I've been here a long time now, and to my knowledge, there has never been any cliques or anything of the kind. Like G said, people get to know each other and become friends, and they will naturally seek each other out, but not to the exclusion of anyone else. I've been lucky enough to have made a lot of good friends on this site, but I'm more than happy to help anyone who asks me, whether I've known them for years or if they have just joined the site. And despite some of the crap that goes on occasionally, this is still a great place to hang out.

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