Ban on Tirths
Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 6:12 am
As some of you may have noticed (especially those who frequent the airgun related threads here), long time IFG member Tirths has been banned from this site. Some may be familiar with the how & why, others may not. This is being posted here to preempt questions that have been cropping up on various threads as to the reason of this ban.
Like many others, Tirths has been using the free facilities of this website to purvey certain products for sale. It may be pertinent to make clear that this facility of free classifieds was/ is made available to members to enable enthusiasts to swap items that may be surplus to their own requirements and thus benefit the entire community. Of course as is usually wont to happen, many commercial sellers make use of this free opportunity to offer their own wares for sale. While IFG has never had the intent of becoming a commercial marketplace, we tolerate these activities - SO LONG AS NO ONE IS SHORTCHANGED OR ANY LAW IS BROKEN!
In the case at hand, a few buyers have complained against Tirths as having sold them Apex airgun seals which were not genuine Maccari Apex Seals. Even Mr. J Maccari registered here to lodge his protest on the relevant sale thread (started by Tirths to offer his products). While we are not against innovation (we are all for it), we simply cannot allow a member to usurp/ misuse/ pirate a brand & goodwill that someone has built up over the years.
And while we are sorry to see the exit of a longstanding member (Tirths) and even more pained to see it happen under these circumstances, we think that the principle is higher than the person and the ban will stay in effect until such time that this issue is resolved.
Please note that other members are advised not to promote Tirths products or services while this ban is in effect, anyone doing so (overtly or covertly) will be warned/ suspended/ etc. as the moderator team sees fit.
Like many others, Tirths has been using the free facilities of this website to purvey certain products for sale. It may be pertinent to make clear that this facility of free classifieds was/ is made available to members to enable enthusiasts to swap items that may be surplus to their own requirements and thus benefit the entire community. Of course as is usually wont to happen, many commercial sellers make use of this free opportunity to offer their own wares for sale. While IFG has never had the intent of becoming a commercial marketplace, we tolerate these activities - SO LONG AS NO ONE IS SHORTCHANGED OR ANY LAW IS BROKEN!
In the case at hand, a few buyers have complained against Tirths as having sold them Apex airgun seals which were not genuine Maccari Apex Seals. Even Mr. J Maccari registered here to lodge his protest on the relevant sale thread (started by Tirths to offer his products). While we are not against innovation (we are all for it), we simply cannot allow a member to usurp/ misuse/ pirate a brand & goodwill that someone has built up over the years.
And while we are sorry to see the exit of a longstanding member (Tirths) and even more pained to see it happen under these circumstances, we think that the principle is higher than the person and the ban will stay in effect until such time that this issue is resolved.
Please note that other members are advised not to promote Tirths products or services while this ban is in effect, anyone doing so (overtly or covertly) will be warned/ suspended/ etc. as the moderator team sees fit.