All:
Yeah, maybe I am feeling a little left out. BTW- I REALLY liked "Hi Senile Cat". That was clever, Harley.
Okay, so I must have missed a memo or something. I realize that I'm somewhat new, but I've still logged in 330+ times. So I'm not totally new to town.
I guess what threw me was that there seems to be both a community (which I'm basically addicted to) and an "internal" community, to which I'm a stranger. "World Wide Web" verses "Itty Bitty City." (forgive the sarcasm- keep reading).
For example,
CajunCenturion said:
it might be easier if you just let me know what you want done
(no offense, CC, but HOW? I truly believe you want to help set everything right, if in fact it were ever amiss, but how? I've seen so many "member-to-member" references that I've lost count. Am I the only one not getting this?
This reminds me of other confusing TT posts (e.g., "I asked the forum owner's permission to do this or that..."). I'm sorry, but I suspect I represent most of the million-plus Tek-Tips members who don't know how to contact a forum owner.
Or, in the instance at hand, know the poster's name (which has, say, 12 letters) and is anagrammed into a couple of clever answers involving 18 letters. Hmm, wonder if the poster knew the Handle's real name, which might be a bit of an advantage, and which might make everyone else feel a bit left out.
I do understand that in a community like this, some members are going to know each other. Especially IT professionals like yourselves. I guess my complaint (?) would be this - how are the rest of us to respond?
Tim
(Tracy - no town's too far for a drink, especially drink Number Eight... find a bar in that so-called "Fan" of your's)... (er, to non-Virginians, Richmond has a somewhat famous area known as "the Fan").
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