Thanks for the open and fair response Tosh. Mitch seems to send me emails about advertising on here. I don't know where he is in the CIU hierarchy. Is he able to lock threads?
I'm pretty sure Mitch is Admin; he's the head honcho over this kind of stuff.
Surely mods should be given some direction on how to moderate? Otherwise it becomes a personal thing instead of a regulated forum. How are we as forum users supposed to know what's acceptable unless there are guidelines?
Mods are recruited from it's members, we're all volunteers. The board should be moderated by it's members. I think most forums run this way? We just use our common sense. And whilst not everyone will agree with a mod's decision, or Admin's decision, then the choices are either to live with it, or walk.
I am not looking to push any barriers, but dos and don'ts would surely benefit all? Are you mods able to speak to each other and pin a locked thread that we can all read and receive some pointers?
I'm not going to because I don't see the need. If Admin/Mitch has asked you not to advertise without paying the going rate, don't advertise. Or pay. As I said earlier, I give leeway to those that I think are new start ups and aren't dodgy, but I don't class you as a new start up. That's just me, other mods do things their way.