ps. if i offended your sense of protocol, the other day, by asking how the privacy issue worked, i deeply apologize. it was not my intent to abuse the use of private messages. i am not looking for you to answer questions about computer problems "for free," as it were. that type of posting is for the general forum, where i will be happy to get whatever help you offer. for here, i want forum friendship. sambacat

okay, i have just found the way to see both sides of our conversation at the same time.

i am interested to know which to which part of the definition of friendship you subscribe, and to which parts you don't. sambacat

[I always assume that nothing on the internet is private, even if people say it is.]

I only subscribe to part of the definition of friendship on Friendship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and unsubscribe from other parts I disagree with.

I have found that when some friends want help with their computers they are quick to ask for help, but when I need help with the something else they are slow to answer. Its called quid pro quo or better known as reciprocation.

So if its forum friendship you are after all is good. If on the other hand you want a friend to help with all of your computer problems, I would say two things. Firstly that is what posting on a forum is about and secondly I am not a tutor.

kenobewan, i see a new message from you. i had no notice that it was recieved, in my mailbox, so i'm sorry that it got ignored. but it appears in my profile. it doesn't appear in the two notes we had exchanged before that.

it was woopie, have fun. i don't know what that refers to... and i'm not having fun the last few days, dealing with two somewhat major (to me) computer problems. but other than that, i'm enjoying the show. sambacat
tell me, is our conversation private at this point, or can others read it. granted we have not been baring our souls. but i want/need to learn how all of this works.

It was you who reached out your hand. I am merely reciprocated :).

kenobewan, just found this.... i'm pleased to be your friend. sambacat