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You're all very funny today. I am new to this, too, so I feel for the person who didn't put clue, letters, etc., as this language of 'subject', 'thread'---confusing as to what to put where.

POSTING TIPS

1. State the name (and number if available) of the puzzle in the thread title. "Stuck", "Help!!!" or "Last One" aren't very useful titles.

2. Give the clue number, the clue and the number of letters and please put this number in parentheses at the end of the clue. If no number of letters is given in the puzzle, then tell us. It also helps to know if the clue is cryptic or general knowledge.

3. Tell us which letters you already have. Try to use spaces around the character you choose for missing letters as it makes it much easier to read. Also try to ensure that the letters given match the stated number of letters in the clue.

I see you are on the case. Excellent. We can't repeat this enough times.

We should suggest to Admin that #3 needs to be rephrased somewhat.
Spaces and dashes can be hard to interpret. The method I prefer, & it seems to be the norm, is to use ? marks.
eg: ?A?E?T?S (8)