look........ill easily remove them. not a problem. its the principal of it. why? why is that rule there in the first place? do you not think its a bit dated? its not effecting your work in anyway,it has nothing to do with health and safety, and it seems to cause no problem but to the management. its something i feel strongly about and i appreciate all your advice but i think its something worth pushing for. if the managing director can only give me "its innapropriate" than surely its worth questioning. someone has to.