I appreciate the concern that many have shown, but the question was never about me or my ability to write posts.
I wanted to gauge the opinion of board members, but I think that things are going in a direction which was not in the spirit of what I had hoped, so I think I should clarify my position. I apologise. I should have made my views clearer initially.
Thank you Janet for asking for my point of view.
I asked the initial questions because --
I was concerned that the board was perceived as boring because there were so very few (or no) responses to some very interesting topics. I hasten to add these were not topics I posted; however, I think that if I identified the posts in question, I would embarrass the posters. One of those posts was on a major item, and presented some entirely new material of significance.
I suspect that the Australian members will understand my next comment better than those in other societies/cultures.
I would like to sincerely thank those who have made kind comments about the board, but I have to confess that I found the praise extremely embarrassing. Never in my wildest imagination did I anticipate that people would respond on those lines. If I had, every Australian within "coo-ee" would have been "down on me like a ton of bricks". Expecting praise is a major cultural no-no in Australia. It is something which is embedded in our DNA- to use a phrase. It is on a par with "dobbing"! (another major cultural no-no in Australian society)
Apologies to members who are not Australian for using some specific Australian terms, but I think it is the best way to explain my approach to things.
To our Australian board members - thank you for tolerating what must have seemed like a painful litany as you have read some of the recent comments. I apologise.I should have stopped things yesterday.
I hope that in the future we can all help each other with queries relating to how to post images etc. I remember when I first tried to master that art! Oh! Then, a very kind poster from the RJWMB gave me some advice. It came from a very knowledgeable poster (who rarely posts) who kindly gave me some advice via the Private Message system. To that person I owe a great debt of gratitude, as I do to the many others who have helped me over the years. They have never wanted to be acknowledged publicly; yet they have been in many ways crucial to what I have been able to do.
Thank you all!
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