In response to: I am curious whether or not you joined and just jumped into the forums, or have you been here a while and just decided to take the forum plunge?
If you have been in the background how long have you been here? And what was it that drew you into the public eye?
Might just help us to get more input from others, which is a good thing for all.
I'm quite shy... joined this wonderful site about 3,5 or could even be 9 years ago

Been lurking a very long time
Finally decided to be brave today and take the plunger and post
My motivation for posting? .... I couldn't resist the enticement of all the daily welcoming jolly posters photos