Would you meet an online friend in person? [Archive]

Ramar

07-06-2008, 04:35 AM

I've met a few people I only knew online. Though it was at a huge LAN event and I took my mate along just in case they turned out to be a bunch of rapists. It was awesome, and I've since met up a few times, once at a football match.

In all though, now that I'm an adult I wouldn't be too afraid of meeting someone I only knew online. I'd probably be cautious though. A few years back, I'd have been very skeptical, never know who's pedo.

Letty

07-06-2008, 06:21 AM

I've met Jordan, Stefkov, Ashmat, Thirtynine, Domstercool and Sarka from this forum ;)

(But I already knew Sarka!)

ReZourceman

07-06-2008, 06:51 AM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihXIA5w7f5Q

Watch the video for the full question and my response to it.

Basically... Would you be willing to meet someone in person, that you met online first? Would your answer have been different four or five years ago?

I met one person online like....five years ago....that was cool. We had spoken on the phone aswell. (It was....a bit sexual)

And then I met a whole group of people that Ive spoken to online for 5 years last week, and that was awesome!

And then loads of us from this site are meeting up next month.

So yeah! :heh:

Heaven

07-06-2008, 07:05 AM

I have met some people but all of them were friends of people I knew. So that doesn't count really eh?

DomJcg

07-06-2008, 09:06 AM

I've met Ellmiester (he touched me in bad places ><)

Disclaimer, i enjoyed it

MoogleViper

07-06-2008, 10:23 AM

I probably would. Although I haven't.

Jordan

07-06-2008, 10:43 AM

From this form i've met:

Roadkill (not around much anymore)
Largo (left, afaik)
Athriller (same as Roadkill)
Tendo (left)
Apple ndib (around sometimes)
Fordprefect (left)
Zeikfried (left)
Domstercool (still around, a mod)
Sarka (left)
Ashmat (banned'D)
Letty (still around and my girlfriend who i now live near to and currently at her house)

Theres probably a couple more but i'm blanking right now.

Charlie

07-06-2008, 10:45 AM

I have done before, Nintybloke/Joe who used to post on these forums. Still talk to him regularly and I'm currently trying to convince him to come up and visit me.

I also met ShadowV7 at the Wii launch night in Stirling with one of his friends (Zero?) and another guy from NE who recognised my name when we were playing on the DS. Can't remember who that was now....

D_prOdigy

07-06-2008, 11:10 AM

There's always a risk that a person who you admire turns out to be completely different from what you were expecting.

I've never met anyone from round here, but if I did I know I'd be paranoid that I'd come across as a total douche.

Gizmo

07-06-2008, 11:17 AM

I've not actually met anyone from the internet yet, but I will be at some point. As I'm only 16 getting parents permission to go somewhere to meet up with online people is difficult :p But I have a couple of people who I may be going to meet down in Norwich later in the year.

Tellyn

07-06-2008, 11:40 AM

Aside from people who I actually know (MadDog91UK, Firthy1991, Jimjebus) I have stalked Daniel. But he didn't know. And asides from that, I'm not entirely sure.

From this form i've met:

Roadkill (not around much anymore)
Largo (left, afaik)
Athriller (same as Roadkill)
Tendo (left)
Apple ndib (around sometimes)
Fordprefect (left)
Zeikfried (left)
Domstercool (still around, a mod)
Sarka (left)
Ashmat (banned'D)
Letty (still around and my girlfriend who i now live near to and currently at her house)

Theres probably a couple more but i'm blanking right now.

Are Domstercool and Letty wearing some sort of magical amulet to shield them from your curse? :heh:

Twozzok

07-06-2008, 11:46 AM

DomJcg

07-06-2008, 11:54 AM

Met some of the IRC crew back in the day.

Roadkill
Allyn (aka FEF)
pdhq64
Sharan (did he ever come on the actual forums?)
Athriller (he veen had the same t-shirt as me :D)

Though I've probably forgotten someone.

Also, shit loads of people on the southparks forum.

EDIT: And shit loads of people from SomethingAwful forums.

Oh, yeh! me, towzzok and flink were at the same muse concert, but i was seated and they weren't, so yeh, didn't meet them (didn't know they were going but hey)

Atleast, i think they went to the muse concert..

Twozzok

07-06-2008, 12:08 PM

Oooh yeah, I forgot about that. Flink came and asked if I was Twozzok. He looked very releived when I said yes XD

Coolness Bears

07-06-2008, 12:13 PM

Yes! I would! :D and have. I met Bluey Last October at the London Anime Expo. :)

She was dressed as Pikachu. :yay: and is AWESOME!

