I know I am a newbie, and I may get banned, but I am going to neg you ( v_Ln ) on this one for the following reasons:

1.The post was not that far on the dark side to warrant retribution. The post indicated you had a problem, ,and although you were not on the correct path for solving it, the replies ( most ) headed you on the right track. Had I not read your second post I would have just gone by this one as having been answered, but I was busy elsewhere.

2.You used a reference ( the addicts forum ) that is not accessible to everyone, but IS accessible to addicts and senior members. You stated yourself that you posted your intentions there before any replies, thus giving them advanced warning of the post, thus nullifying any results as being anywhere near accurate or having any meaning whatsoever. So what was the purpose??

3.You abused you status! Although you are a senior member, that does not make you more intelligent, more knowledgeable, more mature, or more insightful then others. But it does bring some responsibility. I have had this site bookmarked for years, only becoming a member recently, and I do not post just to build up status or AO points. What this post shows is that you may have obtained your status ( survived ) over almost two years here on AO by just what you intended to impersonate, a social engineer, which is nothing more then a good bullshit artist!

I thought better of you.