I hate crowds and, I guess crowded forums as well. You don't get to know people. People coming in and leaving all the time, posts getting lost, fights, trolls, spam, etc.
There are some good advantages by being the only active member:
I'm the most active poster.
I got to have the first post of the year.
Everyone agrees with me no matter how much crap I post.
I don't even have to check my spelling.
Of course it sounds like online masturbation, but hey.....very seldom people get in trouble by doing that.

Anyway....I'll be back.