long thread is long...
lol anyway, I joined here for the same reason as the OP but, I've found a lot of interesting stuff here, and I'm glad of being a member of this forum.
I agree on the fact that it's important to participate here in order to keep the forum alive, unfortunately I haven't been able to stay here for too much because I don't have a lot of time to spare it being here
To conclude: don't be mean dude! get into the forums! read the threads! dicuss!
If I had an iPod touch, I'd be here spending a lot of time meeting people