@AlPage: Good point, probbly best to do as Goblin suggests, though personally I wouldn't worry about it too much, or speculate why this has not been asked for. I'm not particularly paranoid about this ad - the reason for asking for passport info here doesn't make me particularly suspicious - but on the other hand, I never see the point of providing personal info to people without knowing why they want it.

@goblin: Good point about the OP, GF & cat angle, mea culpa.

@Goblin: So you want to discuss my patronizing & your worry about it? Perhaps has little to do with the other thread where you brought it up - as were, mea culpa, a few of my recent posts there. I'll try not to bother you folks with such posts on other threads.
So what do you want to say about what you see as my patronizing behavior?
Thing is, I've asked a number of people if they look at or contribute to GoKM forum threads, and many people say Naw they're not interested in wading through all that garbage, or words to that effect. GoKM is not a democracy, it's a private business. I'm not in favor of 'censorship' (if that's the right word) of anything, but I agree with GoKM that the forum would be more useful, and more people would use it, if threads didn't all wind up with insults or defensive/aggressive posts about the individuals who post, or that go way off topic. So why can't we engage in all that here?
Now maybe that is patronizing, but whether it is or not, I think it's a good idea.

@goblin (see my post at GoKM Saying & Doing)

@Goblin: I'm in no position to control. I make suggestions sometimes, which you can, obviously, take or leave.