Recent content by Andylaser

I take odds with this statement, as Firearms & Knives arent illegal (although controlled via various acts). My forum discusses "outdoors sports" and therefore hunting, shooting & fishing are featured along with the use of firearms & knives being used as appropriate tools for the task in hand. I...

I cant see many of those agencies wanting to deal with small forums as its not worth their while. Prospective members are unlikely to sent you their ID and even if they did, whos to say its legitimate and not doctored. The whole thing is at odds with GDPR regulations.

Yes, very much for "micro hobby forums". ie. not a commercial site and one that operates with "donations" and "volunteers". It wll be spreadsheet based with some drop down boxes and areas for "free text". Hopefully 3 sheets/pages will cover it.

I have some experience in creating risk assessments. I am going to have a go at creating a template that others can use. I will share it here and gladly accept feedback from others. I am also chatting with some other forum owners. If we can get some "consistancy" with regards to measures we use...

It still get me that Ofcom describe a "Small Operation" as one with less than 7m monthly views. We have 200 members and our monthly views are probably less than 1000. Several orders of magnitude less thsn "small". They need another category for "micro" organisations.

In an "attempt" to limit forum access to minors, is the following feasable? Rather than simply stating "no under 18s" which will encourage the applicant to lie; have an automated system that automatically blocks them if their date of birth showns them to be under 18, then also automatically...

Excellent. That worked. :) Many thanks for your help and guidance. (y)

Thanks. I am using phpMyAdmin. I have found the xf files down the left side of the window, but cant find one called src I should point out that I find understanding software somewhere between voodoo and Chinese :)

Thanks. How/where do I find that file? I have looked but cant see it anywhere.

Following a PC crash & rebuild and getting myself a new phone, I seem to have managed to have locked myself out of my own admin account on my forum. I have access to server and database, is there an easy way I can get myself back in again?