Congratulations to Latif (a.k.a. Xman) OLD THREAD - DO NOT REPLY!

[John Collier]

Latif,

I have been with you since the first hat you received on February 27, 2003 when Pete starched my bu*$ for giving you a congrats thread in your honor because you were nothing more than a graduate. It was a pleasure of mine that I cherish yet to this day (sorry Pete).

Since then you and I have run pretty close on points and I have learned that you have much to offer in many different arenas in the IT industry. I respect your broad range of knowledge on both the M$ and HP-UX fields.

It is my sincere hope that some day I will be as respected by the members of this forum in such a definite manner as you have been today with your ascension to the ranks of Wizard.

I would like to think that my prodding in your direction (by means of subtle threats of catching and passing you) have had something to do with your rapid rise to the status of Wizard, but something tells me that even if I hadn???t made my comments you would still be where you are today.

In my eyes, you are a true deserver of your rank and I am proud to be the one that has given you both your first (and most controversial) congrats thread as well as your official congrats thread (according to the forums ???official policy???).

For those of you who have held back in the past in joining the various posts in congratulating Latif (A.K.A. XMAN), as well as all of you who have broken the ???accepted policy??? of the forums and joined us in his previous two posts for his achievements, please join me now in offering our ???official??? welcome to the ranks of Wizard.

Latif,

Enjoy your stay at (H)ogwarts (P)alace. Please use your newfound powers wisely and, above all else, save a place for me!

I promise that I will be joining you shortly (God willing and the creek don???t rise (as they say around these parts)) ;-)

For those of you who haven???t seen his profile yet, you may do so at:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/UserProfile/1,,CA847898!1,00.html

On a highly personal note, many congratulations directly from me directly to you, Latif. You deserve this honor and it???s high time you received it.

[Ravi_8]

Congrats Latif !!!

John has explained more about u.

well done ...

[Michael Tully]

Well done Latif!
Keep it up, there is a Gold Crown in them there hills!

Cheers
Michael

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

Congratulations Latif.

Enjoy your new pointy hat !

Robert-Jan.

[V. Nyga]

Congrats Latif - No.1 of Windows XP
and under Top 5 of Windows!
You are starting like a rocket!
Does XMAN means there are x men behind you so you can spend 24h a day in the forums? ;-))

Keep on foruming
Volkmar

[Balaji N]

hi,
have been seeing your responses since some time and i am amazed. and checking out your profile shows your expertise in the both M$ windoze and unix platform.

Good show xman and keep going. i hope i catch u soon.

cheers
-balaji

[Christian Gebhardt]

Congratulations to the new hat

Chris

[Alexander M. Ermes]

Hi there.
Latif, first my congrats to your good work and success. Now there may be a little problem.
As an Xman your personal electricity could come in conflict with your magic abilities.
So be aware, that you have a connector wrist band for dispatching electricity available every time you put your magic fingers on a computer.
Rgds
Alexander M. Ermes

[Pete Randall]

Congratulations and keep up the outstanding work, Latif. Well done, indeed!


Pete

[Kurt Beyers.]

Congratulations Latif,

A new week so a new hat for XMAN. It's becoming a habit. Keep up the good work.

Kurt

[H.Merijn Brand (procura]

Up and down, down and up. not the most steady riser, but for sure one of the most enthousiastic ones. Heartly congrats to you

20030205 5298 2 CA847898 XMAN USA 153 192 79.7 20020927 20030201 0 6 0.33
20030212 899 67 CA847898 XMAN USA 161 203 79.3 20020927 20030212 1 106 0.63
20030219 533 170 CA847898 XMAN USA 166 203 81.8 20020927 20030219 7 145 1.12
20030226 476! 237 CA847898 XMAN USA 166 203 81.8 20020927 20030225 9 +67 177 1.27
20030305 383! 365 CA847898 XMAN USA 166 203 81.8 20020927 20030304 18 +128 225 1.50
20030312 350 447 CA847898 XMAN USA 166 203 81.8 20020927 20030311 21 260 1.59
20030319 316 554 CA847898 XMAN USA 207 207 100.0 20020927 20030319 26 305 1.67
20030326 241! 760 CA847898 XMAN USA 229 229 100.0 20020927 20030326 42 +206 350 1.94
20030402 222 899 CA847898 XMAN USA 259 259 100.0 20020927 20030402 47 399 2.02
DB 1036 CA847898 XMAN USA 262 262 100.0 20020927 20030407 53 137 442 2.09

Enjoy, have FUN! H.Merijn

[John Bolene]

XMAN over on the business side ahs quite a few points also.

Welcome to the pointy purple hat!!!

[Gregory Lee_1]

Congratulations! Keep up the good work.

[Roger Faucher]

Latif:

Anyone who has read your posts in the Microsoft forums (where I usually hang out), won't be surprised at your meteoric rise to Mr. Wizard.

Congratulations!

Roger

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Very Well done.

Paula

[John Meissner]

Holy crap Xman... do you sleep? Every time I turn around you get a new hat!

[Steven E. Protter]

Watch your rear view mirrors leaders 'cause Latif is comin on.

Congrats.

Once again reminding you of who gave you your FIRST point.

SEP

[John Poff]

Congratulations and welecome to the Pointy Hat Club!

Keep up the good work.

JP

[Mike Fisher_5]

MARVELtmOUS Latif

I notice Hilary Nicholson is 1,004 today

[Norman_21 · Accepted solution]

WOW and Wheww,

I knew it John Collier that you have been watching me like I did when you got your Graduation Hat. Sorry if I was late I was busy making my XMAN II Movie ( just kidding).
I really do not know what to say and how to thank everybody around here but it's my pleasure for being a member of the ITRC Forum regardless the Ranks and the interesting Hats. I'm taking my hat off for every contributor and specially for John Collier. This man deserve to be observed and to be respected for he is almost hanging out every where trying to help and support others. I'm not really a good writer or perhaps, sometimes I feel difficulty expressing my feelings but I know that I have respect for everyone around here. I guess I'm becoming an adected in this forum.

Note to Roger Faucher:
Thanks Roger for joining the congtrats in the hp-ux side and I wish if all the M$ guys show up in the hp-ux side too. We are all one family here.

[Dario_1]

Latif:

Well done. Congratulations!!!

Regards,

Dario

[Adam J Markiewicz]

Wizard?

Gee... I was preparing my Royality Congrats, but he's only a Wizard...

Hehehe...
Tremendous progress, Latif.
I'm sure even Merlin couldn't hold your tempo!

Good luck
Adam

PS. I'll save my Royality congrats for the next week. ;)

[S.K. Chan]

Good work Latif ! Congrats and enjoy your new hat !

[Jon Finley]

Latif.. Dude! Keep up the good work!

Jon

[Martin Johnson]

Congrats! Job well done!
Marty