Well,. this will probably get me banned, but I’m going to share the formula that Ben & Andrew programmed into this site. You are hopelessly addicted for the first five months. Nothing can be done during this period, so don’t fight it…..enjoy the high and the rush you get with each GA & GQ. After month six, you will be given an opportunity to break away. Some suckers don’t jump at the opportunity and become helpless career addicts. Ben & Andrew actually hope you take the break because they know you will come back renewed and refreshed and are capable of maybe pulling off something unique and special.
Me? I left after six months and took a seven month hiatus. My computer crashing initiated my departure, but I soon became busy with other things. I did, in fact, return after that hiatus in top form, as if I had never left, even having the audacity to frequently challenge @Blondesjon and the damn monkey, @eponymoushipster, to battles of wit, altho frankly their banter was above my head (I had age and experience on them, but had failed to stay abreast of many things so my posts were hopelessly out of date).
Fourteen months after joining the collective I found myself with lots of friends here and quite a few points from lots of responses but without a single question asked. I just never felt the need to as I am an adept internet researcher and I just didn’t want to “force” a question. But upon making the decision to propose to my beautiful and wonderful girlfriend Sherry, I thought wtf (I often think “wtf”.....how do you think I got my name here?) let’s do something fun and propose to her right here on fluther. The rest, as they say, is history and that question, ”the proposal question”, remains safely archived to this day.
Once you return, so too will the addiction. Not as strong as the initial attraction (you will be able to break away for short periods of time) but there obviously, nonetheless. And it will be a lifelong addiction, but like caffeine or chocolate, not such a bad one to have.
Oh yeah, one more thing. The addiction breaks if you are a big time liar or bullshitter or troll. But this is welcomed as we don’t want those types around here anyhow.
There you have it!
See ya…...(I certainly hope I see you…...if I were to suddenly disappear from these waters, at least you’ll know why….yes, shark bait, I well imagine)….Gary/wtf