Amen! and hear hear! to the praise which has already been heaped upon Poe.
Speaking for myself, I was introduced to EN by my girlfriend round about a year ago. Now here I am, reading ES posts and avidly hunting down Poe trivia (e.g., looking up his many successful entries in the Fantasy Powers League at
http://www.electricferret.com/fpl/) when I should be studying and doing homework. The greatness of Poe can be calculated in direct relation to my rapidly falling GPA.
Poe, thanks for giving us all something to look forward to other than the next problem set. Best wishes from myself and the rest of your sizeable fandom.