I think that Inkslinger and Poly hit the nail on the head with this one. we all have a wish to share our talents, and in my twenty five years on this weird little planet, I've found it hard to find so many people that have that drive! And given some of the topics some of our works touch on it takes a certain amount of maturity to express those things properly (hence the badly done under-ager written fics). I think it's that common bond that makes these boards so much fun! That and we're all a bit nuts and silly