Can you tell me how to PING someone? I don't do much on here except read, respond and respond to private mail. Is that the same thing? Sorry...I just can't understand some of this. :) I will be happy to let you know anything we hear if you tell me how to do that.
1. Put somebody's screen name in the To: box (as I did caryatid's).
2. Type "Ping" in the Your Reply box (optional)
3. Click Post.
It's a way to bringing somebody's attention to a thread. When the recipient sees a post addressed to them on the latest posts page, they can click on the link and go directly to that thread.