The purpose of the site is to make this a great place to be for people to chat about accountancy and build an online accounting community, free from nasty or abusive comments. Yet remember this is a privately owned site. Posting is a privilege, not a right.

When members sign up, one of the terms they agree to is

You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-oriented or any other material that may violate any applicable laws. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned (and your service provider being informed).

Please bear this in mind when posting.

As a result, over the next few weeks we will be reviewing and amending the terms and these will be clearly displayed at the top of the forums.

Please report any abusive/illegal/offensive material to me. This includes communications both on the public forum and in personal messages (pm’s).

I am sorry to have had to remind all members of this but it has come about because of the actions of a small minority.

Thank you

Mark

Today I have received a record number of threads reported in 1 day because of:

abuse;
bad language;
harrassment;and
intimidation

There are a wide variety of people use these forums - not just students but tutors, examiners, qualified accountants and potential students.  There are, therefore, standards that have to be maintained.

The nature of the forums are such that not everyone is going to have the same opinion as another member, or indeed agree with someone’s advice in response to a query.  Just lately there have been several posts that have had to be deleted or amended because of bad language, abusive remarks or intimidation. 

Can I ask that where members disagree with eachother or do not agree with the advice that somebody gives that they do not hurl a load of abuse at a member, or use bad language or make allegations against them which are personally offensive.  Instead could you email myself or Mark, or PM another moderator.  The other moderators on here are:

- bluewednesday
- caz128
- hraj

This is a respectful request - I know members won’t necessarily agree with eachother all the time - but where disagreements do take place just let myself, Mark or another moderator know and we will act as swiftly as we can.

Many thanks.

Steve

The organisations and products that are advertised on here are paid for by the relevant organisations. We cannot therefore allow other advertisers to promote their products and services either via the forums or the blogs section of the website to the detriment of those that have paid for their advertising - it would be clearly unfair and the organisations that advertise on here would have grounds for complaint if we were to allow others to advertise their products/services without prior agreement by the administrators. I would also refer posters advertising their products via the forums or in the blogs section here.

The administrators can be contacted at:

mark at accountancystudents dot co dot uk
steve dot collings at accountancystudents dot co dot uk

if the contents of this thread need to be discussed further.

Best wishes
Steve

mark at accountancystudents dot co dot uk

steve dot collings at accountancystudents dot co dot uk

Any posts promoting your revision material/products WILL be deleted by administrators/moderators if they are unauthorised - this includes advertising your products on the forums or students promoting such products via the forums. There are the occasional posts that promote certain material that have not been authorised by AccountancyStudents and promotion of such material will not be allowed.

Kind regards
Steve

This year, we have six categories up for an award, they are:

- Technical Contributor of the Year;
- Overall Contributor of the Year;
- Most Helpful Contributor of the Year;
- Tutor of the Year;
- Tuition Provider of the Year; and
- Most Promising New Contributor of the Year.

Nominations are now being taken so please let us know who you think has made a well-deserved contribution to the AccountancyStudents forums during 2008 and who should be recognised for it.

Last year’s winners were:

Technical Contributor of the Year: Peugeot
Overall Contributor of the Year: Bluewednesday
Most Helpful Contributor of the Year: Joint: Bluewednesday and Peugeot
Tutor of the Year: No category last year
Tuition Provider of the Year: No category last year
Most Promising New Contributor of the Year: Buttinski

To make your nominations, send an email to:

steve dot collings at accountancystudents dot co dot uk

or

mark at accountancystudents dot co dot uk

and just let us know who you think deserves an award for their contribution in 2008.  We shall be giving details of those who have been nominated in the next few weeks, with the winners being revealed shortly before Christmas. 

Good luck to all.

Kind regards
Steve

In addition, five Runners up will win a Study Text of their choice.

The GTG Distance Learning course is different from anything that is available on the market place right now.

An experienced tutor will guide you through your studies, using an exclusive forum for distance learning students.

There will be 2 days of live interactive lectures for you to attend. If you happen to miss the class, GTG can arrange for you to watch it at a later date. You will be able to interact with other students studying your paper, see other people’s answers to exam questions and compare your own – like an online classroom! Of course GTG’s tutors will also be marking interim and mock exams for you and giving you feedback.

GTG’s approach ensures that you will be studying consistently throughout the next 3 months, rather than leaving it all to the last minute. GTG’s email a day helps you focus on the most important parts of the chapter and the online tutor will advise you on which questions you should be doing.

Most of November will be reserved for revision and practising real ACCA exam questions, with guidance from your GTG tutor.

To enter, simply send your name, address, contact telephone number, ACCA registration number and AccountancyStudents username, along with which paper you would like for distance learning to the following email address: ASUKDL at GetThroughGuides dot com

If you are not already an AccountancyStudents member then register today in order to enter the draw. Remember to tell your friends and collegues so they can enter as well.

Closing date is 24 September 2008.

For terms and conditions can be found here.

Thanks
Mark

We apologise for any convenience this may cause.

Mark and Steve

In our opinion buying this book is probably one of the best investments you can make to aid your studies.

Post your ACCA results on the forums and congratulate or commiserate with other students.