Greetings Wandersong,
I'm an Ozcatter from the version of New England that's across the big lake. Sorry about you getting all our sunshine secondhand but, that's the way the mop flops. I've been known to fondle the leather ferret and sing the odd song, sometimes at the same time.

Below the pane where you type postings are a couple of really useful buttons. If you tick "Preview" and then "Submit message" you can see (and edit) your post before it hits the Threads. This can be handy, especially if you type in some HTML formatting. There's also the "Make a link" button, if you want to post a link to another thread or an external URL. The Preview button is useful for checking that aspect of your posts too.

Enjoy yourself!

Cheers, Rowan