Ditto on what IL said- Cass summed that up pretty darn well.
I'm not going anywhere for a while. I know some people see a forum as a websight where people can come together and post things about a certain subject, nothing more. I see it as a community, and the people here aren't just posters, they're friends. I also feel accepted and "at home" here. It's really nice to have a place like that.
I've noticed it's slowed down drastically over the last year, and I hang out mostly in the Spam section now, just hanging out, playing games and "chatting". It's in Spam where we're developing friendship and getting to know eachother as real people, not just "forum posters". I too must state that the Spam section isn't as bad as some may think. I wish more people would venture down there and hang out with us. We'd love more people to chat with down there!