hi seb and crew,
well, you guys put in a lot of work on this here 'new' forum, but sort of forgot to change the rules to match the categories. what am i talking about, this for instance:

your new 'voluntary translations' section under the 'living internationally' section will break the rules of the 'existing' forum:

Messages not corresponding to the language of the Forum used.

e.g.- if another language is used other than english, it breaks the rule.

Topics not related to the prescribed section of the Forum.

e.g.- a new section is created here, therefore, new topics should be as well or at least defined.

got to tweak them knobs guys and get the fuzzy picture adjusted right. i worked in nuclear medicine and CAT scanners in the old days. and believe me, i had to constantly adjust my techniques to make the xray films just right for the doctors. now it is all digitally produced on a computer screen for them without any xray film. even i was impressed by the new technology powered by computers. but what happens when you ain't got this stuff elsewhere. you still have to think is my answer.
later gators,
cajunsr.