Five Years ago or even the beginning of last Year I didn't really use a computer that much and didn't have any internet friends so wouldn't have even considered meeting anyone.

Now I am. Though the London Meet up sounds to big an scary for me! :p

Stefkov

07-06-2008, 12:26 PM

I met Letty and I think we saw Bluey aswell. But it might have been anyone in a big yellow costume.
There is on man I plan to meet. He plans on giving me 'beatings', it was two men but one of them isn't going to the London meet.
Oh and I saw demonmike aswell I believe.

The fish

07-06-2008, 12:53 PM

I've met Ellmiester (he touched me in bad places ><)

Disclaimer, i enjoyed it

You also met me, biatch!

:heh:

Oh, and Dan-Likes-Trees lives in the same town as me and DomJcg, so I've probably seen him around somewhere. In fact, he almost definitely knows Dom mum. Then again, everyone knows Dom's mum, in the biblical sense...

Eenuh

07-06-2008, 12:57 PM

If the meetup wasn't so far and expensive to go to (and if I had someone to go with), I wouldn't mind meeting up with some of you. =)

Other than that, only met two people from the internet. One was all across the ocean. I'm still amazed about the fact my parents never objected to this. XD

The other person I ran into on an entrance exam for an art school. He recognized one of the characters I was drawing (one I created) and asked if I was Ine from the chat (the one we always were chatting in with a bunch of people). Was kind of weird, especially since it was so unexpected. X3

DomJcg

07-06-2008, 12:58 PM

You also met me, biatch!

:heh:

Oh, and Dan-Likes-Trees lives in the same town as me and DomJcg, so I've probably seen him around somewhere. In fact, he almost definitely knows Dom mum. Then again, everyone knows Dom's mum, in the biblical sense...

Yeh, but i knew you already =}

And Daniel visted our town, many moons ago...

Cube

07-06-2008, 01:01 PM

I met a few people down in London (Wildo, McPhee, Oli, Platty).

Jordan

07-06-2008, 03:14 PM

Allyn (aka FEF)

How could i forget i've met him too!

That Guy

07-06-2008, 03:56 PM

I met thguyfromspark from this forum. I also plan on meeting someone I've been talking to for a few years once she starts uni in October.

rokhed00

07-06-2008, 04:26 PM

Been there, done it, had sex with them.

But seriously, I've met loads of people from online, some from on here, lots from fetish websites, and have made some very dear friends, and like I said, I got a shag out of it too.

Raining_again

07-06-2008, 04:27 PM

I've met the person that introduced me to this site, soag, and darksnowman. Will probably meet buttons sooner than later as she lives only 10 minutes walk from me. ^__^

Ellmeister

07-06-2008, 05:24 PM

Sadly I met Dom, it was a dark dark day.

I was going to go to the meet up but our bros road trip is taking place at the same time which is an unlucky coincidence =/ Other than that nope haven't met anyone I didn't know beforehand. This guy I know has, turns out she was hugely different from her photo. As in size wise. We still take the piss out of him for it.

Jav_NE

07-06-2008, 05:27 PM

Ive had a few girlfriends in the past that i met online. Its fine, idont know people fuss so much, as long as your not stupid. See them on webcam first then you dont need to worry.

uəʌəsʎɐɾ

07-06-2008, 05:50 PM

I moved in with shorty roughly two years ago on the day we met... lols. Seen Ashley twice - teh second time he stayed for liek a week, megawesome. Then went to leeds for pubbing and cinema with Daniel a few weeks back! They should all reassure you that I am, if anything, much better irl. I hope.

Shorty

07-06-2008, 08:27 PM

Yeah so that ^ (including meeting Daniel and ofcourse, Ashley).

I also went to America for 6 months which originated as for the sake of a girl off the internet once. Don't talk about that much anymore, but oldtime forum members might remember that starting.

And I met a few people from the old AFI boards. I had someone on my friends list on MSN called John who I chatted to all the time. I went to see a show at the electric ballroom in camden a couple of years ago and slowly started to realise this guy was stood next to me, I was like "dude, your name isn't... John, is it?". Luls and awesome all round.

Raining_again

07-06-2008, 08:29 PM

Yeah so that ^ (including meeting Daniel and ofcourse, Ashley).

I also went to America to see a girl off the internet once.

And I met a few people from the old AFI boards. I had someone on my friends list on MSN called John who I chatted to all the time. I went to see a show at the electric ballroom in camden a couple of years ago and slowly started to realise this guy was stood next to me, I was like "dude, your name isn't... John, is it?". Luls and awesome all round.

