I agree with kathleen. It does depend on what message boards / chat rooms you hang out. At least with something like a Bon Jovi community, you automatically have something in common with everybody else. It isnt just like a general chat room where people just come on to spam and wind everyone up, this is a very friendly message board with very friendly people. I have met upwards of fifteen-twenty people from here now, and I can honestly say, that I haent met anyone strange. I would be more concerned to meet up with anyone who I hadnt chatted with properly first, and got to know them.

Here isnt just about Bon Jovi, these days it more about 'the users' and the friendships gained through it. Many of us have found out that we share a mixture of common interests and is probably why alot of us get along so well. We all participate in all kinds of discussions ranging from world politics to personal and family issues. This means we all get to know one another much better.

Like Kathleen, I have had so much fun meeting people off the internet and have actually found them to be even nicer in real life, than online. Its so much easier to make conversation with people when you have chatted online for a while, and then you know more about them, which makes it easier.

Going back to the 'Bon Jovi' part of my post, I have also found that, when I have met up with other users from here, we havent even mentioned Bon Jovi once! I think this shows just how much of a strong bond this board has with its members.