Think i got Ripped off

[tlgerdes (Trevor)]

Not promoting him, but anyone who has posted pictures before should have a look to see if he is using them on his website.

I saw one there from Roger Groom that was posted by Admin. I am sure others have being plagerised, dont know what you can do about it but if at least you post a comment as such under your photo, people might get the drift.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

am I am sure he wrote all those technical tutorials too, with his name as author of most of them

[Ric]

I recognised the article on polar alignment straight away as the one written by Chris James in the articles section here on IIS.

I picked it straight away as that article was a bible for me when I was first sorting out my polar alignment.

He seems to have claimed the credit for that as well as I cant see any mention or credit to Chris who wrote the article.

[iceman (Mike)]

Yeh he has stolen articles from IceInSpace and many other places.

Thankfully scum like this guy are very very rare.

[UniPol]

Originally Posted by iceman

Yeh he has stolen articles from IceInSpace and many other places.

Thankfully scum like this guy are very very rare.

Mike,

Again, I am very surprised that the current threads relating to this member (now banned from IIS) has been allowed to perpetuate. Of course I cannot condone the purported behaviour of this member however the colourful language used by you ("scum") and others seems to me, fly in the face of IIS's " Terms of Service " i.e. :



1. Inappropriate Material

• It can be expected that children as young as 15 may visit the forums. Please don't post material that would not be appropriate for a 15 year old.
• Please avoid profanity, we're trying to encourage a family atmosphere and sense of community. Please don't try to bypass the profanity filter by substituting a letter with a number, intentionally misspelling the word, etc.

2. Respect

• Please show respect for others in the community, as you would expect to have respect shown to you.
• Please avoid posting something that is intended to cause a reaction. Don't call people names or attack them or their character.
• No racial slurs will be tolerated.
• Think before you post. Think before you press submit. Re-Read the original post and read your reply before posting.

I think a more rational approach should be taken to this albeit isolated incident, afterall, as amateur astronomers, our prime aim is to enjoy our interest in this most esoteric hobby.

[mill (Martin)]

Originally Posted by UniPol

Mike,

Again, I am very surprised that the current threads relating to this member (now banned from IIS) has been allowed to perpetuate. Of course I cannot condone the purported behaviour of this member however the colourful language used by you ("scum") and others seems to me, fly in the face of IIS's " Terms of Service " i.e. :



1. Inappropriate Material

• It can be expected that children as young as 15 may visit the forums. Please don't post material that would not be appropriate for a 15 year old.
• Please avoid profanity, we're trying to encourage a family atmosphere and sense of community. Please don't try to bypass the profanity filter by substituting a letter with a number, intentionally misspelling the word, etc.

2. Respect

• Please show respect for others in the community, as you would expect to have respect shown to you.
• Please avoid posting something that is intended to cause a reaction. Don't call people names or attack them or their character.
• No racial slurs will be tolerated.
• Think before you post. Think before you press submit. Re-Read the original post and read your reply before posting.

I think a more rational approach should be taken to this albeit isolated incident, after all, as amateur astronomers, our prime aim is to enjoy our interest in this most esoteric hobby.

Scum is the only real good word for this person.
some people "read scum" just need to be called that way because they are, even young people will know that.

[UniPol]

Originally Posted by mill

Scum is the only real good word for this person.
some people "read scum" just need to be called that way because they are, even young people will know that.

How young? "Scum" is a very harsh word especially about another human being, the ring around a bath not so perhaps. The young are certainly influenced by their peers and more so, I don't know if you have had specific dealings with this person and have been influenced by other IIS member's comments, I still believe this is inappropriate language on this forum.

[lolthrash (Oliver)]

^^^^^^^^^^^^ why is this such a big deal? How many "young" are there floating around here (serious question)?
It has always seemed like almost exclusively mature adults to me, and it's a bit strange that you're quoting the "terms of service" to the administrator of the forum.
This guy IS scum and if people feel they need to express it, then I'm fairly sure they should be allowed to, especially considering that some have lost hundreds of dollars and others nearly did the same.
There is a LOT worse that could (and if it were up to me, should and would) be said here, and children (even those odd extremely sheltered ones) already know a lot more/worse than you're probably willing to give them credit for, so again, I fail to see how this is such an enormous issue.

