The East Dulwich gossip/issues section is about East Dulwich gossip and/or issues, if I have asked individuals to stay on topic once or twice or more and they continue to post irrelevant messages then I have to place the ban on them. There are so many posts these days and confining certain individuals to the Lounge is the best action I can take, I do not want to ban people outright unless I really have to. There is no "political" agenda despite what some may think. Sorry ibilly99 and you are right, when some threads get out of hand the best thing I can do is remove the whole thing and unfortunately I cannot contact all the contributors to the thread to explain why. Most of you understand the forum and that it is meant to be a fun place to discuss local issues (and non-local issues in the Lounge area). I never mean any hard feelings to anyone but there are rules and I appreciate you helping me keep the the place nice and tidy for as many people as possible.