well, i think real friendship is possible.....in my case, i got to know another guy from El Salvador with the help of italki.....this was 10 months ago.....and now, we are really good friends, talking to each other using the web cam and so on.......and he is going to visit me in march, cuz he also wants to study here in germany.......its possible, dude!

I think it is totally possible. I have made many friends online, and have met them in real life as well. I have even traveld to different countries and met people I knew from online (for over 5 years) and they were great friends to me in real life just as they were online. What would make it different besides meeting in person? You can still share the same things intellectually and I find that my online friends will know more about my personality than my real ones. But perhaps this will differ depending on the person and if he is willing to open up and let other people in. So therefore if you decided to not let yourself get close to someone, then you simply wont...

Could you define "real friend"?

In spite of disappointments, that is possible. I have found very good friends by internet, decent and good people.

yes, it is possible.