How many people from the site have you shook hands with?

[Sukunai]

So I pooched a post obviously. Made a criminal error (apparently) and didn't fully realize who I was remarking to (it would seem).

All of which would not have happened if I actually knew the person.

Just curious, how many of the people on site, do you know in the for real sense of the word. And by that I mean, you've met, been able to actually shake hands.

Because I've found out how little merit there is in pretending to know someone, just on the basis of having known them only in the online connection sense of the word.
I've known some people for years through the internet, and discovered sometimes that is simply not good enough.

To my knowledge, not one person on this forum has ever met the real me, the person on the other side of the screen.
My only off site, real world exposure that might have permitted a meeting, has been the last 3 years of being to Anime North (Toronto Canada). If you've never been there (last 3 years), you've certainly never met me.

[Jnzk]

The number is probably somewhere between 15 to 20.

[CodeZTM]

Zilch.

*though is hopeing to meet a few next year at AWA*

:O

[Savia]

AWA a few years ago: handshakes and sometimes uncomfortably more from about 30 people.

AMV dinner at Sakuracon this year: 12ish

dwchang: Every night

[AquaSky]

I've chilled with about 40-50 or so of the folks from the .org over the years.

[Brad]

Thousands.

[Kitsuner]

Real editors don't shake hands. Real editors HUG.

[BasharOfTheAges]

Oh, geez... at least 10. Most of them don't spend too much time here but do post from time to time. I too wish to make the trip to AWA so that number can climb.

[Oli.C]

No shakes - or hugs!

[inthesto]

Give a ferret some booze and you might as well have met me.