As a prodigal Linux Noob, I left Mageia to find greener distros. Before Mageia I tried Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and openSUSE. After using Mageia for a month I wanted to bleed and tried the Arch-based Antergos and Manjaro. I dabbled with Solus, Apricity, and Peppermint OS to resolve an uneasiness in using the various Linux distros. Each of these distros were wonderful, but none were perfect.
Then slowly I realized I wanted some stability. My previous OS died using LightDM, and I wanted a solid system. I did not want to consistently Google my fix. I came back to Mageia to find stability and reliability. After doing a network install, I was mildly surprised to find a 4.1.xx kernel. Mageia with the Gnome DE is awesome. The software center works well and is maintained. I can download the Chrome Browser or Vivaldi Browser directly to my computer. Mageia is perfect.
What's your story of Mageia?