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There is a certain apprehension that comes with the prospect of meeting someone from an internet forum that is distinctly different than the apprehension of meeting someone through more conventional social interaction. I have met, to my best count, nine people through this forum and another like it and have found in each case that my nervousness was misplaced. I think one does get a pretty good feel for the personality of someone who posts frequently in a forum of this nature, but it's hard to explain to someone who hasn't read those posts that you're not just "meeting some stranger from the internet". However, I never had to say to my spouse "I'm going to fly to the U.S. and stay with this guy I met on the forum. Where in the U.S.? Well, do you know where Deliverance was filmed?"