Guest Access

[David]

As of today we have disabled guest access to the forums (expect this one)

If you want to read topics you'll need to register an account, which is a free and straightforward process.

Apologies for any inconvenience this causes.

[villagelad]

Just being nosey, but viewing and posting or just posting?

[David]

It's always been that you have to have an account to post.

We've now changed it so you also need and account, and be logged in to view as well.

[Steve]

David

Are there problems with the updated software? Such as new topics not being listed in the recently viewed box?

[David]

Steve

Yes, and very annoying it is too. It always seems to be one topic behind. I'm working on a fix but a temporary solution is to use the View New Posts links at the top of the page.

[David]

Just to add to this...

All new user accounts need to be authorised by an admin. This is done within 24 hours but is usually within a couple of hours.

[Anachronation]

Just a quick note. I tend to use common PC's, so I don't like to stay logged in to sites. But in order to read any replies to the topic I just posted, I NEED to now stay logged into this site. Bit of an annoyance.
Just saying.

[Mrs Jack Bauer]

You don't need to stay logged in, you can log in and out at each visit.

[g0p0]

If the internet Bots, such as Google Bot, can trawl the forum reading/indexing then anyone can do the same .. with an account. You just need to know how to configure your browser to "look like a Google Bot" to the forum software ... its not that difficult.
Having said that ... its much easier to register an account.