Haha thats epic. I've seen a few people about locally that im nearly sure I know from t'internet. hello... "are you <insert silly username here>?" :shakehead I couldn't do it! XD

EEVILMURRAY

07-06-2008, 10:52 PM

Would. And have.

Haver

07-06-2008, 11:06 PM

Everyone I met has been banned/left :P

- Guy
- CubeChris
- Dabookerman

My Buttons are Magic!

07-06-2008, 11:13 PM

I've met the person that introduced me to this site, soag, and darksnowman. Will probably meet buttons sooner than later as she lives only 10 minutes walk from me. ^__^

woo indeed!
even tho i did see u while i was running home from work! tho i wasnt sure n then it hit me - how many blue haired people are there in balllllymena?

i met nando online on another forum :D:D - we'll be together 3 years in august!
n also the darksnowman whos pretty cool

Aimless

07-06-2008, 11:40 PM

I met my ex girlfriend online. I actually only found out what she looked like the day before heading to meet her, so it's fair to say that she'd earned a lot of faith over months of prior conversations.

Ex, of course, because she dumped me. I met the person I expected to but I guess she didn't. When you've only interacted with someone through text it's easy to fill in the blanks with what you hope to be there; I was never going to live up to phantom ideals.

Anyway, I prefer to believe in people. Besides, I'm too old for paedophiles and too poor for con artists.

Raining_again

08-06-2008, 01:40 PM

woo indeed!
even tho i did see u while i was running home from work! tho i wasnt sure n then it hit me - how many blue haired people are there in balllllymena?

i met nando online on another forum :D:D - we'll be together 3 years in august!
n also the darksnowman whos pretty cool

Yes there aren't too many girls with blue hair in ballymena lets face it :heh: You better say hello next time :D Congrats on 3 years!

Theres still a bit of a stigma with online meeting in ballymena, people are like OH EM GEE they arent real!! Just internet people!!! But I mean, a lot of my friends from school I rarely see IRL, and bebo, msn etc has allowed me to keep in contact with them. Theres no difference between that and meeting people.

As long as you are careful, meet in public, make sure someone knows where you are, and you have your mobile with you.

With digi cameras/web cameras being so cheap and accesible, theres no excuse for people to not have plenty of photos of themselves.

Tom

08-06-2008, 07:17 PM

nightwolf

08-06-2008, 07:20 PM

I've met quite a few and personally don't see anything wrong with it as long as both sides are careful.

I've not met anybody on here, but a few on the other forum I go on and then others from random

Platty

08-06-2008, 07:28 PM

Met a lot of the staff from here, Tim, wildo, joby, Jav and loads of others back in the C-E days when I used to go to the events. Jav actually crashed at mine once.

More recently met up with cube, Mcphee and some others at the GH3 Launch.

I met Dom at a show once and the mighty rokhed back in his man days ;) and met a few people that are not around anymore like pdhq64, Sharan and loads of others.

Other than this site, I've met up with a few girls I met online before. I think internet dating is a good idea as long as you are both careful and get to know each other first, see pics etc cos thats all you want turning up on a date and some 50 year old bloke is sitting there.

Jimbob

08-06-2008, 10:09 PM

You have to be careful with meeting some people from online in person, i've had a mate who met someone thinking they were meeting a 25 year old bloke and ended up meeting a 12 year old kid. I see no problems with meeting online people in person as long as you are prepared.

I've met a few people in person from online, mainly from other forums and from college. Haven't met anyone from these forums i don't think yet.

tapedeck

08-06-2008, 10:29 PM

Fascinating read peoples...

I've talked to loads of people online and actually used online chatties/datings to meet people when I've moved away. I actually met a 40yr old housewife from Scotland for some (mostly sex) once...Scared me off when I found out she had a hubby working the oil rigs and two 18yr old sons (I was 19 at the time). Fun whilst it lasted but I cacked myself when one of her sons came home and I had to lie saying I was a gas salesman :o

Other than that nothing...Scared myself too much!! I joined meetic once to meet people when I moved back to the north east as all of my schoolies had moved away...I left it when I met someone but I did have some good convos on there but never met anyone. Online talking/dating is awesome for meeting new people. We are social beings afterall.

I always think that the majority of people are just as scared of you as you are of them. Being in a public place is paramount. And remember: DON'T DATE OLD WOMEN, The fantasy is always better!

Fierce_LiNk

08-06-2008, 10:48 PM

Oooh yeah, I forgot about that. Flink came and asked if I was Twozzok. He looked very releived when I said yes XD

Hahahah, that was so funny. I was thinking "ok, I think I recognise that guy....should I go ask him?"

