I had to look and see if I qualified as a member for
more than a year. Yeppers, I do...by 11 days
1. What was your first impression of YT?
That these people were really nice I can remember posting that my breeder lived two doors down from me and that I was trying NOT to be a pia by showing up there every day. Got several posts offering suggestions on how to "innocently" show up....borrow sugar, throw my kid's toys in their yard, etc. 
2. Who was the first person that *really* reached out to welcome you, whether it be PM or some other way that you remember?
Nobody...none of you people ever reached out to me 
Actually I think my first pm was from Rrosenberry...no one else wanted to talk to me 
PS She may regret that first pm
I take that back....Sherry Lynn pm'd me first. She traded me a Ralph Lauren raincoat for a jean jacket I'd gotten at Target. Ssshhhhh,
think I may have gotten the better end of that trade
3. Did you have a specific problem/question for which you were looking for an answer?
I was researching the breed before getting one. As someone who'd had to rehome a golden....got wise and decided to see if a Yorkie was a better fit for our family. Remember thinking OMG, these dogs are never house trained...that's great, just what I'm looking for
4. How old was your Yorkie when you first found/joined YT?
Didn't have him yet...but he was about 4 weeks old when I joined the site. I had not committed to getting him yet.
5. How long have you been an Yorkie owner?
1 year
6. Did you know right away that you would be addicted to this site?
Lord da mercy, no 
7. Did you make fun of members who had thousands of posts without realizing that you'd eventually be one of them?
Make fun of them because of post counts??? No...because of something else? Picture zippered mouth smiley here
8. Have you met any YT member in real life? If so, who?
Yes. Reagan (smmrpm). She's Ramsey's grandma.
9. Have you spoken to anyone on the phone? Who?
Yes, Rrosenberry and I'd wished I had morphine
And since you
didn't cover everything....
It was actually months before I even ventured to the OT forum...not talkin' about stupid OT stuff with
these people...no sirree
I have stopped being amazed that how thoughtfull and considerate the people are here. When Trace died....the posts and pm's really really meant so much to me. Shared them all with hubby and dd. They'd ask me...do you "know" that person. So if I knew anything about the poster...I'd tell them...their dog's name, where they lived, etc. Hubby kept telling me...I can't believe how thoughtful all these people are and you don't even "know" them.
PS I knew I was truly addicted when Trace died....it was not my "real" life friends I wanted to talk to....it was rrosenberry. I didn't have her phone number.....remember thinking...I don't even know what city she's in in Ohio...I'm gonna have to call ALL the rosenberry's in the whole dang state.