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9/21/2025 9:10:13 AM EDT
[Last Edit: gotigers][Edited]
I guess match notices are no bueno.

Edited my poor humor snarkyness.

We've been posting match notices for 20  years.
9/21/2025 10:12:37 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Hank][Edited] [#1]
AR15s are lovely. Shooting them is fun. Training in support of self (and other) defense is excellent.

This website has a code of conduct that expressly prohibits advertising selling products and services without accounts being in certain statuses.

It’s pretty simple and clearly stated.
Vikings never gave a shit how they looked when they swung the axe, only that the axe landed hard and with purpose.

Squat low and prosper.
9/21/2025 11:02:37 AM EDT
[Last Edit: gotigers][Edited] [#2]
Is the problem that the poster on the TSF posts is associated with TSF and advertising price?

Or is any match posting not allowed? Even if the poster is not affiliated with the range? Ex. I saw an match posted in Paris. Can i (unafilliated) post the info?
9/21/2025 11:40:25 AM EDT
[#3]
You’ve got it - feel free to share events you see, etc. but a person or org selling a service (ie, charging a fee) and advertising is not allowed without having some sort of industry partner account.
Vikings never gave a shit how they looked when they swung the axe, only that the axe landed hard and with purpose.

Squat low and prosper.
9/21/2025 10:38:07 PM EDT
[#4]
I'm deleting all my match announcements because I'm not paying ArfCom to be an industry partner to advertise a $20 match fee to advertise for a non-profit club
9/21/2025 11:09:24 PM EDT
[#5]
Or you could send an email to [email protected] to enquire about accounts. I thought I remember some kind of hometown only account statuses a while ago, but I might be imagining that.
Vikings never gave a shit how they looked when they swung the axe, only that the axe landed hard and with purpose.

Squat low and prosper.
9/21/2025 11:11:40 PM EDT
[#6]
I don't like the way this was handled.

You're the boss, you set the rules and I've been spanked. I'm not happy about it, so I'll just go away.

So long, and thanks for all the fish.
9/21/2025 11:20:19 PM EDT
[#7]
I don't even like seafood. And never read Douglas Adams. Weird.

Anyhoo, sorry if it offended, but we just need to figure out the right way to play.
Vikings never gave a shit how they looked when they swung the axe, only that the axe landed hard and with purpose.

Squat low and prosper.
9/21/2025 11:25:37 PM EDT
[#8]
Contacting me to discuss this would have gone a lot further.

As requested please delete or lock my account.
9/21/2025 11:57:08 PM EDT
[#9]
Yeah mods can’t do that. You can delete your own account, though.
Vikings never gave a shit how they looked when they swung the axe, only that the axe landed hard and with purpose.

Squat low and prosper.
9/22/2025 12:59:41 PM EDT
[#10]
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Originally Posted By TSFMultiGun:
Contacting me to discuss this would have gone a lot further.
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I guess someone didn't bother to check for replies to the threads they started.
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Earthbag house - like an earthsheltered house, but cheaper and easier to DIY.
9/22/2025 1:10:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: SiVisPacem][Edited] [#11]
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Originally Posted By JPN:


 

I guess someone didn't bother to check for replies to the threads they started.
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Originally Posted By JPN:
Originally Posted By TSFMultiGun:
Contacting me to discuss this would have gone a lot further.


 

I guess someone didn't bother to check for replies to the threads they started.


To be fair, those replies all happened within the last few days.

What he didn't appear to have read were the rules regarding any kind of advertising. It seems to be one thing to post announcements about your favorite matches or gun shows. But when your screenname is the very name of the match that you're asking people to spend money to attend, that seems to imply enough of a relationship to trigger the advertising rule.

Now, he's apparently butthurt that the rules actually do apply to him, too, so he's taking his ball and going home rather than abide by the same rules as others.
I will not compromise!

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9/22/2025 1:32:50 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JPN][Edited] [#12]
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Originally Posted By SiVisPacem:


To be fair, those replies all happened within the last few days.

What he didn't appear to have read were the rules regarding any kind of advertising. It seems to be one thing to post announcements about your favorite matches or gun shows. But when your screenname is the very name of the match that you're asking people to spend money to attend, that seems to imply enough of a relationship to trigger the advertising rule.

Now, he's apparently butthurt that the rules actually do apply to him, too, so he's taking his ball and going home rather than abide by the same rules as others.
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True, I looked back at how long ago a couple of the locked threads had been started, but I failed to notice that the locks on those threads were done a couple days ago.  I think each lock did follow a pattern of stating why the thread was locked and what action could be taken to allow advertising in the future, so there was an effort from mods to point him toward the proper person to talk to.

ETA:  This sort of thing (along with avoiding a potential arocking) is why I avoid mentioning who I currently work for, when I post in the aviation subforum.  At one point, I was considering posting pictures of an instrument panel I made, but decided it wasn't worth the potential trouble, since it could be viewed as advertising my employer's products.
Earthsheltered house - a reinforced bunker that even the treehuggers consider to be socially acceptable.
Earthbag house - like an earthsheltered house, but cheaper and easier to DIY.

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