Thank you everyone for your invaluable advice and assistance. i am a member of many business forums and while they all have their own individual charm this one is the best one IMHO.
A special thanks to REDEVO for the pm's with lots of advice outside of this thread.
Private messages are private messages. The PM system is designed to allow members to address specific issues away from the broad subjects being discussed in the thread
PM's are there for stuff that is sensitive and specific. Often times, PM's are exchanged, and then generic information relating to the specifics discussed are posted in the thread. That is how it must be for the sake of the person asking the questions