Please only respond to this is you are in a position too, so a CM. Please do not post if you are a general member as i don't want this to fall into another crap thread.
So I have been placed on the restricted members list for things listed in the Committee Update thread.
Namely this "these members have started to contact RTOC members directly through our site & consider stealing club Intellectual Property" and "Sending PM's out, poaching members through the club is underhand and will not be tollerated"
Now a few things have come to light recently so as i haven't actually had any contact about this and can not contact anyone via pm i will list them here.
1.I have not contacted or sent out pm's to anyone on here trying to poach them.
I will however admit that my location for a very short period was the other site.
The only messages sent out were for the intention of people already on the site, namely the creator of the first proboards version.
2. I have not tried to take steel or remove what you call intellectual property from the site.
as stated here by Ashy said directly to me "The committee felt that getting in touch with Rich Russell to try and gain permission to take our Articles to use on your site was reason enough."
and then here by Romil "We have had contact from a different member of RTOF who has said they contacted Rich. But this was done on your request to upload articles to your site"
This was posted by the person that actually did it
"Steve, no content issue. I approached off my own back rich to ask, I saw both forums working.. Theft was not even a thought on my mind. Hence trying to do it in correct fashion.
Sorry everybody my nieveaty made things worse."
So that didn't happen by myself or anyone on the list.
Just to add the info is intellectual property of rich and not the club, but if i wanted to steal it i would? but that's not my thing.
So have i been restricted for starting another website though you list this as not a problem "we have had no objection to this site being created"? or for having my location set to my website for a short period? Because i cant see that i have been restricted for everything listed in the thread. This is an individual case and should not be treated as a group thing and the same goes for the other people who have been placed on the list as these were individual actions by individuals.
If you could reply i would greatly appreciate it as the reasons i have been given are not good enough. I feel as a paying member of rtoc setting my location to another website is not enough to warrant the treatment i have been given from those in charge and then the abuse that has then ensued by people believing your false or ill informed accusations.
As stated before i am happy to discuss this with any of the CM's.
I have tried to place this in a place that can not be seen by potential members but am happy for you to move it if this is in the incorrect place.
Thank you for taking the time to read this
Adey