"....Twozzok?"
".....yees..."
"....FIERCE_LINK!" *stretches out hand*
"...."

*both walk off in opposite directions*

I've met ViPeR/Joe off this forum, and I think that, for one moment, the Earth actually did stop. Quietly, if you listened very carefully, you could hear the fabric of the space/time continuum itself ripping and tearing like an badly designed condom being worn by the world's worst Domstercool lookalike. It was that amazing.

Seriously dude, I love you. Let's make sex!

As for the original question: I would only meet the cool people.

The fish

08-06-2008, 10:50 PM

As for the original question: I would only meet the cool people.

So, when are we meeting again?

Sorry, I just had to...

Fierce_LiNk

08-06-2008, 10:54 PM

So, when are we meeting again?

Sorry, I just had to...

I am already at your house.

I'm not really, just thought I'd scare you. BOO!

I can see why parents or people would get worried, you can pretend to be anyone you want to be. Jordan really isn't the King of FunReal, so that's living proof right there!

But, as long as you think with your brains, and not with your stomachfluff, you should be ok.

The fish

08-06-2008, 10:57 PM

I am already at your house.

I'm not really, just thought I'd scare you. BOO!

The irony is, I know the guy who lives under your bed and comes out at night and kills random folk. In fact, he just texted me to say he's reading over your shoulder. Don't look round, though, as that'll really piss him off!

Fierce_LiNk

08-06-2008, 10:59 PM

The irony is, I know the guy who lives under your bed and comes out at night and kills random folk. In fact, he just texted me to say he's reading over your shoulder. Don't look round, though, as that'll really piss him off!

Sorry, I can't actually reply to that message, as I am actually dead.

The fish

08-06-2008, 11:39 PM

Sorry, I can't actually reply to that message, as I am actually dead.

Lol, you got pwned, n00b. :heh:

Cube

08-06-2008, 11:45 PM

Hahahah, that was so funny. I was thinking "ok, I think I recognise that guy....should I go ask him?"

"....Twozzok?"
".....yees..."
"....FIERCE_LINK!" *stretches out hand*
"...."

*both walk off in opposite directions*

What probably made it worse is that Twozzok could probably be seen as an insult.

Twozzok

09-06-2008, 12:17 AM

What probably made it worse is that Twozzok could probably be seen as an insult.

My damn school thought it was an inappropriate thing to have on my leavers hoodie. Apparently it had to do with your name... but someone having a goddamn emoticon is fine :blank:

McPhee

09-06-2008, 12:24 AM

From this site i've met Oli, Platty, Cube and Wildo (GHIII meet)

Also i camped with some people from efestivals.co.uk at Leeds in 2006 because my mates bailed and sold their tickets. Turned out to be a great weekend!

Bren

09-06-2008, 12:52 AM

I've talked to loads of people online and actually used online chatties/datings to meet people when I've moved away. I actually met a 40yr old housewife from Scotland for some (mostly sex) once...Scared me off when I found out she had a hubby working the oil rigs and two 18yr old sons (I was 19 at the time). Fun whilst it lasted but I cacked myself when one of her sons came home and I had to lie saying I was a gas salesman :o

Hahaha, thats genius

Hellfire

09-06-2008, 01:25 AM

I megaloathe you all.

bluey

09-06-2008, 01:49 AM

i've only met coolness and haden *from* the forums...
coolness and i met at the anime expo and haden and i met up in london when i went for an interview ^^

but i've met others in person *before* the forums...
jinmu, jollyaardvark, smudge and advima ~ and obviously jamba. :smile:

i've met up with online friends/penpals before and it's been kinda weird at first... they're never quite the same as they are online/in letters so it takes a little time to adjust to being able to talk to each other without being able to delete things you've said before you send them ^__^!
the last online friend i met in person was a friend of a friend i invited to my birthday party.. the less said about that = the better u___u he was rather antisocial and kept making moves on me. awkward, awkward moves... :nono:
then he got all stalker-y and i dont speak to him anymore.

The Bard

09-06-2008, 01:58 AM

I megaloathe you all.

For this reason, if I ever met up with you or Cox of Seagulls for example, it would just be awkwardness broken by the occasional Scrubs quote :heh:

I tapped Dyson on the shoulder at the Pure Pwnage UK premiere, but he didn't recognise me :p.

Apparently going to meet a bunch of people off here in the summer, which should result in a fun time. Never really done it before, but it's not like they're not normal people, so there shouldn't be anything to worry about.

I would probably not have gone to meet anyone I knew online 3 or more years ago, but I guess you just trust yourself more when you get older. Or something.

