Pete,
"other chatter" is just what it says on the box, talk about what you like (as long as its legal, polite and does'nt ruffle the memberships feathers) - are you all still with me so far?
Now the Mods don't log on and spend hours looking for any, tiny little excuse to close threads, ban folks or generally weald a big "cyber-stick".
What happens is I get up on a Sunday morning, check my email account (because my business comes in this way) and I find my mailbox full of "reported posts", I then spend the next couple of hours reading the entire thread and deciding what to do, or getting rid of the thread because of the images they contain, or the language, hopefully before you and your families are up and starting to log on.
Its great that the members quite often are self policing, and we all really appreciate it, its a big help.
Its the "repeat" stuff that gets my goat, if you get told off accept it gracefully or find another forum. If your thread gets closed, don't try to start the same/very similar thread elsewhere. Engage your brain before typing - don't take the rise out of the guy in the clip - when you know he is a member - you know its gonna cause a row. Don't stir - there is no BCUK spoon award. And don't be "baited".
Now I've said my bit - and lets not have any more days like the last few - my mailbox won't take it.
Atb
Neil