Could I have my ban on NEW topics lifted? I am assuming I have one because the New Topic selection no longer exists.
I can only assume it was because of my last thread where I referred to a news report I had read that morning and thought would interest other members. I can only assume it may have been debated earlier in the countless pages of threads and therefore as a fairly new member I breached the following guideline:
Creating duplicate threads. Before starting a new thread use the search feature to check that the subject of your intended post is not already covered by an existing thread. Post to existing threads wherever possible. This particularly applies to post match comments.
Again I can only assume I have done something wrong as I have no notification as per "If you ignore any of the Guidelines, in the first instance you'll be notified by a moderator, who will let you know what it is they deemed to be inappropriate. Your post(s) are also likely to be edited/deleted or merged with others."
What Users can expect from the Mods:
* Where possible/applicable, new users will be given a polite pointer to these guidelines if we deem it necessary.
* An explanation as to why you have been temporally/permanently banned/had posting rights removed.
* We wont notify people of every little modification/deletion/merging activity. We're hoping that people will be able to find an answer in these guidelines. If however you cant, please feel free to ask why you have been moderated. Our preference would be for this to be done privately, but there is also the Feedback forum if you wish it to be a public discussion. Please note though, we're all volunteers, so if you do not receive an immediate response bear with us and wait for us to get back to you.
* An explanation should always be given for why a thread is locked or moved to another forum.
I understand you are all volunteers and can't spend your time responding to everyone's questions. I would have emailed personally but can't find a link or address to email to.
Could you please clarify to me if I have a posting ban either through this reply or privately.