During our investigations into the system performance over the last few weeks, one thing that has been noticed is that threads that contain avatars with moving images take considerably longer to display and scroll. In order to keep the message board as efficient as possible, can all message board users ensure their avatars are only of the JPG type - if you currently have a GIF type avatar we ask you to change it at as soon as you can.

By making this small change, all board users will benefit from more consistent viewing performance.

Eamonn