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Just a reminder that all selling requests should be sent to The Fifer or Vallance Lofts

Due to the recent changes in ownership of Pigeonbasics, could all seller requests and questions about selling please be directed to The Fifer and Vallance Lofts. Thank you

Just wanted to say thank you to all the members that have supported the site and Richard over the past 8 years. I hope that everyone continues to enjoy the site and a big thank you to archie and chris for taking the site on, I know that its in good hands Also, there will no Pigeonbasics stand at Blackpool but we'll leave it up to Archie and Chris if they decide to do anything for Blackpool.

We are going through the back log of mini-site application and forgotten passwords, so please be patient.

ask him to try logging in again

I've also checked and numpty01's account hasn't been disabled, I'm going to re-build the members list to see if thats the problem, as some people have had trouble logging in before. So I'll do this and then if you could ask him to try logging in again

the blaz1 account will be deleted now.

try logging in again as blaz

I'll have to get Richard to check the bits over.

I've had a look for your account, but I can't find it on the members list, but the 'blaz' account is still there because when you search for your posts (say on the birds for sale board), you can still find your profile. When you try to sign into the 'blaz' account make sure your typing your email address and password correctly. And what does the page say when you try to log in?

I accept that you can't please everyone but is there any need for abuse?

So there is a debate, it's getting heated, people are resulting to personal abuse at each other and we have countless reported threads or pms complaining about the topic and telling us to do something about it - what then do you suggest we do?

I am not saying accept what we say or else. More we do things to help the running of the site and so many like to disrupt this and hurl abuse at the mods.

Actually what is the point of mods doing anything for the site, we try to do things for the best interests of everyone, give reasonable explanations when we do anything and all we get is abuse - we might as well just close the site, would that make you happy?

Hawk topics are difficult moderate - we all know what they do to pigeons and there have been countless hawk-attack threads on here. And there have been many posts about the RSPB and their lack of action, and we have also seen what happens when hawk supporters are on the forum. Now Les you posted up about 2 fanciers killing some hawks and then inciting further such killings - if 2 can do this then what can the rest do - type of action. We can't have this posted on the forum encouraging the killing of hawks. We all know that the RSPB and other organizations could be looking in and see this talk of killing them, and what does this to in the fanciers fight in recognising the damage that hawks do to the fancy? Nothing, it doesn't help. So your thread was moderate fairly and you received several explanations on why your thread was removed. In light of that if you wish to leave the forum that is your choice.

Richard has fixed the problem with PMs and logging in, so should all be working now

trousers and high heels - well jeans and high heels work quite nicely, seems we can get fashion advice on here aswell

oh dear - world domination, I'll pass on that job, you can have it if you want ;)

Seems to me that, somebody has a problem with women who show some authority and want the forum to run smoothly

I would like to say that I haven't been online all weekend (for obvious reasons) and have been reading through most of the posts that have been made and have noticed that there seems to be some members that are not happy with the new moderators and the moderation of the site. Please note that with new moderators they are getting used to being moderators and taking on a different role on the forum and also encountering the same issues that the other moderators have in deciding whether a post should be locked or removed. In the first instance if a post is removed, first check that the post hasn't been moved to another board for example from the notice board to general racing. If the post was one that was causing problems then look to see which moderator is online and send them a PM to ask why (they may or may not know but will find out for you). The same for locked posts. By posting up additional threads on the forum only causes more problems and I have seen many of these "why" posts which also turn into "lets have a go at the mod's" which isn't the way to go about things, as it makes it more difficult for a mod to post and sort out the problem with you, as instead they are faced with abuse. Believe me I have had this many times. If you have an issue with anything please look for a moderator or administrator that is online and PM them with your issue or question

Just to let everyone know, we are all moved now (I'm surrounded by more boxes) so will take a few days to get sorted then I'll go through back logged mini-sites and password problems.

I would like to welcome Tammy_1 and Just Ask Me as global moderators

Looks lovely, hope that you both had a lovely day

I can only apologize to those that have been waiting for mini-sites. The past several months has been hectic to say the least and with moving in the next day or so we need to pack the computer away, which has the mini-site files on it. Once we've got settled I'll go through the mini-site accounts and emails, and hopefully get it all sorted.

Richard and myself are moving house this week, so any mini-site applications or forgotten username/passwords will be dealt with in the next couple of weeks, as we are packing up the main computer which has all the mini-site data on it. Gemma