How to save a group of postings by process marking and then [...]

[hput <hputn3@zohomail.com>]

I've only ever done this within threads .. often the whole thread is
process marked.. not sure if it would work if the selection was arbitrary
across multiple threads but a quick test while writing this mesg seems
to indicate it does work.

I suspect there are cleaner and less cumbersome methods than what I'm
about to describe... I'd like to hear about them.

  [ When I want to save a group of messages by process mark:
  Its because I want to enlarge my growing database of well informed
  answers and opions on a wide range of material, where I can find it
  pretty easily ]

1) Process mark the selected messages.

2) Then Press upcase `F' as if to follow up.
   You are then presented with a message that contains all process
   marked  messages. Much like an mbox, but missing the vast amount of
   headers, having only the key ones for each mesg

3) Write in a Gcc: (` YourChosenBackend:Group ') for where you want the
   conglomerate message saved
4) Edit subject line with keywords to help you find this message

* I normally make at least 3 more edits but no need to describe all.
  Just one here ... change the Newsgroup: to X-Newsgroup: (or your
  choice, long as the result is to render your conglomerate message
  unsendable
  
5) Press `C-c C-c' as if to send...  When gnus notices the msg is not
   sendable, it will tell you and ask if you'd still like to honor the
   Gcc: `your-chosen-bkend:group' ... (whether it exists or not)
   When you press `y' off it goes to your chosen group on disk.

You have created an entry to a data base searchable in summary mode by
using the `/s' (Subject search) on the keywords you've added or of
course on any other Headers you've edited.

I kind of fell into using the above method by accident and then seeing
some uses for my accident.

One drawback of using the method is the extra layer of `>' (quoting?
characters) that can be a little confusing I'd rather accomplish this
kind of data base in some simpler and cleaner way.