No, I'm an onliner, karoliinareddish--as you of all people know, my friend! But it's a good, thoughtful question. I thought about it a lot in the first six or eight months i was here. I wanted to meet so many people in person.

I did recently meet a PCer IRL, but she was the first and I gave it a lot of thought. I suspect she did too. It turned out to be a wonderful few hours, and I hope we get to do it again. But it's not something likely to happen with others--or at least rarely.

The anonymity permits so much freedom, don't you think? That's important. This meeting we had won't change that in this one case, but I think in the vast majority of instances it would. PC and the relationships I've established here means too much to me to risk them. For the most part they are what they are--and that's great! But I tell you folks things I don't tell people IRL ... it's a fine line.

Roadie