[Danny Stewart]

I have just gone through and done a total revamp of the forum permissions here on the site. It's very important for people to go around and check the forums that you usually visit and post in and make sure you can still do what you usually do. If anyone encounters any problems, please let me know right away so I can fix it quickly. Additionally, there are a couple of new forums around.

The first new forum is called Private Discussion. I have had some concern expressed to me recently about how certain posts about personal problems and other private matters are automatically readable to every registered user, even ones who have just registered and not even posted (complete strangers and the like). This is certainly a valid concern, and to respect the privacy of my members, I have created this new forum for private discussion. From now on, the Private Discussion forum will be a place for only the known and trusted members of the site to speak freely about potentially sensitive topics and issues that you might not just want anyone reading about. To get access to this forum, send me a PM and I'll make the necessary arrangements. In all likelihood, there won't be a whole lot that gets posted in there, but still and all, it's best for those of you concerned about privacy issues to have that option. Please feel free to contact me privately if you have any questions.

The second new forum is called The Recurring Forum. Essentially, it is a place where RV can be as RV-ish as he wants with no imposed consequences for doing something that might be construed as out of line. In exchange for that, he will have to restrain himself on the rest of the site and not post provocative stuff against Ross or anyone who might get offended. And stuff that is out of line can be moved to the Recurring Forum for continued discussion there. Hopefully this is an acceptable solution for everyone.

Hope you approve of the changes!