I was my first 6 months after the very first posts. There was little decoding going on or discussion off the 4 chan and 8 chan boards, and I wasn't familiar with the boards early on. I was quite worried I would be led on a goose chase by some nut job. But as proofs came along, I knew Q was the real deal. The first confirmation for me was Q posted the Lord's Prayer and 3 weeks later the Pope made a big announcement that he was changing the wording in it. That got my attention since nothing seemed to have been released before that. So many proofs later, I'll never doubt Q.