Originally Posted by cleo1:
“How do you know these people are who they say they are - and not just people taking the mick, or just generally being sad and weird?”
You´ll never know for sure if ´Bens mum´ is really Bens mum.
But I think it is highly unlikely that friends and family don´t read the posts. I´m pretty sure the guys themselves look on their one day off - if not, they´ll certainly be kept up to date. If fans of the series are interested enough to log in and post, don´t you think friends and family would be even more keen to find out whats being said? And guage their popularity?
Shows often react to comments made on the internet - look at ´the curse of the coat' for an example - and the boys will certainly know which sites are discussing them.
I take it for granted that some friends and family will be having a look in - whether they announce to everyone who they are or not is another story.