Hey guys, I was a member of AU/AH starting in 2012. I didn't really get to know anyone on the forum too closely. I have no knowledge of what went on behind the scenes or any of the politics. What I enjoyed most was talking to the folks like Hiflier, 1963, and Shadow Prophet. They all had an extensive knowledge of their area of interest and the patience of Job when it came to explaining things.
I love physics, for instance, but I never studied the subject in school. SP would take the time to break things down into simpler terms that most people could understand. I've noticed on the other forums you get a lot of PhD types who want to butt heads over some really technical abstract concepts that, frankly, leave me clueless.
I'm not too keen on debating theories either. When it came to those guys who liked to brag about how they were skeptics about everything, I usually used the ignore feature, either physically or mentally.
This forum looks like a good mix of people.