Oh boy, I barely remember why I joined PokeBeach in the first place. I was viewing the site for news for a while, when I stumbled upon the little forum link in the top left. I believe I joined simply to talk about Pokemon with people all the time. I didn't have too many friends who played the card game at that point, and I only saw them at League on Sundays, so a forum was a great place to talk with people about my decks, the news, and help out people with their decks and troubles. And I already went to the site for news, so why not go to it for discussions as well?
Finding new friends was the easiest part. I made friends with a lot of people on the forums, many of which I still talk to today, both through our interest in the TCG, and through the Forum Games.
Man, how different would my life be without having found PokeBeach's forums 3 years ago? I spend so much of my day on the forums, helping with the article program, and helping out all over the site. It's such a big part of my life now. It wouldn't be possible without all you wonderful people who visit the site. You're the reason I do so much for the site. Thank you all for enjoying PokeBeach and viewing the site every day.