I'm a what you see is what you get kind of person too. And you made some excellent points. There is a danger in this kind of community where we only interact with each other online from the other side of our monitors. There is a tendency sometimes to forget that the other people out there on the other sides of their monitors are real people with real feelings too.

I think that there is a lot that is good about this community too. Being able to talk this way is easier for some, including me, and then there is the accessibility. I don't know what I would do without my friends here. We do need to keep each other safe emotionally though, and that is everybody's responsibility. This needs to be a place where we try out our new and developing skills, try for the best results possible, and respect each other, and also forgive each other when something doesn't work out so well.