This is a liberally moderated forum and, subject to the Forum Rules, we encourage discussion on all sorts of topics and the expressing of all shades of opinion. However we are receiving an increasing number of complaints about a small number of users who seem determined to troll the forum. Trolling can be defined as gratuitously or deliberately starting arguments or posting inflammatory comments designed to elicit an emotional response. This derails threads and often leads to abuse being thrown around, which is extremely annoying for the majority of users who want to have a constructive debate.
This is starting to impact on the way the forum operates and the enjoyment that responsible users get from it and we have decided to take a much firmer line. An increasing number of warnings have been handed out and users have been banned from specific threads or from the forum itself (both short term and permanently). If you wish to express your opinion then you're free to do so but that must be done constructively, without derailing threads or winding others up and with respect for the opinions of others.
From now, if we consider you are trolling, you are likely to receive a warning, thread ban or 24 hour forum ban without notice. If you are seen to be a persistent offender then you could well face a permanent ban, again without notice. Please ensure, therefore, that you post your opinions with appropriate regard for these guidelines.
Cheers,
Ric
This is starting to impact on the way the forum operates and the enjoyment that responsible users get from it and we have decided to take a much firmer line. An increasing number of warnings have been handed out and users have been banned from specific threads or from the forum itself (both short term and permanently). If you wish to express your opinion then you're free to do so but that must be done constructively, without derailing threads or winding others up and with respect for the opinions of others.
From now, if we consider you are trolling, you are likely to receive a warning, thread ban or 24 hour forum ban without notice. If you are seen to be a persistent offender then you could well face a permanent ban, again without notice. Please ensure, therefore, that you post your opinions with appropriate regard for these guidelines.
Cheers,
Ric
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