It takes very little "observing" to determine that the really nice people I would befriend if I ever met them, include "The Section A Gang", DB, JS, JH, both Walls guys, DO, DM, TC, Happy, DD's sister, etc.
I certainly did not join this board, after weeks of "observing", to make friends with people like you, Sean. For some strange reason, my computer seems to start playing "dueling banjos" when you log on.