Not sure if it sounds weird or not but I genuinely believe Bowden's FFT Community Rendesvouz thread has helped break down some barriers and withdrawals that some people would have previously had about meeting other users in real life. I've met a stack of fellow FFT guys now, and I think even a couple have mentioned to me that they would have felt even more weird about doing so had they not seen that many of us catch up routinely in a football environment.

Clap emoticon to Bowdz for his great thread.