Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 April 2012 @ Essen
PREPARTY
BALL
Saturday 11 February 2012 @ The Coronet Theatre
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Friday 31 December 2011 @ Mass
I’ve seen that yesterday morning and have been completely outraged by that attitude
TEXT IN PHOTO: “NEW IAR “Zero Tolerance” POLICY: Our sponsor pays the bills to keep IAR online. Anyone who bashes the IAR sponsor (or this policy) will be banned.” - Click photo for larger version - Find this notice directly by logging in to the IAR forums.
After some members of the IAR (international association of rubberists) pointed out that they were being sponsored by a company well known for knocking off established latex designer’s work, the IAR responds by BANNING any who question, or discuss, this issue.
I truly hate to see the leaders of a community site, that I formerly respected, sell out so badly.
Taking advertising dollars is fine… unilaterally squashing any discussion, questioning, or disagreement on an issue? Well, that’s not community.
The IAR can still save face. They don’t have to dump their sponsorship dollars from www.slickdotlatex.com - but they will have to allow their members (their community) to freely discuss the merits of that advertiser.
Until that time… I’m disgusted with the obvious corruption caused by monied interests.
Speak out people. Getting banned from a corrupt site is worth it.
REMINDER TO THE IAR: Your Mission Statement says… (edited down)
The IAR Mission Statement: … to foster a sense of their positive group identity and to provide a social forum for the sharing of Rubberist-related knowledge, wisdom, information resources and support.
More coming on this issue from a reporter in the field who is right inside the issue.
(via kinkengineering)
