breen, I see what you mean...nothing on that form b4 hitting submit. I wonder if that might take you to a next page or something. I did not try it...not having an 'extra' email addy to try my theory. My guess is that after clicking submit there is something else to fill out...if one chooses to. I to see lots of newbies with no email link...but I also see them too with no email link but they do have a garden zone or state abbreviation behind their name. Here is my 'canned' reply to a lot of newbie traders not set up right. Welcome to Garden Web! I thought you might like to know that there is no way to email you they way your preferences are set. I suggest you go to the bottom of any page here and click on 'Member Pages'. then Edit Preferences. Then using the drop down box, set it to show your email addy to Members only. then check the box to allow others to email you via the forms here at GW. That will place a link on your member page so folks can reach you. You might also want to (while you are there) fill in your gardening zone, and your state abbreviation. I for one (and some others too)prefer to trade some things (plants anyway) with members that are maybe 400 miles away, as opposed to 1000-2000 or more. Often if I can't tell where someone is located, I just don't reply to threads started by traders....rather than turning someone down later. Happy gardening and trading! Feel free to copy and paste any or all portions of it if you like. Sue

What fruitjarfla is saying is that if you type voice via email into the google search engine you get over 4 million hits (sites) many of which will tell you how to solve your problem. Click this link to see the result.

I've gotten a couple of private emails and they were legitimate questions vs some come-on. In their defense for not asking publically, the questions were about something in a photo I'd posted to illustrate some point that had something else in them the person was asking about. For example, if a the thread was about corner cabinet configuration, but my photo also included the kitchen window, the person might have asked about the trim we used on the window. Totally off-topic for the thread, but of interest to that person. And yes, one of them did have a blocked email return. I recently posted a comment much like yours, jacuvall, but I also answered the question, which I think was about flooring, and hoped that person would get the answer. Clearly, whoever sent you an email didn't read my previous warning, or forgot to check their own account for the checked box, so a second advisory is good. As for concerns about attracting a bunch of unwanted solicitations, I keep an email account specifically for ordering things online or other activity that might result in unwanted stuff in my inbox. I don't check it as dutifully as the one I keep just for personal email, but I do get there every couple of days. With that, I'm off to catch a plane to go celebrate my grandson's 5th birthday!

+2 Same thing. I hope folks don't think that I am not getting them or trying to respond. Eric