Dog Forum for sale

Hi all,

You will have noticed the message at the bottom of the page saying that this forum is for sale. JoanneF and I wanted to let you know that this has come as just as much a surprise for us as it will have for you. Remember that although the software and framework of the forum can be sold, the 'community' can't be sold, and it is the community, the members, that make a forum.

We don't know what, if any, changes we might see. Hopefully, advertising won't be too intrusive, and will be in line with the forum values (no aversives or puppy sales!). Hopefully we won't see more spam. Most of all, if new mods are imposed (as can happen), Joanne and I hope that they will carry on with the strong ethos of this forum, both in terms of how we treat our dogs, and how we treat each other.

Thanks very much for clarification.

Can our/my details be completely deleted from registration if we request this ?

Is this an actual genuine message below or could there be a nasty bug got into the system ?

excuseme said:

Can our/my details be completely deleted from registration if we request this ?

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It should be possible, @excuseme - in fact under data protection law you should be legally entitled to this if you want. Though I'm not sure you can insist on your posts being removed. There might be some limitations on this, though - the law can be messy!

Hopefully though, you won't feel the need to do this - let's see what the future brings.

excuseme said:

Is this an actual genuine message below or could there be a nasty bug got into the system ?

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As far as I know it's a genuine - I know that admin were struggling to make the forum pay its way, and the Online Safety Act may well have been the straw that broke the camel's back.

I agree with @JudyN - @excuseme please don't make hasty decisions. It may be that the forum doesn't change much - or even gets better!