The mods have been aware for some time that certain long term members are determined to stir up trouble on the forums and are under the mistaken impression that they are able to bully site members whose views they oppose.

The moderating team would like to draw ALL site members' attention to the following clauses in the terms and conditions for use of the site (noted below)

UKP was set up and is maintained for Pagans to enjoy spirited and lively debate, to enjoy the online company of other Pagans, and to that end this site is run by the Mods and the Mods only, to ensure that the ethos of UKP is upheld.

This site is not an arena for off-site feuds to be carried out.

The majority of site members wish to enjoy this site on the basis that it is somewhere that they can call "home". Therefore they do not want to feel too intimidated to post or threatened by the aggressive and bullying behaviour of those who think they have more "right" to be here than others.

So I'll say to everyone: if you want to enjoy a friendly, lively, open-minded, and welcoming community, then you are welcome here. If you however are think that this site should be run to your own rules and you want to attempt to enforce them, then this site is not for you.

This site is for all, not for a select few.

And we Mods will ensure that remains the case.

Moonhunter has very kindly donated a beautiful silver bangle for auction to raise funds for UKP.

The site is always in needs of funds to keep running, and of course, you don't need to buy an auction item to help, you can buy a T-shirt, mug, badge, bag etc or simply make a donation, we're not proud!

The pictures are self-explanatory, but just for the sake of being utterly unambiguous, I’ll tell you that the bracelet is solid silver, will fit a wrist about 7”/18cm in circumference, is adjustable to the extent that the metal will bend, and is a “triple moon” (two crescent moons on either side of a full moon) design. It was made by another witch.

I don’t need to tell you that it is absolutely beautiful, and would make a stunning gift.

Shall we start the bidding at £15?

I'll close the auction next Thursday morning (24th April)

Moonhunter has been offered, and accepted, position of Mod

I'm sure you'll all be very nice to her!

Welcome MH

We would like to announce that Welshwytch has decided to step down as an admin on the site.

She will be staying as a member.

I would like to thank her for all the work she has done over the years.

so.... Thanks Welshwytch.

sorry to anyone kicked off the site or chatroom just now, had to do a quick reboot to fix an issue with the webserver.

As you know, UKP doesn't run on fresh air, and to help raise funds, one of the Valley community (who wants to remain anonymous) has donated a set of beautiful sodalite runes for us to auction - pic below. The runes have been "charged" already, both as runes and as crystals, but obviously the successful bidder could undo that and apply their own charge as required.

How about, to get the bidding started, we start at waaaay below what the runes are worth, at, £10?

Sodalite Runes

I would like to remind everyone that the site rules state that you may not have multiple accounts under different names.

We are aware of the rumours going around at the moment and are also in the process of going through the tech logs (a long and dull task) to search for the culprits. One set of duplicate accounts has been found so far and we will be in touch with that person shortly.

So here is an offer... come clean now, close all but one of your accounts and keep posting under that one account, or keep quiet and have all your accounts closed when we find you (and we will find you)

with the recent post by tawnydoe praising the valley and residents, I thought it would be a good time to post a reminder that the site does rely on Donations to keep up and running. There are several ways of donating all of which can be found by visiting the following UKP Needs Your Support! link Which is also displayed at the top right of the forum pages. Those with websites or on line shops could purchase Banner advert space, or you could buy something from the UKPagan shop, (we do a great line in T-shirts or Mugs and a few other things) or you can make a financial contribution via several methods, including Via Cheque, online through Nochex or paypal or via a direct bank transfer. You will find full details on the above mentioned link

Remember folks it does cost Deebs to run the site, and with the downfall of the UKP annual moot we lost the main fund raiser for the forums, the old adage is true, Every little really does help.

We would like to announce, with regret, that WoodSong has decided to step down as a Moderator. She will be remaining on site as a Member.
Thanks for all your work during your modship WoodSong, take care and keep in touch.

Me and the Mods (trying my hardest not to sound the least bit like queenie this time) would like to welcome Xalle to the Mods team.

Welcome. smile.gif