Midlands Reptiles Venom Forum **NEW USERS**

[David Nixon]

Dear All,

The forum will have been open for one year in February – I, along with Tom feel that it has taken-off well, there have been no negative posts and the majority of posts have been constructive.

I would like to thank all members for their input – the forum will never be the busiest of forums due to the limited amount of venomous keepers/enthusiasts in the UK, but, there has been a significant increase of posts with a wide range of topics over the past 6 months.

Going forward - the forum statistics clearly indicate a high number of visitors that are not registered (more so on a daily basis than we actually have member visits), therefore, no posts have ever been made and we as members have never had the chance to meet, greet or share any conversations with these guys. From early next week the forum will be locked to members only, a message will be on the main introduction board advising visitors about the forum and the sub-sections available to contribute to. If and when viewers join, newly registered members will then have 2 weeks to introduce themselves or contribute to a thread otherwise their account will be deleted.

Remember visitors - If you are reading this, join now!!

Again, the reason behind this is to merely give us all a chance to share best practice and help keep our small venomous community knitted together, if such visitors are on here, you can bet they are interested in a venomous related field.

Many thanks for reading,

Dave Nixon