I went to one meet and greet in June 2011. I loved meeting everyone; my hub was there, too. There were a few words on the forum after the meet that weren't so great. But, all these years later, I have come to find that all I met, I really like, once we ironed out our differences. And, I got banned to boot, and came back! Go figure on that one.
I wouldn't still be here if I didn't like the experience. I met vrai, Bann, Psyops, Vince, FoxHound, Im_Me, bcp and his family, ItallionScallion, 2nd Amend and Sharon stopped by the table. I went to lunch with seekeroftruth, and she is awesome. I knew Wenchy by telephone, but we never got to meet before she died. I correspond with many members on this forum that I have never met yet. Hope to someday. This forum has been around for years and the intricacies of it all is, indeed, very interesting.
Edit: Oh my gosh, I forgot to mention Railroad. He sends out a daily devotion, and I am on his email list. Love him.