Please Note ...
For those who wish to join the forum, there are a few simple rules. Account activation now relies on administrator approval, so I look at each new user's details before they are approved. When you join the forum, make sure that you use proper information for your ...

• interests (hobbies and other interests)
• occupation (what you do for a living - "Prefer not to say" is quite acceptable)
• location (the country you live in, and optionally the city)

These fields are not optional. Any new application with garbage (or nothing at all) in these fields will be deleted without notice or being activated. Likewise, should you include a website, if it ...

• is not your own personal website
• doesn't exist (404 - Not Found error)
• advertises any medicinal product (real or imaginary)
• links to sex sites or suspected "malware" of any kind
• advertises products in direct competition with ESP

... the account will again be deleted without notice or activation. Needless to say I'd much rather that this were not necessary, but there has been a flurry of spammers lately, and if this information is not included I have no way of knowing if you are legitimate or not.

If you are not prepared to include the above details, then I'm not prepared to grant you access to the forum. If you have read through and agree to the above ...