Thanks for running the place UT, and thanks to the mods/admin team limey and glatt.
I've never quite understood the appeal of Facebook and am surprised that it has drawn people away from forums such as this.
I think that your opening address should be published as a video presentation with you sitting at a large oak desk with flags and a coat of arms in the background.
You could always start off with the words 'Fellow Dwellars'.
