Anniversary

I have just realised that the 16/10/2002 marked my first anniversary of joining the ABCtalers' fraternity (and sorority of course).
Coincidentally my first piece on the 16/10/2001 was cherry picked and so was my latest exactly a year later.
Was this a gesture from the editors to celebrate the occasion?
Many thanks, anyway. It is a nice feeling to belong to such a talented bunch.