Thank you for sharing your experiences here-- I have only been on the site for a little over a week; came here from a link on a friend's Facebook page that said no more than "looks promising."

I was basically looking for a venue to resume general blogging (which I gave up for niche blogs 7-8 years ago) and a place to practice writing, testing-- and hosting-- free standing articles of various topics. So far so good, and still learning the ropes... just hope the site continues to develop well.