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A brief notice regarding recent forum changes

The HH administrators and moderators have, for some time now, been exploring - with Meridian - ways to revitalise the forum and increase relevant content and timely support from both HQ and Premium Partners. We have had some very positive discussions with HQ about this and feel that it is a good thing for both HH, Meridian and the Meridian dealership.

To facilitate this, we have decided to make some changes to the Restaurant area and rules. Specifically:

� The current merchant area is now restricted to Premium Partners who have agreed to provide a level of open user/HH support.

� Unofficial dealers or re-sellers will no longer be permitted to post for-sale threads on HH (though they are welcome to contribute to the forum and respond via PM to for-sale and wanted threads).

� Premium Partners cannot simply use HH as a place to advertise and are expected to contribute knowledge and assistance in the main forums.
� The flip-side is that those dealers who do provide HH with support (and you know who they are) can have some return for their efforts.

� Third party service - ChrisJC (in the UK) and Marc Koval (in the US) - and products (Reviver) have been moved into a single sub-forum.

Private Restaurant sales of Meridian and non-Meridian gear remain unaffected.

We believe that these changes are positive and should result in an increased level of technical support in all areas, but in particular in some of the newer areas where our collective knowledge is weaker.

Finally, we wish to reiterate that HH remains an independently run and privately owned forum and that there are no plans to change this. The increased and improved (and invisible to most) two-way communication with HQ that has been achieved over the last twelve months or so has been, from the HH side, primarily for the benefit of the forum. Clearly though, a win-win scenario for HH, Meridian and Premium Partners is a highly desirable outcome.
I guess that answers my question.

Meridian really are throwing their weight around.

Good luck to them, it was being able to buy your first used bit of kit at a good price that got most of us hooked on their gear.

No Darling, I've had it months!