Actually, we (or at least I) encourage long posts, and especially long posts in this thread. The object of this thread is to give the Forumites a clearer picture of what their fellows are like than they would get from reading your profile page. This "Hi! I'm here." stuff really doesn't seem to accomplish much (other than to prove that you can follow directions, which is something, I guess). :soapbox:

Oh, and welcome to the Forum.