One thing you will find about this kind of forum, or really any kind (I'm on a social/animal related forum as well) is that the sense of anonymity is a real help for those of us who have problems openning up to "real" people. All of us are real, but the chances of you running into us and then actually knowing it is us in real life are very small unless you want to. This is a safe place. You can pose your views and opinions, along with asking questions and getting feedback. People will learn about you and you will learn about them without a face-to-face confrontation. I must admit that for those of us who are a little scared of being social, it is a great way to make friends you can count on without ever feeling the need to share more than you want, without risk of feeling vulnerable, without gossip, without fear. Stay awhile, it may just be the best thing you can do!

Edited to say: Don't worry about your typing ability. I'm pretty good with typing, but my spelling is horrid and I always forget I have the spell check option. And although in the professional world my grammar is impeckable, I am terrible at bothering to use it in social situations like these and so far nobody has gotten on my back about that!!!