Airsoft Doesn't Sleep (Off-topic MADNESS!!) Mod warning in post #1

Puding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smETLCCPTVo

Irishmaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiu_IX14wLI

Irishmaster

This old fart turned down 88,000 which no one ever gets offered and gets 1p for being greedy!! Haha!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk8EsrfdnbM

Rogue-Trooper

fayer

Puding wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smETLCCPTVo

Lego Sniper

moggser

I was telling the wife that an old bloke on a tractor drove past shouting 'the end of the World is upon us'.She said, 'that sounds like Farmer Geddon'

mafiaboy

Happy new year to the mods/ other teams and all the airsofters in Ireland from team ATF.

Leftyflip

Happy New Year everybody!

andy_g

From All the mod team here in the Airsoft forum and Boards.ie

Have a great 20110 guys.
Andy

Steve

Yeah, happy easter and stuff..:D

Leftyflip

Steve wrote: »

Yeah, happy easter and stuff..:D

*offers Steve the champagne*

...If only my texting was as good as my typing...

NakedDex

andy_g wrote: »

From All the mod team here in the Airsoft forum and Boards.ie

Have a great 20110 guys.
Andy

20110? When did you buy a DeLorean?

Edit: Oh yeah, happy abritrary calendar roll-over holiday.

Stercus Accidit

Pfft, someones sober :P

moggser

I bought Bonnie Tyler's car last year on ebay.It's ****ing awful, every now and then it falls apart.

Rhinocharge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9RpHFFC96c

moggser

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evilrobotshane

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thermo

moggser wrote: »

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evilrobotshane wrote: »

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this is the off topic thread, not anything goes.

TheDoc

http://www.irishairsoft.ie/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=595

IAA Chairman has resigned, if you dont read the IAA forums. Pretty shocking news and hopefully we can get some explanation as to what caused this to occur so close to the AGM.

tonyj_mc

The reason I resigned is as follows.
In November while doing some routine checks on our membership database, I noticed some anomalies.
An independent audit was commissioned and carried out and it was found that a small number of memberships were awarded free of charge without any committee involvement. One of these awards in particular, could lead to allegations of commercial bias within the iaa.

I found myself in a position of having to stand over the activities of the iaa for 2010 as chairperson, and now knowing about these problems, i cannot stand over the activities of the current committee. I am not prepared to waive my principles and ignore the issue, so I feel my only option is to resign my chairmanship.
I would like to stress that this issue was not as a result of an external hack or a breach of the system, but rather, due to the actions of a committee member acting beyond his powers and against the constitution

From the IAA website

http://www.irishairsoft.ie/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=595

TheDoc

Just when I thought scandal in airsoft was dead it all kicks off out of nowhere, something seriously dodgy going on with one of the committee by the sounds of things

Steve

I normally disagree with pre-emptive modding but I have to throw this one in before someone says something that gets boards sued:

With regard to the current issue in the IAA which led to the resignation of the chairman:

1. No speculation, naming names, or otherwise singling out identifiable individuals or groups or their responsibility in the matter will be permitted here.

2. Even if an official response is posted by the IAA, naming / discussing individuals will not be tolerated.

TheDoc

Agreed for sure and I think everyone can appreciate that.

But I guess perhaps at somepoint, this being a airsoft discussion board, that when some details and facts come to light, the topic of someone voted into power on the committee abusing their powers might be addressed, and hopefully it can be, aslong as people adhere to the rules and leave names out but discuss the issue itself.

And I have to say its absolutely disgraceful, and how anyone can get a power trip from a pretty small organisation for a small sport is downright outragous.

Must just be an irish thing.

Would love if Take Aim mag did a rip off of like irish enwspaper and started posting mad scandel things haha

If brown envelopes are involved I'm quitting airsoft, I'll have a good laugh first, then a rage, then I'll leave

People involved will hopefully get barred from affiliated sites to send a message that this sort of ****e isnt tolerated

T4RGET

TheDoc wrote: »

Agreed for sure and I think everyone can appreciate that.
And I have to say its absolutely disgraceful, and how anyone can get a power trip from a pretty small organisation for a small sport is downright outragous.

I have to agree with you there Doc, i thought that when i first read the post. I don't understand how you can power trip in a small community based organisation like airsoft, never mind the IAA itself
strange really.

Steve

Lads, when some hard facts come to light then by all means feel free to discuss them. Until that time, please refrain from speculating over what happened.

At this point, for all we know, aliens could have landed and meddled with some paperwork.

If you feel you need to make allegations then this isn't the place to do so.

Silent Death

I hate when politics and crap like that take over, i see it in loads of organisations even smaller than the IAA. Power plays are human nature unfortunately, its a pity but Steve and Doc are right.
The IAA will have to sort this out themselves, rumors will just damage the community here. It might or might not be innocent and there could have been personal reasons you just don't know unless you were involved and if you were you owe it to keep quiet and not stir the crap. For all our popularity on boards and our growing popularity in Ireland its still a fragile sport and last thing we want is for things to boil over. Oh if there was any underhand play shame on them.

TheDoc

I agree with your sentiment and the good nature, but to be fair I dont think its something simply for the IAA committee to deal with internally.

**** like this should very much be dealt with in the open, we voted those people into power and their actions are very much answerable to us.

Pity cause its the only thing going to be on the agenda now for the AGM .......

And sure at the day its a small sport and small organisation, its not like NAMA are going to come powering in and do an audit,

Be more damaging if its swept under the carpet and I for one would very much be weary of that sort of playacting and would very much destroy all the hard work thats been done and the efforts into creating transperancy

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Sorry Steve just read your post.

I cant get onto the IAA site through work so I'm venting here

defenderdude

TheDoc wrote: »

I agree with your sentiment and the good nature, but to be fair I dont think its something simply for the IAA committee to deal with internally.

**** like this should very much be dealt with in the open, we voted those people into power and their actions are very much answerable to us.

Pity cause its the only thing going to be on the agenda now for the AGM .......

And sure at the day its a small sport and small organisation, its not like NAMA are going to come powering in and do an audit,

Be more damaging if its swept under the carpet and I for one would very much be weary of that sort of playacting and would very much destroy all the hard work thats been done and the efforts into creating transperancy

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Sorry Steve just read your post.

I cant get onto the IAA site through work so I'm venting here

As with every story - I'm sure there are two sides.
Surely it would be better to get the facts before any more is said.

moggser

now if this dont make ya laff i dont know what will

one of me all time fave weirdo's lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wdmSL2-Ock

DeBurca

It did not make me laugh
The BIG O must be turning in his grave
Shame on you