For those who wish to join the forum, there are a few simple rules. Account activation is by user, but I will look at new user's details after registration. Note that new accounts from free email providers (you know the ones) with bizarre usernames and empty (or nonsense) profiles will simply be deleted - no warnings, no redress. After you have joined the forum, go to the UCP (User Control Panel) and make sure that you enter proper information for your profile. This includes ...

• location (the country you live in, and preferably the city too)
• occupation (what you do for a living - "Prefer not to say" is acceptable)
• interests (hobbies and other interests)

These fields are not optional. Any new application with garbage (or nothing at all) in these fields may be deleted without notice. Likewise, should you include a website, if it ...

• is not your own personal website or has nothing to do with technology
• doesn't exist (404 - Not Found error, or redirects to anything else in this list)
• advertises any medicinal or therapeutic product (real or imaginary)
• advertises work from home "opportunities" or other suspect material
• links to sex sites, suspected "malware" of any kind or anything else "dodgy"
• advertises products in direct competition with ESP

... the account will again be deleted without notice. Repeat offender will be banned. Needless to say I'd much rather that this were not necessary, but there is a continuous problem with spammers, and if this information is not included I have no way of knowing if you are legitimate or not. Repeat offenders will be banned by username, email address and IP address.

If you are not prepared to include the above details, then I'm not prepared to provide you with access to the forum. If you have read through and agree to the above ...

First time users should read the Forum Rules pages before posting. This is not a general discussion forum - it is restricted to ESP projects and discussions about various articles. For general discussions, to argue about the claimed merits of "special" speaker cables (etc) or discuss other topics that may be out-of-bounds, please use one of the many other public forum sites.