Welcome to the 10th Anniversary guestbook! Please leave your message to Obernet here. Here's to another 10 years!
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mornirkirara
Back in year 6 I was in my school library and pulled off the shelf a book entitled 'Obernewtyn.'
Sometimes, I indulge in futile ponderings, of what my life would be like if I had not picked up that book back all those years ago. Although it's a futile exercise and yet sometimes I cannot help myself, because it just makes me realise and appreciative of the presence of Obernewtyn.net in my life.
I love everyone in this community. Though we may drive each other crazy (though we may say we are not even if that is what crazy people say ) I value the presence of each and everyone I meet through this website. Time and time again this website has brought me great happiness beyond the simple converging of minds for the love a certain author.
Before 'social networking' was all the rage, I had Obernet. This website is so much more to me then just a fansite, it's a place to retreat, escape and keep in contact with friends who, despite the time the distances between us, the differences in our ages, the time that may have passed over the years. Despite these things that have led to lost contact with other friends, with Obernetters these things do not seem to matter. I don't know what it is - but I suspect that it's the wavelength of an Obernetter that allows us to get along so well as if we've all known each other for years.
This website really has become a second family for me.
In that small act of pulling a book off the shelf, little did I know at the time (as we very rarely do in moments of significance when they are actually occurring) that not only would I be soon reading a great book, but I'd develop a love for an author and close friendships.
Happy birthday Obernewtyn.net! And I thank each and everyone one of you (us ) for making it such a wonderful place to come back to!
Sunday 06 September 2009 - 08:48:47
Arwen
I've only been a member for about 18 months now, but already I feel as if I've been here forever. I've made so many online friends, Im desperate to get the chance to meet you all in person one day in the future. I love the feeling of community here, and that's probably the main reason I can't stay away, even when I've been told off for being here. It's an addiction, but its' one of the best to have. Without Obernet here to encourage me, and God, I don't think I'd be sitting at my computer right now, and wouldn't have been for about six months. So thankyou Obernetters for all your encouragement, even if you didn't know you were giving it to me. Happy 10th Anniversary!
Sunday 06 September 2009 - 15:58:56
littlesadeyes
Wow! I started reading the Obernewtyn Chronicles in elementary school. I joined obernet in my Freshman year of high school. That was over four years ago. Now I'm about to start my first year of college and I cannot believe how much fun I have had hear. What with Mystic Balls, and the Moonfair. I just want to say that as far as I'm concerned, this site has been a huge success. I've talked with many fantastic people from all over the world thanks to obernet.
HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY!!!
Sunday 06 September 2009 - 23:06:17
farseekers
Wow 10 years...!!!! I was so amazed when I found this site! Everyone was so wonderful and kind but most importantly, we all had to share the wait for the next instalments. There is nothing better in this world that can describe the feeling of coming online with so many charming people and all have these books in common. Thank you Obernewtyn.net for so many, many things And Happy 10th Anniversary!
Monday 07 September 2009 - 06:14:08
bookworm23
It was almost a year and a half ago when I first visited obernet, just after reading one of the ober books for the first time. i noticed this site when i looked up the ober chrons and joined up.
i was barely 11 when i joined. now i'm 12 and a half, in Yr 7. I then decied to read all the IC books i could get my hands on(which weren't many but i tried my best.) anyway a very
HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY!!!
to Obernewtyn.net and may Isobelle Carmody write many more books(because without her this site wouldn't exist!)
Monday 07 September 2009 - 16:00:54
Laya ShadowAngel (Ayla)
Isobelle Carmody's Obernewtyn Chronicles have literally changed my life... I know it sounds like a funny thing to say but it has... Gave me strength to follow my own path and not wait for life to giving me things - but to live my life to make things happen. To be who I want to be and stay strong in myself and my friends. When I found this site my heart went out as I saw I wasn't the only one who shared the magic of this adventure. Thank you for giving me hope, and an adventure to always remember as I continue my journey... and maybe one day you'll even read one of my very own books and I can inspire you back. Ayla
Monday 07 September 2009 - 16:34:30
Zieria
Happy Birthday Obernet! I first read Obernewtyn around ten years ago, but at that stage I barely used the internet, and it wasn't until a couple of years ago that I joined Obernet. It was – as I was soon to realise – something I was never going to regret, except that I didn't join sooner!
