Please note that I have set this forum to automatically block all future postings by guests. This is to prevent hackers posting pornographic and other distasteful material which I am constantly having to monitor for and remove from the site. I also intend to remove all 'off topic' and offensive material of a personal nature. Also postings which enable particular individuals who are not registered members of this forum to be identified are not acceptable. Please remember that we now enjoy a 'litigation culture'.I trust that all members will concur with the need for all this.

Steve I quite understand the reason for this as my son tells me that a guest can post who may not be cosha ie to advertise their " goods " shall we say - or just because they are bored and want to cause others a lot of grief. And if a person does not sign in there is no way of knowing where they are coming from, he call these Trolls. The Wikipedia explanation of a " INTERNET TROLL " IS : In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.

It's a great pity we seem to have lost a few good members recently - Jan - Pauline. I do hope they will come back as their contributions will be sorely missed. And if it was because of the " Trolls " who maliciously want to cause trouble then we should all band together to fight or just ignore them.

. . . and there's me thinking that a TROLL is some sort of unpleasant wizened dwarf who dwells in the pine forests of Scandinavia! One learns something new every day! On second thoughts though - I could still be right!! Steve.

HaHa yes Steve. There are many images you can find on the internet of the " Internet Troll " - quite funny !!

Esquires wrote:. . .On second thoughts though - I could still be right!! Steve.

You are right!