Gaughan's forum was members only, and you had to be approved to get in.
What's ironic about that is that Dick once posted in Mudcat that he wouldn't join because he didn't like cookies. Things change as people adapt.

This place was created to discuss music, not provide an arena to fight in, which is undoubtedly why the moderation doesn't make those fighters happy. I doubt that ANY would. It's a terrible shame that there's no place on the Internet to discuss British politics.