I'm a member of several international forums on a particular subject, not stated because you will lay crap on me, and apparently my expertise :rolleyes: has been noticed by a particularly prestigeous US forum. They have invited me to become a contributing member.
They have the usual lurkers, then they have members who are just registered lurkers, then they have contributing members. Even though I had been invited to become a contributor I still had to go through the full rigmarole, which consisted of reading the aims of the organisation, the rules of the forum (2 pages) and then fill out a questionaire to make sure I had read the rules and regs, then followed by an essay stating why they should accept me as a contributor, followed by a declaration that I would abide by the rules and regs.
I must admit I had to fight down the Termite so as to not tell them what I thought about this after being invited in.
To cut the story short, while reading the rules and regs I had to laugh, because I reccon that with maybe 1 or 2 exceptions, yes 1 or 2, the members of this forum would last about 30 seconds. :D
I was wondering where I had to sing the Star Spangled Thingo, and swear to defend the Home Of the Rave.
On this forum we have virtually total freedom, this has just been brought home to me, and I will from here on in try not to abuse it. Well I'll try. :D