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Just as I would never write a rec for someone whom I've never met and REALLY gotten to know (in person) I would never sponser someone I've never met and REALLY gotten to know (in person).
I may just be picky, but I don't think email counts as "talking to" a person. Yea, it's a form of communication, but just like in job interviews, anyone can look good on paper and interview well. It's the actual getting-to-know the real person that is what counts.
In my company, we had a couple of people who looked fantastic on paper and had great interviews. They got the job, and ended up being crappy employees.
The work enviornment is different because typically you don't have the luxury of waiting very long to fill the position, so you cant meet up with them on several occasions to learn who they really are.
Fortunately for recruitment/sponsership purposes, you do have the ability to do that.
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