[Arwen]

Originally Posted by Merlin

About people who post on here ??

I mean really ??

Forums sometimes can feel so impersonal and distant ..

It's like a faceless friend and yet so many forums are used the world over to make a connection with others.

Thoughts ??

I think that they can be impersonal and distant.

I choose to make them not so.

I care deeply and passionately about people on this forum. I've translated that energy into very real, meaningful friendships. Some of these people I've never met. Others only a time or two here and there.

I am not so limited in my emotional repertoire that I can only relate to people face-to-face. I am expansive. I am a broad broad if you will.

And as much as I care about some, it's also nice to be able to skim the forums to see how they are. I can stalk them, if you will, to see how their yesterday (or tomorrow if they are in a vastly different time zone) went. I can send them a PM or a rep to let them know I read their words.

This is what keeps me from being nasty, vile and mean. I can't pretend the people here aren't real, feeling human beings.

So yes, I care. What about you, Merlin? Do you?