Dear Glenda,

Thanks for the nice words on the concept. Means a lot.

As to the legal info, we fought with our legal advisors (a top London media specialist firm) tooth and nail, but they insisted this was necessary in this day and age. We don't get a sponsor if a kid cuts their finger on their product without first accepting the possibility.

If anyone has a solution, please let us know as it's obviously a major problem!

You say you went around in circles at registration, and this is a concern. To confirm: you enter your name, email, postcode and username (for confidentiality in Forums, Xchanges, etc), plus agree to those problem t&cs, and hit submit. That sends you to a thank you page, which asks you to check your email before confirmation. That comes back to your email address and you confirm you are 'you' to activate the account. Next time you visit you have full run of the site. Nothing more. Many online newspapers use this system. Did it not work this way?

I'm happy to report the home page is being re-designed as we speak:)

We have very much borne people with disabilities in mind from the outset. The site brief required it meet and if possible exceed all necessary standards, and has an acceptable Bobby rating. We'd like it to be AAA, but with so much 3rd party contributions, and the need for pictures and graphics, we can only do our best.

We hear what you say about 'bite-sized' chunks (especially to our funding pot!), but we need satisfied repeat visitors to attract advertisers. Imagine if a Friends Reunited went out with 2 people on it at launch! We have to get a lot up and hit the ground running for the big day. And we already know that a lot of different people have a lot of different interests and reasons to visit/engage with Junkk.com.

If we can invite you back in.. er.. (screams from the designers) a few weeks.. hopefully many of your concerns will have been addressed.
Peter
Junkk.com