I only joined in december. This forum is great fun and I obviously never knew pre my join date what it was like so can't compare.
I like to throw in humour and honesty. I would like to meet some of you some day for copious amounts of alcohol and laughter. Some people do seem a little strange but hey ho...
I've never requested a friend and wouldn't know what that meant re chat anyway. Thought it all happened on the forums to be honest.
HGL seems very sincere and it's good that you've brought up this thread.