Posting In This Forum Requires Opt-in Approval!

[Ted S]

Due to continued abuse this forum has been modified to work on an opt-in/request basis. This means that in order to access this forum to make posts you will need to first signup for this group and be approved by an administrator. In order to do this simply head over to your Group Memberships section of the User Control panel located at http://www.scubaboard.com/profile.php?do=editusergroups, find the “Ontario Fresh Water Freaks “ group and click on “Join this Group”. Your request will be processed by an administrator as soon as possible to insure the validity of all users entering the forum.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you; however, to prevent future abuse and to keep this forum area open we felt the need to add extra control measures. If you have questions about this policy or group memberships please contact either me or NetDoc via PM or in the Site Support area. As a final reminder, be sure to review the terms of service prior to attempting to access this forum, creating illegal sock puppet accounts, spamming, data mining and all other tos violations will be met with swift actions and consequences.

 

[Ted S]

I’ve received a few PMs and obviously not everyone likes this change and to be honest, we don't like it either. However, when people break the rules and try to circumvent the banning process it creates a lot of problems and drastic responses are needed to solve the problem. It is my hope that people will control themselves and understand that this site is a community built on respect and that it is also a part of a business and will not stand for abuse or violations. Our members don’t accept this behavior and neither do the administrators and while it pains us to see the area regulated like this, if that’s what needs to happen then that is what happens. I have already approved several dozen users and I expect many more will request access tomorrow. This is obviously an annoying step for the regular, good users but it should help make this forum more beneficial for everyone involved; all users can still view threads and responses and hopefully people will learn to control themselves so we can remove this restriction quickly. Please keep in mind that we want this forum to flourish and continue to grow and that means people abusing this area will immediately be denied access.

 

[cobaltbabe]

In response to this message. If you wish to join this group, please follow the steps that tech admin has mentioned above and we will take action asap. Thank you all for your patience.