We used to...In the dim dark ages of Trifuel have a count of how many people belonged. It would be cool to know how many strong we are.
There are probably tons of folks who see us as and information site and not a place to chat/post. Others lurk but don't have time to be involved. Some others are busy training and don't have time for this tomfoolery! Others, still, are afraid to post, which is silly because of all the sites I am familiar with, this to me is the most accepting and flame resistant of the lot.
I'm a member of other sites but only post here. I decided this was my online "home." I post here because I feel a connection to the place.

I too am a member or a lurker on many sites but as Anton stated, this site is the most welcoming.
I probably contribute TOO regularly because i have trifuel running in the backgroud all day while I am at work. I work on a PC all day so it is easy to pop in and check out what is going on.

Someday I can't post much but I read everything.
There is a good range of contributors to trifuel and a they are on many skill levels.

I have met several trifuelers and I now count them as my friends.

I mostly just let other people do the talking and post pictures of dudes in speedos at inappropriate times.

We're all too busy training or eating or sleeping! ;) I too am more of a lurker. I'll try to be better though!

Well I am a blabber mouth. At one point my posts exceeded my days of membership. Then came a couple of long business trips and the christmas season. Hopefully now I can get to rolling again.

I don't know much but I do have a lot of questions? And also manage to do stupid things a lot.

+1 read a lot and post very little. However, I do appreciate the friendly and informative environment. Thanks all.

I don't know any other triathletes and I am not on a team, nor do I have a coach, so this is the only community I have to talk about this stuff. I looked at other forums but they felt cold by comparison. Plus, I like the cast of characters over here.

+1 to all the postings above, I don't post a lot - just when I feel I have something to add that might not otherwise have been mentioned (assuming I have the time too).

In that vein, I've been to a lot of other forums, and I find from a technical format and user friendliness that trifuel is one of the the most easily customizable, personal, navigable sites I've been on. So, not to take away from the people (and I too feel a connection or home for sharing my triathlon experiences here), I think that the easy format has helped make trifuel "my home" when it comes to sharing information about triathlons.

How about aero helmets?

I would post more if Matt posted more pics of himself in a speedo rather than Borat! I love this forum - it's friendly and informative and seems to have a wicked good sense of humour! I agree that for me the forum replaces a team and even sometimes training partners as I live in a really "triathlon remote" area. I think we do train, it's at work where we slack off!!

I'm a lurker too. I really can't post as much as some of you do. I only do it when I have a question or have something new to say. Unlike others, the Trifuel community is like a group of friends who welcome you every time and give you advice on triathlon and about life too. It also has an easier and nicer format than others.

Its really rare that I post.... but have been on almost everyday since I first signed on.....It is by far the best community out there...

I'm in a similar situation as Toni, I only personally know a couple other triathletes and I don't have a coach or belong to a team/club...just don't really have the time or funds. I keep this running while I'm working on other things, so I read basically everything.

I'm proud of my "more posts than days as member" status, but it certainly isn't b/c I'm an expert. I post tons of questions, and other times when I do put forth my .02, I try and make sure it's known that my advice is from personal experience and reading I've done. I figure this place is so generally flame-free, that posting mis-information is a good way to learn things you don't understand correctly or are doing wrong since someone will let you know your error without tearing you down.

I also am a member, or at least lurk, at the other sites, but keep basically all my activity here. It's a much more "family" atmosphere. I figure I'll do my recruiting with my Trifuel hat I'll be wearing at all my races this year.

Yes, I'll admit that, for the longest time (since 2005), I just looked, read and learned. Because I'm not one of those people who want to annoy others with my 2 cents and mostly kept to myself. Now I have bit more experienced, trust and knowledge that trifuel is a good resource for info and support.

Is it just my imagination, or does it seem like a a wider variety of people are posting since this thread went up?