many thank for all this effort. unfortunately clicking on all the things you presented to me resulted in nothing, just the same unencouraging display that i get trying to look at a long thread. it's funny, because i can read all sorts of things on the internet that must have loads more info in than 40 items in a thread: things with pictures or loads and loads of text for example. its very sad because i really want to read the thread about English Folk Harmony! "so buy acomputer" i hear you cry...but i feel sure thisstorage problem must be soluble. the thing about thinking i was a guest and a member simultaneously was just a curiosity, but not being able to read stuff is irritating.