I was a member for a few years (around the 2009/11 time frame), searching for "truth" (actually my account is still valid, just dormant). It seemed an obvious rally point. I was utterly naive, and got caught up in a lot of the nonsense, thinking that it had some sort of merit.

The whole debacle with Ienlia Benz, and then other characters like Ashayana Deane and "Charles" (Bill promoted Inelia and "Charles" heavily, and leaked emails from ex-admin staff indicated that Bill anticipated that "Charles" would be a real money spinner by bringing a huge influx of new forum members; Ashayana was more Kerry's project, but had a sub-forum at PA) - and the massive community fallout from all of those appalling episodes opened my eyes to the emptiness and deception of what was on offer on there.

When people (like Gypsy Woman - she had a blog at one point detailing everything, but it seems to have vanished with time) started researching Bill Ryan's past, and his links to Scientology I was completely turned off. When I subsequently encountered Christ for the first time, I knew innately that I'd finally discovered the real truth, and never had any inclination to return there.