The system is being upgraded now... Perhaps in the spare time that you will have after you are banned from Mudcat...

Ooo, does this mean you'll be getting some "real" forum software - that'll help. I moderated on a forum that used Invision, it was great. We operated a "three strikes system", after which an offending member would be placed under "pre-moderation" i.e. they could still post, but their posts would remain invisible until approved by a moderator; any posts which didn't make the grade were binned with no further warning, notice or explanation. If pre-mod didn't work then we could either suspend them (can log in but not post) or ban the IP address (can't even lurk). OK - an IP ban is bypassable, but your prose style will always give you away eventually.

In the meantime, the best thing to do with Shambles and his ilk is just ignore them. It's hard sometimes, but remember: every time you respond to his/their trolling and baiting, all you do is give them the attention they so desperately crave, because they are sad and lonely people with no lives. People like Shambles have few, if any real points to make, all they want is a reaction and every time you answer their posts, you give it to them.

In the meantime: if you don't like a forum or the way it is run, just don't visit it.