Positive thoughts for everyone impacted by the New Year's Day earthquake in Japan.
They have a valid reason. I usually met with people that i know well.I think most people avoid sharing too much in the way of IRL details
You got it right. It's doesn't have to be a fancy place however. A normal location like park, coffee shop is fine. If you and your friend know each other well, doing thing together for a long time (like playing online games, voice chats, collab, etc) or just simply hang around in skype/discord together, you might recognize them real fast, even though you just meet them face-to-face for the first time. (in my experience at least)They arrange to meet beforehand at a particular time/place, with some sort of way to recognize each other
This is quite inconvenience for me. Being friendly and open is good but i rather keep it to myself.They meet somewhere by chance (maybe in line for a concert?), get to talking, ask what sites each other is a member of, and wind up discovering that they know each other.