Re: Not sure why my reply didn't take..RE, New Member

Geoff,

I am for real.  I'm sorry about the multi-posting.  I didn't think it
"took", so I resubmitted.  When I thought I wasn't getting results, I
answered in a new thread.  I apologize.

And, yes, I'm posting through Google.  Not sure whether or why it
matters.  People write, people read, people reply.  Does it really
matter whether it was telegraphed in morse code or emailed through
news groups?  I'm too young to know what either really are. [very big
grin]. But I am old enough to know the art is in the writing, not in
the production.

But, no, this has never been a hoax in any way.  I got the answers I
needed (thank you all so very much), and moved on to the forum that
was recommended.



On Apr 27, 6:50 pm, Joe Kotroczo <kotro...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On 27/04/08 23:56, in article
boidnWL3z6tFa4nVnZ2dnUVZ_v6rn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> "geoff" <ge...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> (...)
>
> > From your harping on about being a 'member', I guess you are
'subscribing'
> > through Google Groups, and think this is a Google Group.It isn't - it
is an
> > open world-wide free-standing USENET Newsgroup that you are accessing
> > through Google's clumsy web-based ****tal.
>
> It is strange how many people don't seem to get the concept of
newsgroups.
>
> The dead giveaway is the use of the term "posting". But then I guess not
> many people are familiar anymore with the Victorian custom of
> "bill-posting". And who remembers the also aptly named Bulletin Board
> Systems of not so long ago?
>
> (Am I being overly philosophical?)
>
> --
> Joe Kotroczo                                  kotro...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]