Just thinking aloud again.
"5) Please post your message to the appropriate forum thread."
"9) Do not "bump" your topics back to the top of the forum boards. This is not fair on other users."
Do you think people will actually see this post, before they post in one of the other boards. This should really be at the top of the forum index page IMO.
And,
"4) The forum is not an "online chat room" for irrelevant postings – it is for photography related subjects and should be used as such. Please use software specifically designed for this purpose, i.e. MSN Messenger, ICQ, Skype etc"
A bit contradictory, isn't this board for that very purpose?,
Off-topic discussion
Where to air your views on anything - just keep it clean...