Would you be willing to meet someone IRL that you met online

llama_juice · Post by **llama_juice** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:05 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihXIA5w7f5Q

Watch the video for the full question and my response to it.

Basically... Would you be willing to meet someone in person, that you met online first? Would your answer have been different four or five years ago?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:28 pm

Yes, now. A while ago, no. Gametag is coming to UNL for college, at my suggestion. I shall be meeting him. I wouldn't be willing to meet a lot of people, mostly because I hate a lot of people, but there are a few I'd have no opposition to. Not really unwilling because of the online factor, just because I don't have any desire to see them or whatever, much in the same way I wouldn't want to see them if I knew them in person, simply because I hate them.
Might be meeting Zone this summer as well.

unknownv2 · Post by **unknownv2** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:31 pm

I wouldn't mind meeting supermodder, he seems like a pretty nice guy.

Eaton · Post by **Eaton** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:36 pm

NEVER! I am very cautious about who I meet online. I would never meet anyone in person. I advise you all to be careful as well because some people aren't what they seem.

CabooseJr · Post by **CabooseJr** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:37 pm

It just depends on how they act.

unknownv2 · Post by **unknownv2** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:40 pm

Eaton wrote:NEVER! I am very cautious about who I meet online. I would never meet anyone in person. I advise you all to be careful as well because some people aren't what they seem.

Haha. You've been watching too much of "Catch a Predator". Also, most of us aren't teenage girls who need an older man.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:40 pm

Eaton wrote:NEVER! I am very cautious about who I meet online. I would never meet anyone in person. I advise you all to be careful as well because some people aren't what they seem.

Statistics would argue against you concerning how many people falsify their identity with malicious intent on the internet. You're using an idealistic mindset, in that you simply think that anyone on the internet will capitalize on any opportunity to take advantage of someone else. After having spoken to someone, heard their voice, known their friends, seen them, for years, one can be fairly certain. There are people I know online better than people I know in person. Logically, you should be just as cautious around talking to people you haven't talked to before as you should be about meeting someone from online when you know them well.

tl;dr: lol, enjoy your bubble.

nintendo9713 · Post by **nintendo9713** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:45 pm

No lie. I Live in Louisiana, and an internet friend from Illinois is coming TOMORROW! Can't wait. Going to play some modded halo of course.

Eaton · Post by **Eaton** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:45 pm

It's just the way I was brought up. I go to a catholic school and I have seen a lot of videos or many thing done to people who meet in real life. Although, I suppose if you were REALLY sure the person was an okay person, I don' see why not. But I'm just sharing my opinion.

Tural wrote:
tl;dr: lol, enjoy your bubble.

I'm quite happy in here.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:48 pm

Eaton wrote:I have seen a lot of videos or many thing done to people who meet in real life.

And just how many videos and stories have you heard about people where nothing bad happens?

Yeah. Welcome to the world of media. Nobody gives a shit when nothing insignificant happens. But the rare cases, that's all you get to hear about.

mr_penguin · Post by **mr_penguin** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:54 pm

There's a few people I'd like to meet. And I know their no harm because of the way they are. And I think one of them would panic if they met me, his voice is so squeaky that he sounds like he's under 10.

unknownv2 · Post by **unknownv2** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:58 pm

Remember kids, not everybody on the internet appeared on "To Catch a Predator".

Tural is right, the media is pretty much which channel can find the best shock news because that's what people like to watch.

Ohmygods > eh for news channels.

DrXThirst · Post by **DrXThirst** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:03 pm

Tural wrote:Might be meeting Zone this summer as well.

As in Zone 117? Cool.

I would meet Detox, Dark, Tural, XiL xHeadshot, GameTag and a few others. I think that's about all.

EDIT: I would meet Veegie, but I doubt Veegie would meet me.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:06 pm

I wouldn't meet you either.

DrXThirst · Post by **DrXThirst** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:12 pm

I didn't think so.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:48 pm

Nobody lives here to meet up with ;p
Almost caught up with Doom at one stage though. Woulda seen him before I went to uni or something...but nup

To answer you in a more proper way...I'd consder the person first...But I;m sure the majority would be no, unless I talked to them regularly and knew them and wanted to see them...

Danke · Post by **Danke** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:54 pm

I wouldn't meet Tural.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:07 pm

Not even to punch me in the face?

Veegie · Post by **Veegie** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:15 pm

Met several.
Don't care.

Dissolution241 · Post by **Dissolution241** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:18 pm

my friend met a gurl in real life that he met on xbox live first

he seduced her and they shared a bed together one night before the fat whore cow dumped him

edit: can't say whore? how FUCKY DUCKy