Yup, we've had a bit of trouble with our search function as of late and until I can fix the issue I have had to take it off the navigation bar for the time being.

I thought to myself that perhaps if you're new to the site you won't be fully aware of the ways My Stopgap can help you - so I decided to give you a helping hand, as it were.

Ooh, this is so exciting!!! Yes, I don't get out much and thanks to my non-existent social life I have created a rather sexy new links page where you can find our most recommended links from our My Stopgap articles.

Just to let you guys know that I will be regularly updating all of my articles which you can see displayed on the left hand side of the screen to ensure that those who read them will be able to access the most up-to-date information and support links available.

In case you didn't know, this site is powered by Drupal and the people over there have a few modules - you might recognise them better as plug-ins or add-ons - which we are planning on implementing in the near future. Already we have installed the ability to report a dodgy post to the staff and the option to send private messages to each other but we want more!

Here at My Stopgap, we've got a little something for our users to enjoy once they sign up to our service. If you are creative, inspired or just want to tell the world about something, you can now have your very own Mystopgap Blog. Good, eh? Yeah, I think so...

I am pleased to announce that our forums are really taking shape now with the addition of a brand spanking new private message function and the option to report abusive posts/comments. Your inbox can be accessed from the inbox link in the navigation bar to the left of your screen but if you prefer to email each other, that option is still available through each user's "contact" form.