I have met a couple of people from the forums. I met up with Johnlee, a few times. A good guy. There are some other folks from the forums I have never met, face to face, whom I consider real friends. Some of them I have had the pleasure of doing business with or exchanging personal favors. Some because we have just had the pleasure of being on the same side in some ethical dispute, some because we have had the pleasure of respectful disagreement on one issue or another.