All new members should have to undergo a probationary period...........

And they should wear a uniform - twin-set and pearls comes to mind...

But how would we know...?

And they should not have a 'split' personality!

I've got the pearls! But no twinset!

Oh heck, I would have failed the uniform test!

Good point Ana !

You didn't say how long the probationary period should be and would we need a committee to monitor the novices to see if they 'passed' for full posting privileges?

Oh no - not a 'committee'...!

Probably not a committee, perhaps a balloting system instead?

Of course, the term being "black balled" might have to be reconsidered.

I'd like to see Frank and Gerry in a twin set and pearls

Pictures would be compulsory and in different categories - daywear, evening wear and beach wear.

I actually do have a twin set and pearls, but I only wear them ironically.

No twinset but plenty of pearls!!

Probably not the done thing to wear the pearls WITHOUT the twinset. Might scare the horses!

That's a new way of wearing them vegasmags

Nothing wrong with pearls. i put mine on when I want to appear a bit more grown up. Am reminded of someone whose partner worked with me when I was chair of govs. It was our second or third meeting. I was wearing my favourite LBD from Zara in a party. She was slightly drunk. "You don't look a bit like I expected" she said "I thought you would be shorter, and wear suits all the time."
On some forums (fora?) they have a grading system of members. Humble beginners who have restricted abilities (a bit like a role play game, only allowed to wield a feeble wand not a Sword of Power) up to gold star members who have been posting in a grown up way for decades.
Ho hum. Last lap of moving. Retires to clear last dregs out of spare room in yoga waistband skirt and river island t shirt with a saggy bum flap like what they were selling last year.

I hope nobody has joined today and just read this thread.

Oooh, hang on I forgot to ask if I'm allowed to post yet.

We'll know people have stopped being sexist when seeing men wearing pearls doesn't even raise an eyebrow.

Well done, nina

They would have to take a spelling test and a typing test .

We don't seem to have had many new members posting lately. I wonder why ??? Or at least they haven't introduced themselves as newbies.

Oh and there should be a restriction on long complicated words when short ones would do. A character limit like on Twitter?
(No typing test, please - I'd fall at the first hurdle!!)

I see a lot of men wearing necklaces! They seem to be de rigeur in the drug using set in Bristol.

Oh dear, I've cocked up, haven't I?

It was meant to be sort of tongue in cheek!

New members, come back at once, we're really nice, honest!

Everybody knows it was tongue in cheek phoenix.

Surely!

FFS. Short and succinct enough? Deciding to morph.