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Exciting APC News!

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I'd like to let everyone know that there have been several exciting developments recently at APC. First, we have a new parent organization, CrowdGather. Sanjay Sabnani is the Chairman of the company and recently introduced himself to the moderators. We're now part of a large group of forums that cover a wide variety of interests. CrowdGather has a skilled team of forum experts that will work behind the scenes to ensure that we maintain our status as the best aquarium plant resource on the Internet.

As a group of moderators, we've grown increasingly excited about what this change means for APC. This summer you should see a level of activity and energy that hasn't been possible before. New contests, expansion of the PlantFinder, improvement of the Fertilator, and several new projects will be announced over the next few months. One of the first will be to help CrowdGather set up a nice display tank for their office.

The look of APC may change slightly as a few changes are made to improve functionality and the appearance of the site. Rest assured that the core mission of APC has not changed and this site will continue to be directed by hobbyists.

Second, the other moderators have asked me to step in as a new administrator. I look forward to continued association with them and with all of you. This continues to be your site and we'll be looking for new ideas and interesting discussion from everyone.

You'll notice that I've changed my User Name from guaiac_boy to BryceM. I've been wanting to do this for a while and it seems like a good time to make the change.

Finally, an enormous thanks to Art Giacosa and Gnaster who founded this community several years ago. We still miss them and wish them the best in their future endeavors. We will all be working to maintain the friendliness and quality of the site to the standards they developed. Stay tuned!
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Congratulations!! Cant wait to see the new changes in the future. Its already a great place to be and learn from. Everybody behind the scenes does a stand up job. I can only imagine whats to come. Thanks APC!!
Sounds like APC is growing, and I'm glad to be a part of it.
Cool!
Congrats guiac.... or should I say: "Bryce!"

I trust we'll see groovy pics of crowdgather's tricked out "flagship" tank for APC?!?

Any chance for some google optimization for the pictures. I notice we don't really make the grade when it comes to having our pictures out there to see. Its a shame though, the pics in the plantfinder alone could bring in some new interest.
Congrats Bryce! Looking forward to the changes at APC. Good to see that the hobbiest will remain the driving force and not profit
Congrats Bryce! Looking forward to the changes at APC. Good to see that the hobbiest will remain the driving force and not profit
My words exactly. Can't wait to see the new amendments.
awesome congrats and i glad to see this site will be improving are you guys still going to do tank of the month? there hasn't been a new one for almost 3 months now
This is great to hear. Improvements to the site will be welcome!!!

Some things that I would like to see changed is that the home page be updated, there are several events that have not been changed for months. Maybe we can get the tank of the month back. I believe everyone would enjoy to see this.

Of course Congrats to Bryce!!!
Congrats!

-hey... just a thought, but wouldn't it be awesome to have a live webcam feed on the crowdgather (or some other...) display tank playing on the homepage? :cool:
Hi everyone! I am currently learning about the hobby so that we can have our CrowdGather tank!

sanjay
Hi Sanjay,

Welcome, this is a wonderful site and I look forward to the improvements.
Congrats Bryce. If anyone knows how to grow a great tank, it's you. It's been a real joy to spend time here and to get much needed advice. The friendly free atmosphere is much to be appreciated! :D I look forward to the new changes.
im so happy to hear the news and i cant wait to see the forum changes and new compatitions!
Wow, it's great to see such positive responses. We're all excited to see APC progressing in the very near future. :D
Pretty cool stuff huh!?

Yes, I think the tank of the month will be back with us shortly.

More good stuff to come......
sweet.. already the best planted forum out there. Happy to see it growing =)
Congratulations! :D

This site is most helpful in clarifying any possible questions on the subject of the aquarium hobby. I am really happy it is expending and can’t wait to see the new changes.

P.S. Also BryceM sounds way much better to me then “guaiac”. :D
Congrats!

-hey... just a thought, but wouldn't it be awesome to have a live webcam feed on the crowdgather (or some other...) display tank playing on the homepage? :cool:
I like this idea!
Oh, and "Howdy, and WELCOME to the community" sanjay!
Congratulations Bryce. You deserve it.

Some things that I would like to see changed is that the home page be updated, there are several events that have not been changed for months. Maybe we can get the tank of the month back. I believe everyone would enjoy to see this.
There are also some "stickies" in each forum that are three or four years old and out of date or no longer relevant that could be updated or replaced with something fresh.
We are all looking forward to the exciting changes to keep this site cutting edge and informative for all of the faithful members here.

Speaking as one of the moderators, I'm truly excited with the latest developments that have taken place recently, as I think we all are.

Robert, the stickies are one of the things that have been discussed, so we will be moving forward with that in the near future.

And a big congratulations to you Bryce. With you in charge, I know things are going to go smoothly for everyone involved. :)
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