Its not really a thread about a thread about a thread, and please don't turn it into a bunfight but I think it has to be said.
- You don't know who the person on the other side of the screen is. I might be a naice middle-aged mum from Scotland. I might be a hairy-handed trucker from Milnathorpe. You don't know for sure.
- No one on here can 100% vouch for another poster. We can say 'I've met that person in RL and she seemed fine/genuine/luffly' and we can say 'I've conversed for several years with this person online and as far as I know she is a real person'. We cannot say for sure.
- MNHQ cannot vouch for a poster. They are not the FBI, they have no special powers to snoop around (even if they had the time to do this).
- For this reason, do not EVER arrange to meet a poster from MN at their home, your home or in a secluded location. It should go without saying.
These are basic internet security tips. The kind that we give to our kids. I would really like if MNHQ would comment/add their own tips.