My name is Daniel Hernandez. I used to go by DNL (I still do at points), but usually I just prefer being called by my first name. I joined the original SFGHQ forums way back in 2007, when Sonic Worlds was still in its infancy, Multimedia Fusion 2 was sort of new, and I was about 10-11. I often bumped topics that I lurked through late at night because I was a sort of nocturnal kid, and would often get in trouble with certain admins. Of course, I stopped that silliness, and lurked through several topics, inspired to make my first fangame. After several failed attempts, some with some decent ideas I'll admit, I kind of thought in the end fangaming wasn't for me.
But I do want to say fangaming has done a lot for me of the ins-and-outs of programs such as Clickteam Fusion, what goes in making level design for certain games, and of course, somewhat inspiring me to chase my own ideas. Fangaming isn't the best way to get into the game industry, but it sure is a great way to get yourself off the ground into making games.
Looks like I've introduced myself 6-7 years too late.