Psoriasis Club is four years old

[Fred]

Psoriasis Club has now been going for 4 years, and to this day it still remains a fully independent self funded forum without the help of advertising, sponsors, or requests for donations.

It was midnight 31 of May 2010 when I first opened Psoriasis Club on a free hosted website to the public. Though it had a few problems at first from some people who didn't want to see it happen, some members (you know who you are) stuck with me and encouraged me to keep it going.

I had never done anything like this before and often thought of giving it up due to the nasty remarks and problems, but I like a challenge and with the help of some members I dug my heels in and kept going. After a few months things got a bit better and people started to take it serious, this wasn't going to be just a one hit wonder and there was no way I was going to see it fail.

Following a chat one night with a member that had been with Psoriasis Club from day one who was telling me how Psoriasis Club had given them hope, I decided to move things on a little and take Psoriasis Club into the future. I moved to our own hosting with a new address, followed some advice and changed the colour scheme then opened https://psoriasisclub.org on 18-09-2011 to new members.

When I first started it I didn't think for one minute it would get this far, I've had some hard times with it, but I've also had a lot of great times with it. It gives me a buzz just seeing people using it, and when I get the occasional message about how it has helped someone it makes me feel good.

I made a promise when I moved to our own website, that there will never be any advertising, sponsorship from drug companies or any other means, requests for donations, spam, trolls, or bullies. I also made a promise that if Psoriasis Club is helping one person I will keep it going, today I often see people from around the world using it so for those that said it will never work, I'm sorry but it's here to stay.

Some don't like my policy of not allowing links to other sites or the way I throw people out the door for self promoting or wanting to get traffic to another site, but I'm not paying for Psoriasis Club to be here for adding money to peoples pockets, it's here to help genuine people who just want a safe friendly place to come and talk with others who understand.

Psoriasis Club hasn't got where it is today by paying Google, other SEO companies, or buying back links to give us a higher ranking in searches, it's got here by the honest unbiased content that is posted by it's members. We currently have 414 active members (unused accounts are removed) 16,583 posts in 1,700 threads (not all threads are visible to guests) Chances are you found us via a search on the internet or recommendation so we must be doing something right.

What does the future hold for Psoriasis Club?
Going by the feedback I have had from active members of Psoriasis Club, they like the way things are. So as far as I'm concerned "It aint broke, so why try to fix it?"
But I'm always ready to listen to it's members and I started a thread here for members [Group Specific]
But if you would rather you can give feedback here Feedback in public boards.
Here [Group Specific] in members only boards.
Or by sending me a PM or using the "Contact Us" button.

So a big thank you to all members of Psoriasis Club both old & new for making Psoriasis Club what it is, we may not always see eye to eye and I think some are never sure how to take me, but I am who I am and what you see is what you get.

To Psoriasis Club and all it's members, long may we run. Happy Birthday.

Now who's buying cake in [Group Specific]

[jiml]

Fred I applaud you for the tireless effort you put in to make psoriasis club the friendly safe place it is today and wish the club a very happy birthday and look forward to the next four years ( at least)
I wish I had found you in the early years, I am proud to be a member of the club and since joining I have made some very good friends on here. There is no nastiness or unpleasantness of any sort on here which I put down to the strict policing of memberships and instant banning of people trying to self promote ( spam)
I can understand Fred's pride in the club as it is a massive achievement for one man on his own to undertake and continue for such a long period
I know as a member that has taken a big interest in the club that whilst I used to believe these sites more or less run themselves I now know they need constant monitoring.
Fred is constantly updating the site with the latest research on the subject of psoriasis and PSA.
There is barely a day goes by that there isn't some news on psoriasis

Fred has a wicked sense of humour which I usually fall foul of.
Anyway I could go on for ages about his tireless dedication but I don't want to embarrass him too much

Anyway well done for the last four years and here's to the future

[Fred]

Fred has a wicked sense of humour which I usually fall foul of.

How dare you, I'm the only sensible one around here.

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Seriously Jim it's the members like you that make Psoriasis Club what it is, without people like you there wouldn't be much point in keeping it going. It's nice to hear you have made some good friends here, and you have certainly given back as you are always here keeping an eye on things, and you always make a point of talking with others especially the newbies who can sometimes feel a little uncomfortable at first.

Thank you for your continued support.

[Caroline]

Dear Fred,

Thank you for setting up psoriasisclub. It really is a very good site, without any commercial interests, there are more sites like this, but they are few.
I like psoriasisclub because of the respect one another has for each other, but also for the sense of humor that is part of the visitors of the forum. The willingness that is here to listen to each other, to give a feeling response, to give a bit of personal advice, I think that is the way it should be on the internet. We are all just human beings with all our own problems, where some problems are alike and where we can connect from all of over the world to give each other a helping hand.
Psoriasisclub is fun for me. I like being here and will try to keep coming back.

Well done !

Caroline

[jiml]

Fred has a wicked sense of humour which I usually fall foul of.

How dare you, I'm the only sensible one around here.

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Seriously Jim it's the members like you that make Psoriasis Club what it is, without people like you there wouldn't be much point in keeping it going. It's nice to hear you have made some good friends here, and you have certainly given back as you are always here keeping an eye on things, and you always make a point of talking with others especially the newbies who can sometimes feel a little uncomfortable at first.

Thank you for your continued support.

oh Fred stop it...... I get more out of the club than I give.........

[Fred]

Dear Fred,

Thank you for setting up psoriasisclub. It really is a very good site, without any commercial interests, there are more sites like this, but they are few.
I like psoriasisclub because of the respect one another has for each other, but also for the sense of humor that is part of the visitors of the forum. The willingness that is here to listen to each other, to give a feeling response, to give a bit of personal advice, I think that is the way it should be on the internet. We are all just human beings with all our own problems, where some problems are alike and where we can connect from all of over the world to give each other a helping hand.
Psoriasisclub is fun for me. I like being here and will try to keep coming back.

Well done !

Caroline

Dear Caroline,

Thank you for being a valuable member of Psoriasis Club, I think we have managed to agree twice in your time here.

But I think you will be pleased to know I agree with your comments entirely this time.

You too have given a lot to the forum, and your thread Dimethylfumarates and Psoriasis has now had over 10,000 hits.

So thank you too.

Fred.

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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that was rather polite for us, it must be because we both know the public are watching. As is the whole world

[Troll]

Congratulations Psoriasis Club and thanks for being there when i need you. i have been a member from day 1 and cant thank Fred enough.
I don't post much but im always keeping an eye out when i can and if i spot any of you bloody spammers on here im on the phone to Fred. keep up the good work all of you this place is the best psoriasis forum out there.