Gawd - it's been so long I hardly remember. I was new to the internet and surfing chatrooms and forums meant lurking for a good several months before I finally posted for the first time at LPSG. There was a poster here at the time, finedessert(Bob), who welcomed me so warmly that I felt I had a place set at the table every time I entered the site and others, like Mark Savage, mindseye, DoubleMeatWhopper, DeeBlackthorn, JonB (and others) who were kind enough not to run me off when I expressed a contrary opinion or tried to be funny.
What keeps me coming back? I've already given one reason: the people. I guess it's kind of like the guys who hang around the barbershop all the time - not just to get a haircut - but to keep up with the news, listen to tall tales, talk about the ladies and give advice.
Lots of advice.