Welcome from Virginia, Ethan. I believe there's at least one other Alaskan kicking around here. Regarding writing groups, check out the Reading & Writing group and see what you find there.
Hello, @Ethan McHenry , and welcome to the Senior’s Only forum ! We have another member from Alaska and you can recognize him by his moose avatar. Looking forward to hearing more about your life in Alaska, and how the earthquakes are affecting you where you live. I am a greeter for the forum, so if there are any questions about how things work, you can message me, or also check the “Help” section at the top of the thread lists.
Where art thou @Ethan McHenry? Come hither and tell us about yourself! (hmmmm.....He joined in February so the internet must take a while to get here from where he is in Alaska)
Click on his name and the summary that appears says "Messages: 0" Yet he has 2 messages in this thread alone. Hmmmmm.....
Messages in the introductory section don't count. It's a holdover from an earlier thing we were doing.
Some of the forums I worked with required a number of "substantive posts" before participating in certain areas of the forum, being able to list stuff for sale, etc. I see that your mod to the Message Counter still works