Would it be possible to set up the flames forum so that you have to check a 'terms and conditions' box to be able to see it? I can see it now because I have a certain number of posts but I'd rather not see it at all.

Ubuntuforums which uses vbulletin do this for their 'backyard' forum. It's a nice way of doing things so that those of us who don't want to be subjected to the Flames forum don't have to be.

I know an easy option is to just not look at it but I'd rather just not have it appear at all. I'd also suggest getting rid of the Flames forum altogether because I believe that it will do more harm than good in the long run but I realise that is unlikely to happen. I would prefer some tough moderating instead. If that annoys people and they leave, so be it.