much respect...
AKAtude...yes, some folx are doing some shady business on a forum (even i cannot defend VS...she was out there and thats disappointing) that could be, and in most cases has been, a good place for information. and sad to say one bad apple can and does spoil a bunch.
and you are right most people would never dare talk to someone in person the way they talk over the net. if questioned, most of those people have never even tried to approach a member in "real life".
from my experience with organizations from service to political to social that i have been interested in required me to get to know the people first as people and not as "such and such member of XYZ". my mentor in fact is a member of a HBGLO but knowing him as a human rather than letters has been the most rewarding experience of all.
no one should have to "change" who they are when answering questions...but a level of respect on both sides isn't too difficult to achieve.
peace
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