I do think of this place as a community. There are so many people here who are kind and supportive of others' explorations and questions. Even though I rarely have one-on-one conversations with regular posters it's easy to think of many of them as friends.
(I'm officially de-lurking today, for anybody who read when I was on hiatus.)
(I'm officially de-lurking today, for anybody who read when I was on hiatus.)