I have bumped into a few people that I honestly think were T's in real life offering me help when I was in a very very bad place, I never asked, but it was a gut feeling, I was just grateful that I got support I was in much need of.
Maybe things will change about the stuff surrounding our screen name, I think I have been an "elder' for a long time now , I just never noticed to be honest LOL , But then again I am getting old