Bannerdown Gliding Club Forum

The Forum is in the Private Members area. Before you can login to the forum you need to enter the members area username of 'member' and the members area password. Contact the Webmaster if you need reminding of that password.

Click here to 'Enter the Forum'

Welcome to the Forum. This is an excellent way to keep up to date with the latest gossip and tune into club life. You can browse the forum anonymously, but if you wish to get involved you will need to register. Registration is very easy and typically takes no longer than 5 minutes. Once you have registered you can login when ever you want. You can use the Forum to air your opinions and get an idea of what other people think. There is an extensive array of Categories each of which contain one or more forums. You can post as many topics within each forum as you please.

Useful Features: Polls 'Put it to the Vote'. You can set up a poll in any of the forums. This is a cool way to get peoples opinion on something. Voting is completely anonymous. Internal Messaging System You can send private messages to another member within the forum. Those messages are completely contained within the forum and are in no way connected to your personal email address. This can be a cool way to communicate to other people on the forum without having to post a public reply. 'Avatars' Avatars are basically little pictures. You can upload your own Avatar in your profile page. The 'Avatar' will be displayed next to any posts that you submit. This is a cool way to let people see who they are talking to.

If you have not used a forum before feel free to play around in the forum 'Test Area'.
The 'Test Area' category is the last category on the forum index page.

Frequently Asked Questions: How do I register? Registration is easy. Click on the forum link at the top of this page then in the top right of the forum screen you will see the register link, it looks like this: Click on the link and then follow the instructions. You will need to fill out a form. In that form you must decide on a user name and provide your email address. The email address is used to uniquely identify you. It will also be used in the future to send you a new password should you forget it. Amongst other controls you have the ability to hide your email address from other users of the forum. How do I login? Assuming you have registered, from the forum page click on this link in the top right of the screen: you will be prompted to enter your username and password. I've forgotten my password! No problem. Click on the log in icon, then the link under the log in button that reads: 'I forgot my password'. You will be taken to a screen where you enter your username and email address. When you press 'Submit' the system will verify that your username and email match your user profile. An email will be send to your personal email account. You will then need to log in to your own email account and click on the link you have been sent. I've forgotten my username. No Problem. From the forum page click on the 'Memberlist' link: . Search through the list and see if that jogs your memory. If you still have no idea, email the webmaster detailing your problem: webmaster@bannerdown.co.uk Where can I learn more? The Forum has an excellent 'Frequently Asked Questions section'. From the forum page click on this link to learn more:

Guidelines So that we can all enjoy the use of this great feature a few common sense ground rules apply. If you are polite, sensible and reasonable you will not have need to worry. Rules can be a bind so these guidelines are not intended to restrict the use of the forum. They are intended to ensure that everyone may enjoy it's use. No Abusive, aggressive or plain rude posts. Absolutely no racial / ethnic insults or any other personal discriminations. No Foul Language. No promotion or discussion of illegal activities. No Spamming - you will be permanently banned instantly! Forum Moderators and the forum administrators have the final say - No Questions.   Any posts found with the above restricted content will be removed. Those who make such posts may be banned. OK lecture over - Have Fun! The Webmaster.