Unauthorised products section created

[griffin]

After it was mentioned on the Section Mods area to have a separate section for the unauthorised/unlicensed stuff, I've created a section and moved relavant topics into it.

As much as I don't like supporting them, I seem to be upsetting more people by making a stand against it, so why not just have a separate section tucked away at the back of the board? ...and it would make it easier to purge the board of them later if Hasbro ever decide to crack down on them.

It will also make it easier to keep these things out of the news sections, unlike the global forums, which really frustrate me having to scroll through pages of 'news' that isn't even on legit Hasbro/TT TFs.

[Sky Shadow]

It will also make it easier to keep these things out of the news sections, unlike the global forums, which really frustrate me having to scroll through pages of 'news' that isn't even on legit Hasbro/TT TFs.

Hear, hear! (And well done with all the topic moving.)

[dirge]

Yeah, I was thinking we should probably isolate this discussion, for those who care about it - leaving those of us who don't an easy option to ignore.

Do we still have the disclaimer of not _promoting_ unlicensed products?

[GoktimusPrime]

I thought the section descriptor was like a disclaimer:
"The Admin of this site doesn't endorse items produced without first seeking permission or licensing, but until Hasbro acts against it, this site won't be doing their job for them. KOs and counterfeit/replica toys are still not allowed here. Only items that are TFs themed/inspired."

Perhaps it could be rephrased as:
"OTCA administration does not endorse any unlicensed products. The views expressed in this section are the views of individual members and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of, and should not be attributed to, OTCA. Pirated knock-offs/bootlegged counterfeit imitations are forbidden, only unlicensed products that are Transformer theme/inspired."

[griffin]

I chose the words 'without first seeking permission', because I would probably support a fan-project that actually had the courage to approach Hasbro for permission. If it was knocked back for no reasonable reason, then I'd be willing to support them for trying to do the right thing.

[GoktimusPrime]

How about:

"OTCA administration does not endorse any unlicensed products without first attempting to obtain permission or licensing. The views expressed in this section are of individual members and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of OTCA. Pirated knock-offs/bootlegged counterfeit imitations are forbidden, only unlicensed products that are Transformer theme/inspired."

[Cmdr Prime]

Hear, hear! (And well done with all the topic moving.)

I do agree with Griffin on this one there should be a seperate section for that sort of thing

[STL]

No. That would end up making no distinction between KOs and 3rd Parties causing even more problems.

What? There aren't enough sections on the board already these days? I mean, we're probably just short of a Movie section, a Yamato section, a Bandai section if that's the case.

And do explain, how does lumping KOs and your so-called "3rd parties" (IE. illegal, unlicencsed, copyright stealing products) cause "even more problems"? As far as I can tell, wasn't there just a thread in the KO section glowingly talking about the headmaster KOs? Same thing as illegal products. Should we really be promoting either - given Griffin's own hesitance in creating a section for it in the first. Slap a label, whatever you want on the section, just lump them together and stop wasting sections and clogging up the board.

[5FDP]

Just my two cents - I agree with STL. It would be easier to just have the one section for KO's / third party products because the distinction between the two is a very fine line. This would also assist in reducing the number of sections on the board.

[Deceptic_Optic]

Just my two cents - I agree with STL. It would be easier to just have the one section for KO's / third party products because the distinction between the two is a very fine line. This would also assist in reducing the number of sections on the board.

does this include fansproject as well?