Well, let's see...
Vala (who sadly seems to have left us long ago
) is personally responsible for my joining of the Barrowdowns, as I joined specifically for the purpose of posting on her thread,
Dreams of what must come and what must be! (it's linked to in my siggy) Though I most likely would have joined eventually, it was Vala who provided a reason to join sooner.
Luthien Tinuviel and
Morgul Queen and all the other Golden Ring Marathon planners got me to branch out and join another forum...and Luthy and Morgy have become some of my best friends (and Mental Triplets).
Eomer of the Rohirrim gave me a reason to show my cheeky side in
What do BDers Look Like? and I have since become much more cheeky and, well...
Lush-ish.