Have you ever had a situation in which you decided to keep in contact with a fan and they came across to you as more of a friend than anything else?
Do you ever have conversations with fans that don't consist of the typical flattery/compliments or chat about drinking, but have real substance? I guess where you're spoken to the same as anybody else, not "Bodom's Janne"? If/when that happens, especially where you expect crazy fans, is it a shock? Refreshing? I imagine it would get old hearing "omg you're the best, wanna get drunk?" all the time, like a broken record.
Are messages/emails/etc. from fans usually taken just for what they seem, fanmail? Or sometimes do some people stick out from the crowd? Is it obvious when someone puts serious thought into what they write as opposed to stuff that could be machine-generated? This can be for you, the band, or bands in general you know personally.