I think around here, its more likely to be the opposite... "i only act that way online".

I think I'm pretty much the same person online and in person, but thats not always the case.

I've had great chats with people online, then found them to be painfully shy and introverted in person, and I've seen people post who I thought were pompous A-holes *cough*fred*cough* who turned out to be really good friends. And a whole range of in-between.

I'm in no way excusing personal attacks and flaming, but what we see posted on FT is only a fraction of who someone is in person. And because such a huge percentage of communication is non-verbal...there is a lot of room for miscommunication, misunderstanding, and lack of perspective when forming an opinion based on someones written word.

I'd encourage you to try a do when you have the chance. They're fun!