Congrats and many thanks to all the MoOs and Guardians past and present for helping to make Obernet the awesome site it is, and also to all the members who are and have ever been a part of this site and helped make it such a fun, friendly and welcoming place!
It's fantastic to be able to share my love for Isobelle Carmody's books with those who understand – and that's only the beginning of the connections I've made with other Obernetters. I'm delighted that our community of Misfits has survived and flourished so well, and I'm looking forward to many many more years with you all! *grugs* Long live Obernet!
Monday 07 September 2009 - 16:46:17
Nef
10 years! Go Obernet!
I can't believe I've actually been a member for a few years - it always seems like I'm coming to it for the first time. I love coming onto the boards and meeting so many wonderful people - Here's to another 10 years!
And maybe, just maybe ... in one of those 10 years, Fian will finally win BotY
Monday 07 September 2009 - 19:35:28
Smigglegirl
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OBERNET!!!! The first time i read Obernewtyn i loved it.
Tuesday 08 September 2009 - 04:15:47
Grace
Thanks so much for creating this site, it is amazing. Full of games, facts and interesting theories, I never get bored when im online. To all of the people that put their time and effort into developing and working on this site, you are awesome! A wonderful site, and a good place for me to procrastinate, it helps me to remember why I love isobelle's books so much. CONGRATULATIONS
HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY!!!
Tuesday 08 September 2009 - 11:12:42
Courtney De Salis
I first picked up obernewtyn when i was 11 and havnt put it down. I'm about to turn 21 and still am finding more and more about each book that I love, am so glad i found this place too. a bunch of like minded people that done discriminate when you cant make it online other than study Much love and thanks to miss isobelle of course and to all those that helped this creation move from cupcakes to red corial
*cheers*
Tuesday 08 September 2009 - 12:45:48
megana
Wow, has it really been 10 years? I guess for me it's only been about half that, and what a great time it's been! Happy birthday obernet, and many thanks to the many wonderful people who make this community the magnificent place that it is! I've watched it grow and change, and still love ducking in (rather sneakily these days) to see what's going on. I hope it continues to be the online home of IC fans for many more years to come!
Wednesday 09 September 2009 - 18:18:26
kaylanr
4 years, 8 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 6 hours, 59 minutes, and 42 seconds ago, I clicked "join" on the old Proboards website, thinking "oh this purple looks pretty", but not thinking much about what the site actually meant. I had previously read the first two books and had gone in search of the others via the internet, when I stumbled across the coolest website I had ever seen at that time.
Now, all these years later, I have come to realise that Ober.Net has meant so much more to me than I could ever imagine. I never was one for actually staying a member on websites, or actually posting (in fact I only post on one other site), but I became addicted to Ober.Net, purely because I could discuss the books that I loved, where in reality nobody wanted to know. I don't talk to many people, I'm quite a hermit, and in high school I was ostracised, yet here, on Ober.Net, I feel companionship, and I feel as though my opinions actually matter.
Isobelle Carmody has given me things not many authors have. She has brightened my day when I felt useless, or unloved. When I entered Elspeth's world, I left my own and found solace for the first time. I felt happy when she was happy, sad when she was sad, and in a way, she became my friend. I just wish I had found her earlier!
Happy birthday Ober.Net! And thankyou to everyone who has put in so much effort to maintain this wonderful site! It means so much to so many people. It's a real community, and I am so glad I am part of it.
I am a misfit!
Thursday 10 September 2009 - 06:42:07
Meriymun
Wow 10 years!! I only recently discovered Obernet (May this year) but already I can't imagine a world without Obernet and hopefully never will!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OBERNET!!
Thursday 10 September 2009 - 09:35:26
olligobber
I just joined, but I must say, this place is better then I expected! It has also improved my online connection (social) by showing me many great sites and introducing me to many more people! Congratulations to everyone assisting in the making of this site! IT IS GREAT!
Thursday 10 September 2009 - 14:24:40
Mooney
wow guys this is amazing, 10 years. Ive only been with ober.net for a while but i think you all agree with me that it just keeps getiing better. congrats everyone lets keep going
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OBER.NET
xx Mooney aka G.
