I did that, too. When my sister told me about it, I signed up right away, but it took me three years before I would post. And then I really didn't find "a place" until I stumbled onto the Original Undead Thread. And well, here I am...
I thought everyone was smarter than me. And I was very used to being lambasted for my views. Then I realised that I could get all the info I needed right here and we all pretty much had the same conservative views. I finally signed up before the election in 2000.
Three Years?
You don't seem shy to me. :-)