net.