>it might be helpful to point out that the things (menu?) in the dark pink bar at the very top of the page apply to AWAD, not AWADtalk

Yes, I agree. It is very confusing, I'll point it out.

>why do you right-click on a post (it has never, ever occurred to me to do that), and go to properties?

For copying and pasting, what you do is fine. It is only if you want to set up a link that you need to look at "properties", that is how I get the AWAD post number. I've couched in in fairly circumspect terms as there might be an easier way that I am not aware of.