Have you ever met a board member in real life?

[greenyellow]

I have 0 desire for anyone on here to know me personally besides the two that already knew me prior to me joining this forum. It would ruin the experience of this forum for me personally.

What an interesting post. There are a few on here I wouldn't mind meeting, but I do think it might alter the experience. People are always much more polite and usually less open in person. Also I probably imagine some people taller than they actually are.

I'll let you know up front that I'm only 5'8".

[GrandpaDuck]

I don't want to meet anyone because frankly I'm just too good looking. How can my sports analysing be taken seriously when all you see in your mind is a pretty face.

[duckfan22]

I don't want to meet anyone because frankly I'm just too good looking. How can my sports analysing be taken seriously when all you see in your mind is a pretty face.

sounds like you may also like to drink a fair amount as well but at least you
do know your football

[pezsez1]

Long ago, I was pretty into an online game and I actually met up with quite a few of my in-game friends. A few of us are actually still close. Back in 2019, my wife and I visited one of them in Honolulu while vacationing there for a few days en route to Maui. Around 10 years ago, I met up with another guy while staying in Hollywood. Met up with a few more while up in Seattle. Probably the best meeting was by pure luck... while playing -- and keep in mind this game had a global playerbase with international servers -- I was chatting with another player in my "guild" and we realized that we both lived in WA, we both lived in Seattle, we both lived on Cap Hill, and the same street, and we were just one block apart! We literally walked outside and waved to each other.

Anyway, those meetings never felt weird or forced, and we always had great times. But I think the difference is with online gaming (especially pre-World of Warcraft gaming), you're generally spending more hours with a specific group of people, getting to know them and sharing experiences. Over time, that feeling of anonymity really melts away.

With this forum, we're somewhat familiar with each other's personalities, but there just isn't that same degree of connection beyond football chat.

That said, I love this forum for what it is. I don't know any of you -- and I've gone around with some of you on off-topic political stuff -- but I always make sure my phone is charged on game days. I love the insights and really enjoy having a place to talk/discuss/vent about Oregon football. Also love being able to learn from people who know far more about football than I do.