Jim, I read every posts. I don't remember everything about all of them but pieces of some of them remain in my mind.
I'm not exactly sure which one you have in mind, but when you said what you did there is a post that came to my mind. I'm not sure if this is the one you are thinking about but this member used those "obsolete" methods to his advantage.
Here is the link to that particular post
Newbies - Follow your Passion - Money will Follow!