With the lack of interest in the VRAT forum its emphasis will be shifting from an active to passive state, basically a static information archive, closed to new registrations but remaining available as read only. This transition will be over the coming months as non vintage sections (private lounge etc) are tidied up or removed. Of course in the unlikely event during this period the forum has a miraculous recovery, things would be reconsidered, but I strongly believe that is wishful thinking.
The website blog, will remain fully open for guests to comment on any and all articles, subject to comment approval. Guests can submit articles or trade tales through the existing website channels, again vetted before publishing for suitability.
Edited to remove the overly verbose previous version, getting to the point.
