Ok guys! Real update!
The forum will be done and ready to go by the middle of next week. In the meantime I will be compiling lists of profile links to give screened members access. There will be rules posted on each sticky for that thread.
Here is the quick and dirty version: Ad posting privileges for providers will be very liberal at first. The entire first page of the forum will be nothing but advertisement stickies based on location, fbsm and short notice availability. The first page will be dedicated to provider ads where only providers can post their daily ads with the exception of one sticky thread: the only sticky thread on the first page that gents will be allowed to post in is the short notice NEED thread (not the short notice AVAILABILITY thread).
Beginning on the second page will be the start of the discussions area which can be posted and replied to by any and all members of the forum. The only moderator at this time will be me. Admin said I needed to find someone I could trust with this duty and that is a very difficult thing for me to do in or out of the hobby so as of now no one else will be moderating. That being said, I'm not a rules-nazi, micro-manager type. I think the majority of people understand the civility premise of the forum's discussions area. If you don't wish to participate in the discussions it is very simple - don't go to the 2nd page of the forum. Easy.
This is completely new territory for me so please bear with me while I get my head around it. It sounds like it will be rather overwhelming at first but I hope to beat the learning curve as quickly as I can. Its gonna be a very humbling experience and there is no doubt I will fall on my face a few or more times.
So, in the beautifully cherished words heard very rarely by a man, if at all:
Its my first time. Please be gentle.