Ok it now appears I'm on probation for breaking one of the many rules which have been put in place. I only discovered this after seeing the signature under my post above.
It seems I'm downgraded yet again as I can't access the forums. Fair enough the first time I was downgraded was (I presume) for being on-line and not posting replies/new topics which is understandable ...
It appears I've been down graded, as I cannot access anything but the free area I assumed that I'd have to re-apply by posting in the "apply for gold membership" area. I did this a number of ...