It's a forum. Online. Filled with mostly strangers. No one should take it too close to heart. There are a ton of forums on this subject matter. Most of us are on those forums already and see each other over there from time to time.

But at the same time I've made a few friends from this forum. Friends whom I imagine if I were passing by their town they would insist we grab a bite to eat or a drink and shoot the breeze. One of them is actually my pen pal. Which has been really cool.