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05-03-2010, 04:22 AM
|  | Admin & Founder | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kansas
Posts: 28,764
Country: | | Goodbye my friends! Dear friends, and I consider all of you my friends, the time has come for me to take a break from Planet-9, the site I launched as planet-9.com almost 5 years ago. I will miss all of you but have every confidence in our current moderator team to keep the site running smoothly and moving forward in a positive direction. It isn't only our moderator team either, it is you the member population that makes this site what it is, and I will miss interacting with you while I am away. How long will I be gone? I don't know, but there are things in my life right now taking precedence over my car, this website and other hobbies I am involved with and I need to focus on those things. Doing so would mean that I simply don't have the amount of time I've had in the past to spend here and I regret that, but short of cloning myself there is no other alternative. I don't want to do things here half-way or without the attention that items here deserve, I just simply cannot devote that amount of time and attention at the present time so the best solution as I see it is to step away and take some time off. I wish all of you the very best and please keep the faith, have fun and continue to make this a great place to be.
Sincerely,
Ken
K-Man S | 
05-03-2010, 05:22 AM
|  | Porsche Activist | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kobe City
Posts: 289
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! I think it is not April Fool today.....
Ken,thank you for your everything ,thank you for your kindness...
I wish you step forward in your life !!
Yours sincerely,
Sandybelle | 
05-03-2010, 05:25 AM
|  | Borlafide member of Northeast Group  500 post club | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PA
Posts: 728
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! We appreciate all your hard work and dedication making this a great site...do what you need to do in your life and don't look back...your ride through life doesn't need to be fast just enjoyed.
peace out | 
05-03-2010, 05:34 AM
|  | Gold Sponsor | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lancs,UK
Posts: 3,339
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Gonna miss you buddy  | 
05-03-2010, 06:23 AM
|  | Porsche Specialist 500 post club | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: PA
Posts: 518
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Thanks Ken for creating a site that provided the info that allowed me to build a car that I will enjoy for years to come. All the best to you and your family as you re-prioritize. Hope to see you back here soon. | 
05-03-2010, 06:45 AM
|  | FAQ TEAM 2,000 post club | | Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,726
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Is this real?? Are you serious?? 
I'm guessing you are, and no one is in a better position to decide what you should do but you. I think I speak for everyone here and for myself when I say you will be greatly missed 
And I do hope you can come back soon, real soon!
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05-03-2010, 06:47 AM
|  | Zone 13 Coordinator | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Illinois
Posts: 534
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Sorry to hear that there are things in life that take you away from your hobbies. Come back soon. | 
05-03-2010, 07:10 AM
|  | Porsche Specialist 500 post club | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Calif.
Posts: 570
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! You will be sorely missed and are the heartbeat of this site. I hope whatever is pressing passes and you come back. You created a wonderful fraternity here of Cayman owners. All the best to you. | 
05-03-2010, 07:27 AM
|  | Porsche Activist | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York
Posts: 344
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Dear Ken,
You and your site have helped make me a better diver, and my Cayman S a better car, and for that I thank you. And, thanks for linking all of us together. Great job!
I wish you Godspeed.
-Steve | 
05-03-2010, 07:35 AM
|  | Site Donor  2,000 post club | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida
Posts: 2,160
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Cayman Club and it's subsequent evolution are a testament to your skills and talent. You began CC when other Porsche forums advocated its members "distance themselves from the Cayman". Job well done. | 
05-03-2010, 07:36 AM
|  | Porsche Specialist 500 post club | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 565
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! I'm still fairly new here, but I thank you for the place you've created. I know the site will miss you bein' around, because it seems as if you're a wealth of knowledge in regards to these vehicles. Again, thank you. And I wish you the best in whatever you have goin' on in life. | 
05-03-2010, 07:38 AM
|  | Member of Northeast Group | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Plymouth, MA
Posts: 318
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Thanks for building this community. It is very refreshing to come to a web forum where people treat each other with respect.
Thanks for building this community where people help each other and give of their knowledge and expertise.
Most of all, thanks for all that you did to make Planet9 what it is today. | 
05-03-2010, 08:23 AM
|  | Member of Northeast Group | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MA
Posts: 138
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Good luck to you, Ken. I hope at some point you'll be able to return. There will always be a special place for you here.
ThomWT | 
05-03-2010, 08:25 AM
|  | Porsche Activist | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas
Posts: 437
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Ken,
This is the only website I participate in and visit on a regular basis. Thats because of the great job you did and the sensible community of Porsche owners that visit this site! Job well done and good luck to you and yours in the future! P.S.: Loved the article you wrote about the Jaguar...one of my favorites! | 
05-03-2010, 08:50 AM
|  | Life is a wonder.. My life that is! 4,000 post club | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Jordanian in Saudi Arabia
Posts: 4,575
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! We all came from different aspects of life with mainly nothing in common but one; i.e. a passion for our Porsche toys. We became addicted to this community as you provided guidance to all of us with this rich open database and at times one-on-one !
God bless you and your family as we look forward to hear about your good news and success.
You bet... you'll be missed !
__________________ " Remember, it only took Marty Mcfly 88mph to travel through time in the DeLorean! I would hate for you to accidentally land in a time without petrol!" ...JB
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05-03-2010, 08:53 AM
|  | PCA Register Coordinator | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,270
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! You've given a lot of your time to this place Ken. If anyone knows that, I do. I'm sure you enjoyed most of it. A forum like this can become a big part of all our lives. It sounds like you have bigger priorities right now, and I think you said it well. This is a car club. Though it is part of many of our lives, it is still a hobby and as such it's understandable that there may be higher priorities in life. We can easily assume that family and career may be included in the higher priorities that will pull you away from here.
I want to personally wish you the best in whatever that priority is. You have a good thing going here with great volunteers leading it. Planet-9 will be fine. Do what you gotta do and we'll see you back here soon enough.
Peace...!
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05-03-2010, 09:21 AM
|  | Crusin worlds most isolated city 3,000 post club | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: down-under
Posts: 3,380
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Ken,
I wish you well in your new endeavours and trust it will be as successful as this legend of a forum you have provided this community with. I would also like to thankyou for your countless hours that you have given up to this end.
Keep well and be sure to drop back in and say hello when you can. 
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05-03-2010, 09:25 AM
|  | Cayman Owner | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NJ
Posts: 104
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! I have been a member since December of 08, when I first got the Cayman bug... This is definitely the only place i have checked and read almost every day. I was surprised at the culture that exists here, one of the reasons i did purchase the Cayman in the first place.
Wish you all the best, and Hope you will be back to check on us once in a while! | 
05-03-2010, 09:26 AM
|  | Enjoying the drive. 1,000 post club | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: ID
Posts: 1,190
Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! I hope you get solved whatever it is that needs solving. You will be missed.
__________________ Whatever you do, wherever you go, enjoy the drive.
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Originally Posted by wanderer65 I find the GT3 very sexy while the cayman very attractive. The GT3 is like a girlfriend while the cayman is a wife. | | 
05-03-2010, 09:29 AM
|  | Site Donor | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NV
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Country: | | | Re: Goodbye my friends! Thanks for all your hard work and take care. Drop us a post from time to time and let us know how you're doing. |  | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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