I don't understand the motivation to just "lurking". I do note a lot of folks getting involved in discussions where they have nothing to contribute. They will preface their comment with something like "I have never ----" but then go on to add some irrelevant point. Fly fishing is a great "lifetime" activity. Even when you are as old as me, and no longer fish,you can still tie flies and lead tying classes. What I do note over the years is that there seems to be more personal conversations and less devotion to the topics. I sure hope the site continues forever.