Well, it seems a good deal of information here is getting sandwiched between personal sniping. I would make the request, as I have before on other threads, that posters should please address personal concerns with other posters to PM. There is no need to drag the rest of the board into it. If a poster feels on is rude, or mocking or overly-strict or any of the other adjectives tossed around on all sides, is it really necessary to air it out in the public forum? This is something that isn't the expression of free ideas or representative of the tone that Rob and Bob work very hard to maintain. It just creates an atmosphere where people are reluctant to post. Every day I notice the 'new users' that sign up and yet I see comparatively few of them post on any consistent basis--if at all. As a moderator, I want everyone to feel comfortable posting their opinions without fear of mockery or over-correction.
Now, off that soapbox, I would like to return to the earlier point about the telegram. As the FA pointed out, you can get responses from official agencies fairly easily. I sent a wedding invitation to both the President and the Pope as I had heard you'd get a response (if not an acceptance!) and I thought it would make a nice souvenir. I was sent official response from both and they went right into the wedding scrapbooks.
I really have to admire Tsarfan's dedication in calling Princess Anne's office!

I think that that is just great and supplied some real information for the discussion.