So, lately I've been trying a couple other forums... and while they're quite nice I feel much more comfortable here - and I have yet to see a forum as active as EC, even though one of these ones has at least 30 times as many members. Go EC!
In fact I only tried other places because of the Full Spectrum project which might use being spread a little. I'm quite happy with EC and it's nice to know pretty much everyone by name. While I've had a couple not-so-nice experiences here (nothing is perfect), the good ones are the ones that count, and I've had many of those. So I'll continue with my rush of EC patriotism.