OK, I have been really quiet on this subject, but enough is enough! Tracy, posting PM's is just WRONG! (some of you will remember my comments about this from an incident in the recent past). But since you chose to to post them, I will tell you that your first response was less than inviting, especially from someone looking for new members! You were downright rude to someone interested in your group. You jumped to conclusions and assumed the worst instead of asking a prospective member if there were any questions that you could answer about your group.
And, yes, I am a longtime member of a private scrapbook swapping group and I understand the need to be careful and protect the privacy of members as well as check to be sure that flakers aren't joining.
At this point I am very glad that I quickly unsubscribed from your group.
Jeanne