Not so longstanding... it took me a good long while to join after receiving an early invitation. However, I do remember watching the genesis of this site, as JRC & Nik got slowly more wound-up by the strangulating moderation and arbitrary bans imposed by 'the sisterhood' on the peenet site - 'The Punter' being an absentee landlord and ChloeKisses (*?) clumsily attempting to stifle any criticism of WG's at all, legitimate or not.
Creating UKP was such a good move - I confess, I didn't believe it would supplant the other 'un, much less, work out so well that it would become the new gold standard. Well done - & thank you. I've maintained my hobby throughout, with a few distracted lapses at intervals. I've found the reviews here a very welcome aid to knowing whom to avoid. I only popped my head around the door last night, for the first time in months. I've not yet given anything back to my fellow punters in return, which is regrettable, but that'll be corrected in due course.