I lurked pretty much from day one but I didn't join until several weeks later.
How long did it take you to go from a withering violet to a post whore who would eventually get 50,000 posts? Do you fear CBCs* greater per day post whoring super powers?
*She is an evil little demon.
I can't be arsed to look for the early statistics but the way I remember it is that I felt right at home and posted a lot.
As for CBC, I don't mind. Being #1 was never a top priority, except for a race to 10,000 (?) with Cal and, earlier on, a similar race to 1,000 with Kevv.