Hi Steve, welcome to the Zone site, sorry to hear about your "other" site experiences.......that does'nt sound good, but you found the right place. And, we have a genuine Chat room here, from a general one to a game one and a private one as well. Good stuff all around, Jim is really on the ball here, let me tell ya!!
So jump in and check out all the forums and see where your interests might be, I'll probably see you in the chat rooms as well, but I'm usually there after work at night after 11:30 PM.
Cheers, you don't have any interest in WW II gaming by chance, do ya?
Have a good time
TRDG
Tom