SPOT. ON.
It can't get much more real than this post. I will admit, I joined in September and quickly fled because I thought it was going nowhere. Looking back now, I wish I would've stuck with it and realized what an awesome platform/community this place is. However I can't change the past, and I am here now! I've read "Come for the rewards, stay for the community."
Now that i'm back a second time: I'm staying for the community. Great post, @papa-pepper!
Glad to hear that you are back, and I am soooooo glad that I stuck with it.
I hope that all of us adding value to the community will provide even more reasons for others to "stay for the community!" Thanks!