Actually chief, I had no idea Skip started out vpFree or
vpHeaven or whatever "board" you mean. I been here two years and never heard this factoid.
This board was originated by Mr VPFree who has been the administrator/owner/referee ever since. I'm sure all agree that it's a noble and mostly thankless effort. Skip had no part in it and I didn't mean to imply that he had.
Skip's current group is around his 22nd iteration of the original mail list, mostly due to the idiosyncracies of Yahoo and Yahoo's predecessors. My heavy handed post was a reaction to the implication that there was some fly by night con-man who was fleecing unwary VPers.
VPHeaven is yet another story, but one whose telling would not be consistent with your excellent suggestion that we lighten up.
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