Google: Pokemon + Forums = Profit
It was around the Christmas season, and I wanted to show off the cards I had gotten. So I found this site (among others) and felt that this was the most welcoming community. Proud member ever since.
Uh, Google? I was looking up some Pokémon TCG stuff and this site kept popping up. I just checked the mainsite for a while before I actually joined the forums, though.