Who cares?  I'm here mostly as an "intellectual" voyeur (quotes for obvious reases, hehe).  Maybe "conversational" would be a better term for it.  Anyhow, I'm all for people making lasting relationships on an internet forum but I don't find much allure in that; especially considering that I pretty much suck at maintining relationships irl.  Anyhow, grunts, lurkers, and peons, don't get so down that you're not standing out in a crowd almost 100,000 people large in a faceless, reprecussionless medium!  just try to enjoy it for what it is.