As some of you may know, anyone can start a new thread in the News and Announcements part of the board. However, a moderator must approve it before it appears and becomes active. It's lucky we have that in place because in the last week alone there have been several instances of spam almost every day, of course by a whole slew of different and new members that are subsequently placed on probation. Nonetheless, I am absolutely sick of it. Therefore, I am announcing that no members may create a new thread in News and Announcements until further notice. If you have a news article, please post it elsewhere and a moderator will move it to the News and Announcements board. I apologize for the inconvenience and will attempt to determine if the culprits are one or two IP addresses that can be easily banned. Until then, we will all need to put up with this new restriction. Plesae let me know if you have any questions or concerns.