[Outbackmanyep]

Looking at this guy's website, the members list seems to be entirely "made up", i have notified our club members about these events thanks to one of our own members bringing this up at a meeting.

I don't even remember agreeing to have him use our club website on his links list.

what a complete tool

[Jeffkop (Jeff)]

Originally Posted by lolthrash

^^^^^^^^^^^^ why is this such a big deal? How many "young" are there floating around here (serious question)?
It has always seemed like almost exclusively mature adults to me, and it's a bit strange that you're quoting the "terms of service" to the administrator of the forum.
This guy IS scum and if people feel they need to express it, then I'm fairly sure they should be allowed to, especially considering that some have lost hundreds of dollars and others nearly did the same.
There is a LOT worse that could (and if it were up to me, should and would) be said here, and children (even those odd extremely sheltered ones) already know a lot more/worse than you're probably willing to give them credit for, so again, I fail to see how this is such an enormous issue.

Im with you mate ... political correctness is killing us. This guy IS A LOWLIFE, and should be labelled one. HOW else do we notify all others and keep them from the wolf. He has decided to premeditate a gutless theft and thats his modus oprandi. So call him what ya want as far as Im concerned .. he has done nothing thats defenceable by anyones, well mostly anyones description and Karma is a great thing ... but usually takes its time in the rettribution stakes ... I'de like to see those affected by this piece of #$@! have their day a little quicker than that which Karma provides.

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

Well - I have a potty mouth and I think the greasy flotsam left around the bath max water level - is far too nice a word for people who commit premeditated theft.
This is somewhere you expect a certain moral standard (if not verbal standard ) and when we've been mugged in such a way, it stops us trusting ANYONE, which is the real shame.
Like in the services, if you have a tealeaf in your mess - you can't trust anyone til they're caught.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I was willing to cut him some slack the first time. Because, well, we all deserve a chance when we're down. People do some strange, out of character things when they crying for help.
But after the second time? Nup, sorry, done your dash and good riddance.

And if you're continuing to follow this thread Statton, (or what ever your name is) the time to get some professional help is NOW.

[esky (Craig)]

This Statton Broxham character tried to rip me off as well. It was on eBay and I fortunately paid with paypal. His account had a phone number linked which was disconnected and he didn't reply to any emails. I figured out pretty quickly he was not legit so cancelled the transaction on paypal quick smart. He actually didn't even have a paypal account.

P.S. I have reported him to ebay and left negative feedback but ebay have to give the seller benefit of the doubt for so many days before a dispute can be filed. His seller ID is "bitsandbob19"

[esky (Craig)]

This has me pretty worked up now. If anyone needs a witness in court for this bloke send me a pm. As a member of the defence force for over 8 years I think my testimony would be quite valuable.

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

It's such a low trick - like bag snatching from old ladies - you have to trust that there's goodness out there - and when there isn't, you feel violated.

[lolthrash (Oliver)]

not sure if this is related, but what happened to that scope for sale in the last few days from that guy with one post? can't seem to find it any more?
hope it's not the same guy mucking around again, apologies if it's not.

[iceman (Mike)]

Originally Posted by lolthrash

not sure if this is related, but what happened to that scope for sale in the last few days from that guy with one post? can't seem to find it any more?
hope it's not the same guy mucking around again, apologies if it's not.

I deleted it, because people kept spamming it.

It didn't *look* like the same guy from my research, but I couldn't prove it wasn't, and Alanc didn't come back to answer any questions or post anything more about the scope, so I deleted the thread.

Better to be safe than sorry. If he wants to sell it, and he's legit, he'll try again with more and better info.

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by iceman

I deleted it, because people kept spamming it.

It didn't *look* like the same guy from my research, but I couldn't prove it wasn't, and Alanc didn't come back to answer any questions or post anything more about the scope, so I deleted the thread.

Better to be safe than sorry. If he wants to sell it, and he's legit, he'll try again with more and better info.

Hi Mike

Yet another cheerless and somewhat bleak admin task you probably didn’t sign up for when the idea for Ice In Space first started floating around in your head!

Thanks to you, Terry and the Mods for keeping an eye on the place, on top of your other daytime and family jobs.

Cheers

Dennis

[Ric]

Well put Dennis and I agree, I sure there is at least a 100 other things that Mike and the Mods would rather be doing.

Thanks for looking after our interests.

Cheers

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I'll join in the applause too.
Great work everyone.