First off, I was not trying to spam or cross-post or conduct myself with unacceptable behavior.
And yet you did. See forum rule #5
Secondly, I appreciate all the help and advice that I receive.
OK, you are welcome. I answered your question, did I not?
What I don't appreciate is unwarranted criticism.
Asking you to follow the rules requested by the moderators and followed largely by everyone is not unwarranted criticism. It's asking you to follow the rules.
I was only trying to find an answer to my problem, and if I can help someone else , I will do so.
Posting the identical message multiple times doesn't help anyone. It merely makes the life of other people worse when they actually follow the rules and try searching for something.
Again I appreciate all the help and advice that I receive.
You're welcome.
I hope that I was NOT spamming or cross-posting or conducting unacceptable behavior.
Spamming or Cross-posting have an extremely simple definition: posting exact duplicates of the same message in multiple forums and multiple threads. Hope has nothing to do with it.
I apologize to all if I was offensive.
I can't speak for all; but for me - apology accepted.
Go and cross-post no more.
The forum rules are right up there at the top of the list of threads. Here's some excerpts from those rules, which are pretty much the same in almost every forum:
1. Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting or creating a new thread. Whether you have a question or just something new to share, it's very likely that someone has already asked that question or shared that news.
5. Create a thread or post a message only once.
As a large forum, we don't need unnecessary clutter. You're free to edit your message as you like, so if you do not receive an answer, revisit your message and see if you can describe your problem better. Not everyone is online at the same time so it might take a while before you receive an answer.
Imagine what a horrible mess this place would be if everyone posted identical copies of their messages 3 or 4 times in separate places. Most messages would be orphans with no responses, and interesting topics with many responders would be split into 4 unrelated conversations with many people repeating the same information with different chronologies, and largely being unaware of contributions of others.
That is why it is frowned upon.