ReZourceman

10-06-2008, 05:58 PM

Apparently going to meet a bunch of people off here in the summer, which should result in a fun time. Never really done it before, but it's not like they're not normal people, so there shouldn't be anything to worry about.

Heh, yeeeeaaah. :heh:

Olympic Gamer

10-06-2008, 06:32 PM

Met quite a few peeps off the intrawebs in my time, yet to be raped, but I eagerly anticipate it.

Might be going to N-E meet up on the saturday so I could add even more names to my collection (doesnt sound creepy at all).

Hellfire

10-06-2008, 07:04 PM

For this reason, if I ever met up with you or Cox of Seagulls for example, it would just be awkwardness broken by the occasional Scrubs quote :heh:

Basically yeah :P We could also play Chrono Trigger =D

The Bard

10-06-2008, 07:14 PM

In that case, it would be awesomeness in it's purest form.

Daniel

10-06-2008, 07:43 PM

Met J7 and Shorty like a month or so ago, seems like ageeeees ago actually :S and of course my stalker Tellyn :P Ive met other people too in the past, i never really thought much of it but i made sure i knew who i was meeting first as in saw them on cam or talked on the phone or something simialr :P

LukeLee

11-06-2008, 10:31 AM

I've met quite a few people off the net but only Takeo off these forums.

Ashley

11-06-2008, 10:35 AM

the last online friend i met in person was a friend of a friend i invited to my birthday party.. the less said about that = the better u___u he was rather antisocial and kept making moves on me. awkward, awkward moves... :nono:
then he got all stalker-y and i dont speak to him anymore.

I've apologised like twenty times!

:p

Umm off these boards in particular I have met the_mars_volta (who has like 12 posts but I knew him before he joint), jay, shorty, takeo and I think that's it. All I can remember anyway.

I've become friends with people online and turned into actual friendship. Not online friends as such, more than I happened to know them online first. Friends of a friends kinda things.

I've met online people who I'd rather forget but they won't leave me alone as well -_-

ReZourceman

11-06-2008, 11:33 AM

I've met online people who I'd rather forget but they won't leave me alone as well -_-

Maybe its the same person as Blueys stalker. And maybe they are secretly an NE member....

Just a theory mind.

GigaPlay

11-06-2008, 04:24 PM

I've never ever met an online friend and I don't think I'd want to given that I'm the kind of person who doesn't like meeting people.

With that said, I don't have online friends. :heh:

LukeLee

12-06-2008, 11:50 AM

I've never ever met an online friend and I don't think I'd want to given that I'm the kind of person who doesn't like meeting people.

With that said, I don't have online friends. :heh:

awww, wanna be online friends? ;)

Olympic Gamer

12-06-2008, 12:34 PM

soag

15-06-2008, 12:45 PM

I've met the person that introduced me to this site, soag, and darksnowman. Will probably meet buttons sooner than later as she lives only 10 minutes walk from me. ^__^

Thats when you told me I was the coolest person that ever lived :yay:

:heh:

Raining_again

15-06-2008, 12:47 PM

Thats when you told me I was the coolest person that ever lived :yay:

:heh:

No that was your dreams dear. :heh:

soag

15-06-2008, 12:50 PM

No that was your dreams dear. :heh:

Oh you sure? as it seemed very real now I must say

Haden

15-06-2008, 01:23 PM

I don't see how there's any problem with meeting people from the internet. I have met a few people from this site and lived to tell the tale.

I think adults get overly worried about it, but it seems a bit hypocritical to me. When I was at school we were all encouraged to get pen pals so we could unlitmately do foreign homestays. What is the difference between pen pals and internet friends?

Yep my rents stopped me seeing u ages ago as they thought n europe is some kinda sex offenders type place. Although some of the threads here...

i've only met coolness and haden *from* the forums...
coolness and i met at the anime expo and haden and i met up in london when i went for an interview ^^

but i've met others in person *before* the forums...
jinmu, jollyaardvark, smudge and advima ~ and obviously jamba. :smile:

i've met up with online friends/penpals before and it's been kinda weird at first... they're never quite the same as they are online/in letters so it takes a little time to adjust to being able to talk to each other without being able to delete things you've said before you send them ^__^!
the last online friend i met in person was a friend of a friend i invited to my birthday party.. the less said about that = the better u___u he was rather antisocial and kept making moves on me. awkward, awkward moves... :nono:
then he got all stalker-y and i dont speak to him anymore.

I did get to meet this legend though! Great times I loved that sushi stuff :D have to do that again after your home.

Omg at the internet friend... dam I could have come across as the nice non sicko internet friend in comparison! DId you chuck him out?