I don't know if I'd say that fractalists would rather be doing than talking. I think what happens is that the community here is (sadly) too small to have a busy forum -- although I'd hope it could be slightly more active than it is.

Of course if as you say people don't realize there's a forum, they may simply think that there isn't a venue for talking.

Len, can you turn a thread sticky if someone else starts it? I didn't see an option for me to do that. Er, if I'm not presuming too much in thinking that a "welcome/introduce yourself" thread is worthy of sticking.