Like if I/we were to post under different IDs we'd use the same posting styles - that would be a bit obvious, innit?
Anyway, the relevance of all this isn't really obvious - except the unoriginal and yawn-inducing attempts to disrupt the forum - because anyone who doesn't like the way the forum is run or thinks there may be something underhand going on doesn't have to post or indeed read the site.
Also, it's a bit disrespectful to in effect accuse me and others of dishonesty, in view of the thousands of hours spent on the site and indeed the four figure sum that TDO has cost to run over the years, with no income of any kind from the site.
If I'd spent the amount of time I've spent on the site over the years on the ranks instead of on here then I'd probably be able to afford a couple of weeks in the Maldives, or something like that.
So as I said if anyone's not happy then they know what to do, so now that everyone's had their chance to stir things up I'll close this thread now.
(By the way, to baker boy who claimed Sussex was posting as Dusty while on holiday - if Sussex was posting from abroad what would be the point in
not using his normal ID

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EDIT - earlier the final paragraph above referred to the 'person who opened the thread'. That was in fact edders rather than bakercabs, but it was the latter who I was actually referring to, so the above paragraph has been amended. Apologies to the couple of people in the whole wide world who're even remotely interested.
