I was a sometimes lurker on ML for a bit, and just decided to go for it. I am not an old TK/ML poster and started seriously lurking around the time of the infamous "I ran 50 beeellion miles in 30 minutes with two busted ear drums, the clap, 15 years pregnant, etc. etc." post by L&L and read that whole thread hoping for a return post from her. By then, I was invested.