Started playing > Noob
Started foruming, and abusing my luck > Infracted and hated
Started learning to play a bit better > Nobody cared about me
Started becoming somehow active on forums > Still no one cared
Joined my first 3 or so clans > Loved by them
Tried to help people > Infracted for backseat modding. :|
Started wibbling > Failed badly, and I never want to do it again
Made friends, one of them even brought me VIP (...)

And that's how I really got here.