It's probably one of those things that, if you make a living out of photography and you want it then you know why you want it and just buy it. Another photographic tool.

It becomes harder to justify when you want it but it's a hobby. Then it's just a very expensive item.

If I had the cash, I'd buy it. But I'm afraid reality strikes hard.

Is this the May Isle you can see from Crail?

I have sent you a PM Marat, so I await your response. In the meantime, we'll close this.

This is becoming a little too aggressive all round and complaints have been received regarding this. Please tone it down and try not cast suspicions and near-accusations at other posters. If it continues, the thread will have to be closed.

I understand the frustration that some of you feel and I would tell you that we too feel frustration that confidentiality often makes it impossible to share some things. We can't openly discuss the behaviour of individuals in the forum. Likewise, the judgement as to who gets acted upon and who not is for the Mod Team, who look at situation impartially.

Banning is a blunt tool and is only used in extreme circumstances as a last resort, and prior to that a lot of effort goes into trying to avoid it.

It's not beneath us. The matter was discussed with the OP and a conclusion reached. The detail of it is confidential to the OP and the team, so please respect that.

As for the rest, no we don't condone multiple identities and they might seem obvious, but we have to be sure before acting.

As for competitors, as long as they are not disrupting here then I don't see why they can't just be left to get on with doing whatever they want to do. I personally would wish them well, I'm sure there's enough room in the world. If they come here with the intent to disrupt, then that's something else.

You've summed it up very nicely. I'm sure ken knows more about this than I do, but it did exist for the purpose you describe. I've never used one personally.

Nobody wants anybody to feel unwelcome, so I hope it will settle down for you soon. If you have any particular problems or questions anybody can drop a PM to me or one of the team and we'll happily reply.

Anybody new, just ask us in your intro thread to get in touch and we will do, because you won't be able to initiate a PM conversation at first.

Very little Charlotte.

The figure for members online probably means people online as the number of visitors always exceeds the number of members at any one time. The current figure is probably a record number. The previous record was about 100 behind that, interestingly on the day that PentaxDan was married.

Clearly Dan brought the crowds in, but what was so attractive on 2nd July I'm not sure.

It took Sue three and a half hours to do a 40 minute round trip this afternoon. Total chaos.

And that's without any sort of games at all.

Holidays are great, but we also enjoy staying in great cottages and other interesting buildings. We haven't managed a lighthouse yet, but hopefully one day.

This was the most recent one, Stonemason's Cottage in Ropsley. Lovely garden, very relaxing, WiFi provided free, all we need to supply here is the bottle of wine!