Interestingly of the top 30 posters, I have met at least 22, some several times..........
That is a very interesting and important point Dave and I think that fact makes this forum quite a superbly unique forum in the internet world where we don't just sit infront of a computer.
But perhaps this fact is also creates a bit of an intimidating barrier to some who are not in a position to meet up for whatever reason
Perhaps some of our posts as regular contributors do come over a bit strange in that we can converse and poke fun, seem irreverent and not take offence because we know each other socially