pumbany they are still ribbing you about writing your book. Be sure to cite your sources from this forum correctly in your book. We all want to see our screen names listed when you publish it.
example:
Include the title of the message, and the URL of the newsgroup. Please note that titles for items in online communities (e.g. blogs, newsgroups, forums) are not italicized. If the author's name is not available, provide the screen name. Place identifiers like post or message numbers, if available, in brackets. If available, provide the URL where the message is archived (e.g. "Message posted to..., archived at...").
Frook, B. D. (2013, July 23). New inventions in the cyberworld of toylandia [Msg 25]. Message posted to
http://groups.earthlink.com/forum/messages/00025.html