Saturday 12 September 2009 - 12:31:08
maz
Wow... 10 years. I thought I would try to think of something inventive to say but I fail as I so often do to express the depth of my feeling. I found Obernet when I was first using the internet about 9 years ago. I must have been 13 then! I thought then that there was only one more book in the 'Obernewtyn trilogy'. Thanks to Ober.net I have had company and amusement on my long wait. Company in my fandom that is so severely lacking in Britain. So: HAPPY BIRTHDAY OBER.NET!!!
Sunday 13 September 2009 - 20:25:57
cat.
Obernet is a wonderful community. The people around here are so helpful and friendly! Obernet wouldn't have been born and grown without the dedicated MoO's and Guardians, as well as Shannon herself for starting a community that spans across the world and has grown over ten years. Happy Decade Obernet!
Monday 14 September 2009 - 13:59:54
Cameo854
Happy Birthday Obernet, and I'd just like to say a big thankyou for all the worderful, funny, kind, hilarious, caring and AWESOME people you've introduced me to. Eleven months ago I though I was alone in my Obernewtyn/Dr-Who obsession until I googled Obernewtyn after reading the series and discovered this wondrous site. I don't know what I'd do without my favourite Sus-Rid forum, in which I've created myself in all the different ways I wished I was. A great big Happy Birthday from me.
Wednesday 23 September 2009 - 11:42:57
♥Aquachick21♥
Happy Birthday Ober.net! Hpoe it's great!
Monday 28 September 2009 - 04:31:04
Mornir Dragon
I've only been a member for about 9 months and it has been a great time. obernet saves me in many boring subjects and i love exploring the sight... it is the best time waster, yet i wouldnt really call it that.
Some things too always remember, no matter how much time goes by: ** never eat anything Ariel tries to give you, espesh not his cookies, they could be Dark Side Cookies **Have fun putting Elf and Ariel in a relationship... and seeing how it turns out bwhahaha (check out the Mr and Mr Smith thread in the story den ) ** go absolutly nuts when 'the sending' comes out!!!! (and for the next few years after)
forever in debt to IC for introducing me to the woderful world of obernewtyn!!!!
JUST WAIT TILL WE GET TO 20 YEARS!!! worldwidde party anyone?
Tuesday 29 September 2009 - 10:49:50
windchime
great sight
Thursday 01 October 2009 - 07:12:56
Nae
I'm a new fan & would just like to say; "keep up the excellent work!" Very talented writer, the series has me captivated...
Thursday 01 October 2009 - 08:57:39
Lilanthe
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OBERNET cant imagine what life would be like without you
Wednesday 07 October 2009 - 07:25:10
Hello
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! [spoiler]
Sunday 18 October 2009 - 05:27:10
ISOBELLECARMODYROCKS
Happy Anniversary Obnet! Ten years is an amazing achivement Hope you last for another ten years more!!! ISOBELLECARMODYROCKS
Sunday 18 October 2009 - 10:18:26
marrumanyelloweyes
I've only been here for a year, but I wish I could say I'll be here for another ten years. It hardly seems fair that newbies like me only have to wait a few months to read the whole series while the awesome people here have been waiting for years. When I take over the world, I'll track all the members down and make them into ministers, or kings or queens or somthing. In those days, Obernewtyn will be worshiped as it should be.
Friday 23 October 2009 - 07:21:17
Kara Beasley
Have only read the first one but so far I love it! Now, to order the second one:)
Monday 02 November 2009 - 17:53:15
Moondream
Woop Woop! Wow! That looonnggg!!!! Uh. I wish i had known about this forum before...
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but i tried my best.) anyway a very
I first read Obernewtyn around ten years ago, but at that stage I barely used the internet, and it wasn't until a couple of years ago that I joined Obernet. It was – as I was soon to realise – something I was never going to regret, except that I didn't join sooner!
Much love and thanks to miss isobelle of course and to all those that helped this creation move from cupcakes to red corial 
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worldwidde party anyone? 
Hope you last for another ten years more!!!
ahem, so very belated happy anniversary obernet! 