^ I used to be exactly like you. Well, I still have more friends on this site than I do in real life, but i'm not really that social of a person. */obvious* In all seriousness, though, I used to think that ATRL going down was like the end of the world to me. I still come to the forum every day, still post every day, still love to interact with you guys, but if it went down now, I doubt it would be the end of the world to me like it would have been before.
As for what I like about the forum...honestly, after 5 and a half years, I honestly could not begin to tell you. I usually just leave forums after a month because I get bored with my surroundings, but this one? I don't know. I guess I just met a ton of cool people here and stuck around. Sometimes, it just happens like that.