"A full blown Z-Con probably won't happen anytime soon. First of all, our membership is spread out across the globe, so picking a location is pretty tough. Second, a lot of our membership is either too young or unable/unwilling to make a long-distance trip to meet up with otherwise complete strangers. Third, I think that some of our members enjoy the veil of anonymity too much to actually meet someone the site. There's more to it than that, too, including expense, liability concerns, and the fact that some folks have unrealistic expectations of what a ZSDW meet-up would actually be.

That being said, some of us have met up in the past, and it's been awesome to make friends with like-minded folks from the ZSDW. I've made a few lasting friendships with folks here, and I hope to make more in the future."

" Use your judgment though - bring a buddy or two, keep your cell phone charged and meet in a public place with lots of people around. Starbucks or a burger joint might be a good start. I say this because not everyone who visits our site is an upstanding, law-abiding member of society."

"And don't make me tell the story of the first time we met in person LJ. "