well.. i joined in 09/05 but only become active somewhere in the late of 06...
to be honest... the reason that get me here in the 1st place in yr 05 is to spam with my ads
. Yes!, you are right, that wasn't working at all...
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and in yr06 i started participate really honestly and that pays off coz there are certain amount of traffic to my web from here....
since then, i changed my mind to honestly participate in each thread that i interested in and try to help others as much as i can. In the process of this, i also learn quite a handfull of tricks in web development, making money on webs, way to drive traffics and current trends in internet. Oh not forget having some fun here by waging some controversial yet controlled hot debate and participate in some nonsense post......
but what i feel the most gain to me is i can practice my written english too...
although my english stills sucks now....
the bottom line....
"if you truely and sincerely help others to get what they wanted, you will eventually get the things you wanted too"