Thanks for kind comments and I'm sorry I lost my temper. This whole business runs far deeper fo me than this thread and it goes back to trying to help organise and indeed found folk clubs and sessions in my area. Evenually after nearly 20 years, I got so fed up with the rows and the politics that I gave up and swore that I would never get involved on that sort of thing before.

One thing I must clarify there in view of Joe Offers comments is that in this instance (apart from my action in temper) at no point did I make any descision as to where this ladies event should take place. I merey tried to suggest that a different location is more appropriate for ANY event that excludes certain people to avoid any possible dissruption to the "normal open heame".

As I have stated before, as far as possible, I do not set rules for the usage of my page (the only exceptions would be cases of severe abuse) and it is basicily up to Mudcatters to work out how to get the best of it if they wish to.

I would however like to make this request:

That the main room is kept available at all times as an open venue for everybody to be able to paticipate in at any time.

If anybody wishes to use my page to host an event that has participation rules that exclude certain people (this could even include a banjo players only session/ workshop..) That a private room is created for the purpose. In this case, it is entirely up to the organiser of the event to publish the location in whatever way they wish (by email or as a thread in hearme) and has full control over that room.

This is in no way pushing anything underground as the organiser can make eveybody here aware of what is going on if they wish to. It merely keeps the main room available and open to all at any time which was the original intention, while allowing other events to be hosted.

I'm sorry if this does seem unreasonable to some but I remain convinced that this is the fairest solution for all.

Finally, as I have offered before, I am willing to add extra special purpose rooms on my site if anybody requires. Also, if anybody requires, I am quite willing to help anybody set up there own site and if it of any use to anybody, feel free to copy my HTML source.

Jon