To all our members both old and new

[Matblack]

We would like to take this opportunity to formally welcome all members to our little corner of the internet.

Boat Drinks has been running for around 3 years now, it originally started as a closed forum for existing friends to keep in touch and we are proud to have developed into a pleasant and positive community who have been able to open our doors to welcome new members. This may sound a little sugary to some but its the way the members like it.

Since we have been open the moderation team haven't needed to be all that active and the RTM system has hardly been used at all. However, over recent weeks we have found that we are receiving more and more RTMs, this seems a shame and we would like to go back to not having to do anything apart from enjoy the community here and drink lots of cups of tea.

To allow this we would ask that if a member (new or old) suggests that they find one of your posts offensive that you take this on board and if you can see their point that you self-moderate by editing your post yourself; this is not exclusive to new members and if you find yourself viewing posts which you don't feel are appropriate then please let the poster know.

Lets keep unconstructive and negative posts, personal attacks and spam away from this place, we also like to keep rude or NSFW pictures to a minimum. This is a place which should be able to be read by anyone on any computer, public or private.

We understand that when people who already know each other from other forums join us that it can be hard not to bring with them in-jokes which others might not understand or may find inappropriate, please try to post in an open style so everyone can enjoy the forums.

If you find posts which you don't feel are suitable and the poster refuses to self-moderate then please feel free to use the RTM button provided and we will address your concerns as soon as we finish our tea.

This place isn't for everyone and if you feel you can't or don't want to post in what has become the general style here then we understand.

Many thanks

The BD Mod Team