I once posted in rec.bicycles.misc that I had just completed a 6 week solo bike tour of France. Someone asked me a series of questions about riding and camping in France and I spent about 10 minutes writing a response. Francophile Sheldon Brown asked if he could put it on his website and I was thrilled to say yes. He did so, formatting it and adding links and photos for the places I mentioned. (The page is still there but the photos and links are gone). Years later, a co-worker stopped by my cubicle and asked if I was the person who wrote that article -- he said it had inspired him to start bike touring ... I was again thrilled.