[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Mick

We'd like to welcome you all to the new site and thankyou for all the messages of support you've sent us. We have been live since Friday the 20th of June and already there are over 550 registered members which we see as a clear indication of the need for this site and the freedom of speech it will allow.

We have been and still are very busy trying to get the site how we intended it to be upon launch. When we've reached that point we'll be taking onboard your ideas and suggestions, and if they're practical and possible, we will do our absolute best for you to include them in the site. We will be listening to the members at every opportunity, and we will be doing all we can to make this site what you would like it to be.

So far we have allowed the site to tick along while we get on with the work we still have to do, and we have been pleased that the forum areas are running very smoothly. We have to consider the long term future of the site and in doing so, for the sake of you and us together, and for the sake of creating a place that you'll feel comfortable visiting, we need to draw a line in the sand and set up just a few realistic guidelines which we hope you'll all understand are for the benefit of everyone.

The guidelines we would like everyone to consider are very simple and will help ensure we all enjoy the site over the coming months and hopefully years.

After chatting with each other over what has been a very busy week, we have decided that we definately don't want to impose strict rules on anyone here, and have come up with the following few guidelines.

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