Due to issues with the old website we have had to start afresh... Both a good and bad thing - we all have to re-register and there's nothing kept from the old site (real shame) but it means we've had a spring-clean and all the random-users, dodgy-code and unsupported software has gone too. I hope you can understand why this has happened and support us/me as I try and get this site up and running as quickly as possible.
Like the last site, you need to register to view the site (and may well incorporate a forum-access group so you have to register, say hi and then a mod will allow you access to the full forum - has been required in the past to combat spammers).
*edit* within 12 hours I've had to deal with 2 spammers so I fear I may have to go back to a 2-stage login:
1) register with site and post an initial "hi, I'm so and so from whatever"
2) an admin grants the user full forum access
I know this is a pain and delays the entire "time to post on forum" but at least it prevents/limits the site being filled with spam crap.
All the best, DDR