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Another year passes…
( I apologise for this not appearing last night - but my son decided to be unwell and instead of typing this I spent most of the evening/night mopping up after him 
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The move to our own dedicated servers seems to have made a huge difference with far less downtime in the last 12 months than ever before. It has not been totally glitch free but a lot better than it was. the database now holds over 2 million posts, over 5 gigabytes of posts and over 85 gigabytes of images.
In 2014 we hit back at the trolling on the forums, with a major crackdown, the message seems to have got through even to the most dense member as a result we have been able to tone down the harsher moderating. There are still some who consistently push the line however.
This has come to the fore recently with the whole Migrant debacle and of course in the wider world ISIS. People hold strong views, that is their right, we allow those views to be expressed on here with a few proviso’s . The conversation must be kept civil, derogatory language to whole sections of society are not allowed and comments calling for violence or that are is racist are illegal and will be removed without warning. remember your not chatting to your mates down the pub, you are publishing your comments and as such are bound by the law.
If you cant make your point within those simple rules then simply do not post. I would remind everyone that it is impossible for the admin team to check every post made on here, if a post concerns you use the report button or private message a moderator.
It is traditional now that we hold a New Year truce for those badboys on pre-mod , but only those who have shown they are now willing to post within the rules or not post complete garbage. The Admin team will be looking at the (quite a short ) list over the next few days .
Whats coming up in 2016? well the usual TruckFest Peterborough visit apparently is happening. so if you want to come and tell me to my face what a [ZB] I am, I will be there, also at Tip-EX in Harrogate.
Other plans? First find that [ZB] annoying ad that is throwing out pop ups on IE and ban it 
(for those using a decent browser you can skip that line).
I am hoping to revive the Charity auction night this year, if enough members want to attend and I can wrench a few quid from the financial directors wallet for a bar ! If we can get the go ahead it will probably be later in the year than past events.
I can confirm for any doom mongers out there that TruckNet will not become a pay site as long as I am in charge- or indeed to quote the managing director as long as he has a hole in his backside , We cover our costs by the sponsorships (Thank you) and advertising. while no-one is buying an island in the Carribean with the income from this forum it more than covers its costs. We do ASK that if you do follow an advertising link and contact a company please mention where you saw the advert. (those with Ad blockers skip the above line).
No rant this year, just the very best wishes to you all for a safe and happy 2016 from me, the admin team and all at Road Transport Media
…Come on Carl, we’ve already been there. Take a day off and get somebody to write you some new material.
