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Cynthia,
I find that these type questions can be more easily addressed when there is a well defined "statement of purpose" or "mission statement."
What may be a unique aspect of your situation is that your mission statement may be very different than mine, as it relates to our involvement in this forum.
More and more there are times, while surfing the net, that I come across sites that requires me to whip my credit card and pay a fee for entry or membership (and no, not just that blondes under sixty site). There may well be some wealth of knowlege just on the other side of the gate, but, how would I know? My tendency is to say "have a nice day."
When I became a member of the forum, as best I can recall, all I did was type my name and give a few other innocuous details about myself. It required no interview, no vetting of my work, no time expended on anyone's part. I would ask today, what was wrong with that method? Who are we trying to keep out and why?
The question "why are we here" is not that complicated for most of the participants of this forum. The question "why are you here" may be more difficult to answer. I think if you had a firmer grip on that answer you might be better equipped to answer the question you have posed here. I would offer two words: synergy and altruism.
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Mike McCarty
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