More valid points. I have seen talk shows do shows on them and very very few ever work out. As was stated it is hard to know 100% that the person you are talking to is for real and whom they claim they are.
It is so easy to hid behind type, and hype but comes the day when you may have to front. Me personally what you see is what you get. I have been to quite a few meetins from the chat room I met Barb in. I have met over 400 people who used to chat in the rooms I frequented. Nearly every single one of them were not whom they claimed in one form or another but hey I got to see, talk, and converse in real time and then make my judgement from there.
On the net well I take people at face value until I see otherwise. Cuts all the possibilities out and makes for a more enjoyable time on the net.
Peace