The Ramble Queen_of_Snapes asked for

In the 24-question meme, queen_of_snapes chose: just ramble on on something related to fandom - go, go, go. I asked for a bit of time to sort out my thoughts, and she must have despaired of ever getting an answer.

But here I turn up, like a bad Knut, with a not so little ramble. But then, she knows I'm a waffler.

( So here goes: why this need to run an Internet Dating Service? )