Originally Posted by misty_dayz

Sheesh KRL I never said the person was not a good designer, never said they didn't have a ton of very satisfied customers. My one and only point was that unless you have actually met someone in person, spent some time with them can you then say for sure that the person is indeed who they are in person.

Example: Juicy....I don't think anyone here can say Juicy is not Juicy....you see his pics..you see him at the shows...everyone recognizes his face...knows how he jokes around. Now take me? I am female, but do you really KNOW I am female? You can call me up right this very moment and a girl would answer the phone and talk to you about this thread...but is that person the person that posted?

I have been on the net a very long time and I have seen it all. I used to work for a large online place that has chat etc. There was the woman, single, alone, broke, pregnant with twins....everyone went through her trials..her heartaches....we sent money her way...we sent gifts for the soon to be born twins...she had her twins premature...they ended up dying...she couldn't afford to bury them....everyone coughed up money to help her. Sad story...even more sad is the fact her twins never died because she was never pregnant in the first place.

Then there is the college student with the brain tumor...(really a lonely 35 year old married stay at home mom with kids). Then my friend from Australia...fell in love online...talked to his online girlfriend on the phone all the time....they decided to each sell their homes and buy a larger one in Aussieland where she would come...and they would get married. He put his house up for sale....she had trouble selling hers...one thing after another...the deals never went through...he had to get out of his house...so he went in major debt to get their dream home...because her house WOULD sell...but then the horror of all horror happened....her sister emailed him and told her she died...it was a tragic accident. He flew out to say her goodbyes...he was stunned to find her alive and kicking and her husband not too happy about what his wife had done....and so he flew back home to the house he could not afford and thought "is anyone online REAL'. True stories I encountered...but then again...you don't know me...maybe I'm lying.