It has been brought to our attention that sometimes the delay between making a PB entry and having it show up can detract from using this facility.   As the biggest reason for the delay is waiting for the entry to be endorsed by a moderator, we are currently testing a new system for endorsing the Punishment Book entries.
 
As you may be aware, it became necessary last year to tighten the controls on the PB to ensure Bottomlines remained a place where everyone could participate and prevent the site from becoming overrun by those that enjoyed the brattier aspects.   That has worked, but it has also made the impact of being entered into the PB less immediate than in the past.  With that in mind Februs has made a few changes and allowed a small number of members the ability to endorse PB entries. We aren’t prepared to revert back to allowing anyone to endorse but we see that as an acceptable compromise.  
 
The members selected are: BottomQuark, Elliej, SaraB, BooBoo, Scramble and Kizzy.
 
To be clear, they are not Moderators - they have no additional rights over any BL member other than the ability to endorse PB entries.  It is a way of speeding the process up and helps ease the work load of the Mods. As such we don’t expect there to be objections from other members over the fact they haven’t been selected.  The Endorsers are all very active members on the Forums, known to all of us and they actively use the PB on a regular basis.  They are also in different time zones.  This should ensure that the entries are endorsed in a more timely manner but still ensures that the site rules are met and the control remains in place.  
 
If you are at all unsure what constitutes a ‘reason’ when using this facility they will be happy to help and you should send them a PM or Popup.  
 
FM