Thanks, guys.
October 18th is not really the official birthday of The Elder Stats, but it depends on how you look at it. The development forum for The Elder Stats was first created on October 18th, 2008. At that point, I was the only registered user on here and it was just a forum for testing purposes. Then, The Elder Stats was announced to the public on November 7th, 2008, and we had a temporary forum up and many people joined and visited. Then, after over 3 months of development, the actual Elder Stats website was finally released on February 3rd, 2009. So, you could look at its birthday any way you'd like. You can say October 18th, November 7th, or February 3rd - either one is technically valid. I just like to think of February 3rd as the "official" birthday of The Elder Stats because that is when the website was finally completed and released and we started receiving a regular influx of new members.
Anyway, there's your Elder Stats history lesson for the day.
No matter when you want the birthday to be, I appreciate your birthday wishes!