RE: Why'd you join PokeBeach?
I had been viewing the Pokemon news on Pokebeach since sometime in 2008. When I started doing it, I don't remember. I think it was when the Platinum news started coming out. So that would be...early-to-mid 2008.
I didn't join then because I didn't really like going to big forums. It was just too much for me to keep up with, despite that on the last big forum I went to (and then left because I couldn't keep up with it), I ignored about half the forums.
I'd seen the forums here a few times, and just browsed them as a guest, but I never actually felt compelled to join. I guess what really started my pull toward joining the Pokebeach forums was when I got to meet WPM in person (I am not lying; I'm very serious), and I decided to look at the forums again. Eventually, with a bit of nagging from my friend (whose name is Sweet Dawn here), I jumped over the line, and well, here I am.
...It's currently my first day. Let's see how far I can go...