Thank you kindly, Pb, I found it! I'm straight on the "personal message" business. I didn't know what PM was when I clicked it. An email eventually showed up about the server move. Perhaps I need to be coached on using the MF button. There's a square box under it enclosing five categories, Faq, etc. When I click the button (small, character-sized square) the minus inside becomes a plus and the large box beneath disappears, allowing everything else in the column to move up. This condition can be toggled back and forth. I don't see anything anywhere that would lead me to this location (help/find my thread.) What am I missing? (I'm very new to internet conventions)
Respectfully, A