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Old October 31st 11, 05:34 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Doug Freyburger
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Default RIP Pat Flannery?

I'm not sure who posted this:

It surprises me that you guys are this interested in someone you only
know through Usenet. Have you guys ever met Pat in real life (IRL)?


Some people think that pen pals are not real friends. I take it these
folks have never had a pen pal. The divide between friends on line and
friends in real life is not a line at all but an easily crossed grey
zone. I never met Pat Flannery but I have met an assortment of posting
friends from UseNet and ended up in person friends with them each time.

Be cautious when making the distinction between friends in "real" life
and friends on line. It is a statement that tells more about the writer
than it does about the readers.