steve thats a long read
but i totally agre with the what you've said. i kwon i haven't been on pf for long but i've been staff on other car sites b4 (mainly crusing site) so i know where you are coming from.
its nothing personnal when u lock or move a thread. At the end of the day its the mods an staff job to make sure the site is kept undercontrol. an that no one is spam posting and that threads are in the right section.

the story with you an pete i can relate to as well as one of my best mates i met threw another site an now we have jus started our own valeting business, an as i was out of work over christmas an the new year its been a god send. Its give me that lil bit of extra cash an if it wasnt for him buying all the gear, id be well stuck.

From what ive seen of this site so far the mods do an excellent job at keeping the right threads in the right section an if people are goin off topic putiing a hault to it.

Good work lads an keep it up