If anyone cares to use the "Search" facility on this site they will find several links, at least ten, to the MyMerhaba site - including one from myself in November 2003. I think they all point out something interesting and of value to Calis Beach Forum members and, quite properly, they give credit where it is due by citing the source of the information. This evidence, in the public domain (as this site is, not charging £5 for private membership - potentially) suggests that this is an open forum.
Hey Steve/Starman/Quarkcom/Agazina/whatever if you read carefully you will find that Scunner has not blocked you - he says we'll "see which way it goes". I suspect that you have a lot of useful information to share. Perhaps you will consider doing so. Making your first post not "Hello all, I've just joined" but "How would you like to go to another forum" was, perhaps, not really diplomatic - especially since the place you posted it was titled "Member Introductions".
I say these things in remembrance that I was myself "invited" to leave the forum by Crabbit (then known as Dave) but, following an apology from myself for upsetting people (Dave really) with inappropiate behaviour, I have been allowed to stay - and have enjoyed it [this too, can be found in the public record if you search]. Now, I will possibly be evicted for saying this - but possibly not. We'll "see which way it goes".