Yeah I was partly thinking that anyone regularly using / reading / contributing to the forum would already be aware of some sort of minimum criteria, ironically it's typically those who don't that fall foul of the limitations then post complaining about it 
The requirement has been changed, no point moaning about it, the site can still be used and reviews found using search features

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The amount of requests for info by PM justifies it to be honest. Not much of a forum if all the info is kept private.