It's that time of year... [ALL READ, IMPORTANT]

[GrandOldTeam]

... the time when we actively ban anyone who;

• Goes against any forum rule (No warning, no infraction - Instant ban)
• "Just looks a bit of a tool/wind up merchant" - at the discretion of the moderator.

We're considerably more lenient during the summer 'silly season' - but we'll be using 5+ years experience to weed out absolutely anyone who are deemed counter productive to the forums environment.

With that, a reminder that we do ask that all visitors follow our relatively laid back guidelines to ensure these forums remain user-friendly. Read all here, and pay particular attention to the below

Poor, profane or obscene language of any type is not welcome - even in jest.
Bad language or Profanity negatively impacts our Search Engine Ranking, puts us at risk of losing our advertising income (AdSense has rules against excessive profanity) and above all, it sours the atmosphere of the forum.

Of course, most will make the occasional slip up. But repeat offenders (and by definition of repeat - clearly fail to show any respect to the community) will find infractions mount up to an eventual suspension.

Stay On Topic
Make a particular effort to ensure that your reply in any discussion is relevant and 'on topic'. If you are perceived to be deliberately diverting a thread away from it's topic, you'll be adjudged to be sabotaging and effectively spamming our forum and will be banned.

"Report to Moderator" Function
This forum has a "Report to Moderator" function built into its software (located at the bottom-left corner of all posts). The purpose of this function is to aid moderators in their duties. As you can imagine, it's not easy (nor plausible) for a small team of people to read every last post in every last thread on the forum, so this is where we need your help. If you see a post that you believe is in violation of the forum's Rules and Guidelines or Terms of Service, it would be highly appreciated if you could use the "Report to Moderator" function to bring it to our attention.

Also please be aware that, whilst reportings are not anonymous to administrators, all details will be kept strictly confidential and will not leave the admin forum. You will not, under any circumstances, be name dropped on the open forum for reporting a post in a genuine manner.

Thanks,