[valkyrie]

I've never used an online dating service, but my next door neighbor has (and she's a hottie by the way) and met several guys through it. She was seeing one for quite a while and he was pretty cool, but I personally didn't think he was good looking at all.

I don't think it's a bad idea, as long as you SEE A PICTURE before you decide whether to pursue anything with a person. I'd also probably want to meet him (in a public place) pretty soon, because I'm sure that with the miracles of photoshop, even someone hideous could post a decent picture, LOL.