Hmmm. Steve, I suspect this board is important to you and you'd like to see it grow.
Do you nterpret people posting here as being supportive of your interests, which equates to friendship?
Please know that I am not challenging what you've said or how you think - not at all!
Am just trying to understand - because someone preferring the phone vs online chatting isn't at ALL the same thing as someone asking me to make draperies for free. lol
For me, e-mail vs. telephone is not an 'interest' - it's a form of communication, a channel - tools. But if what I've said above is true, then I think I grasp what you mean.