The new Aspiring Tier of membership is now operational. Players who are in tune with our values, but who do not yet qualify for Bronze membership, can now become Aspiring members of the Classicists and so register their commitment to what the Classicists stand for on a list of like-minded players.
Existing members should note that the meaning of Strict and Casual when setting up Classicist games has been redefined. Strict games are those that only Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum members may set up or be admitted to. Casual games are those that additionally Aspiring members may set up or be admitted to.
I hope that this will result in more Casual games being set up and that our new members will be made to feel welcome. Please note that there is no longer, therefore, a facility for Classicist games to be opened up to players who are not at least Aspiring members. Games that members wish to be open to the wider community should not be billed as Classicist games and should be advertised in the general Games forum rather than the Classicist sub-forum.
Members setting up Classicist games are reminded of the need to password-protect those games, to specify whether the games are Strict or Casual, and to check players against the membership lists before issuing the password.