In the real world I come off as being gruff and unfriendly but I actually would much rather give people a hug than be mean. This was so even before I got into the chan's.
Online I participate as both a troll and a serious contributor. Trolling appeals to my impish side and some boards just beg to be messed with, On the other I try to be as informative or at least as humorous as possible in threads about serious or epic lol things.

The Internet is a fantasy world where we can meet others. If you take it so seriously that the things that happen here actually affect your real life, then you should probably GTFO for your own mental health.