Is it ok to wear boards ac singlet even though not a paid member?

osnola ibax

Hi folks,just getting ready for Wicklow half marathon and found three boards tops including a singlet. Can anyone answer if it's ok to wear this even though I'm not a paid member. Is the club still going? Do people wear the tops just as a nod to the forum, sense of community still?

There's a section in the FAQ that might cover this:

Using the boards.ie Name (added 12/06/09)
In the past we have never had a problem with people using our name for forming groups or teams in the real world or for online games etc. Up until recently, there has never been any reason for us to have any concern over this. However, in light of some of the recent activity in a game promoted on our site and using our name, we feel that we need to have greater control over this in order to avoid a negative image for the site and it's members.

We're happy to allow people to use our name in association with their activity or team that has got together on our site and to promote it on our forums. We only ask that they do 2 things:

1) Let us know about it (even if it's just a quick PM to me to say what it is you're doing).

Futher to this - if you are going as far as getting jerseys or badges or something done for your group with our logo and/or name on it, you definitely need to let us know. You never know, there might be a whole bunch of people who want to buy it outside of your own group!

2) You would apply the same sort of guidelines to it as we have here on boards in relation to how people interact.

In effect, if you've got our name, you may find yourself subject to our rules. We will not be policing the internet, but if someone brings something to the attention of the Admins that has the boards.ie name attached to it and/or is being actively promoted on boards.ie, we *may* deem it appropriate to take action on our site arising from it (this would only be on a case by case basis as we don't see the need to have a definitive "rule" about it). In the past we have taken action against people who have harassed others in pubs on social nights out or who have taken to abuse others via another site cause they know they'd be banned for doing so here.

We find it regretable that we have to come up with such a ruling, but as the site has grown so much and continues to grow at a fantastic rate, we felt the need to put this in place.

Thank you very much for your time and understanding on this.

osnola ibax

Thanks for this. It's just that at one time there was an official boards ac that was properly registered with aai and everything. I was a paid member for one year but have not paid since. Woddle used to administer a lot of it but I haven't seen his name here for a while.

Have three lovely tops that I would like to wear but don't want to step on any toes, just a nod to the forum here, particularly as I have a training log here again.

Ososlo

There is no Board athletics club anymore however many of us newish boardsies got a shirt recently as there was an order being placed. I would wear mine at the odd race if it suited and would always approach someone with one on and say hi.
It's a few years since there was an actual club I think, way before my time but I remember reading old posts about it.

osnola ibax

Ok, I think it should be fine then, cool

tang1

I'm same as Ososlo, got my tshirt few yrs back and its my race tshirt of choice since. People from here will approach you and introduce themselves more often than not if they see you wearing it.

Krusty_Clown

You can wear whatever you like. Good luck in the race!

osnola ibax

Thanks folks, cheers KC, give it a lash anyway

BeepBeep67

What's your bib number and I'll let the snipers know to let you past

meathcountysec

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

You can wear whatever you like. Good luck in the race!

Within reason and good taste!!!

Krusty_Clown

meathcountysec wrote: »

Within reason and good taste!!!

Who gets to decide what is good taste? I think this little number is perfectly acceptable. As long as there's somewhere to hang the number.

meathcountysec

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Who gets to decide what is good taste? I think this little number is perfectly acceptable. As long as there's somewhere to hang the number.

But where do you store your gels?

nolinejudge

meathcountysec wrote: »

But where do you store your gels?

You wouldn't want to run behind him. The chaffing must be savage.

Cabaal

nolinejudge wrote: »

You wouldn't want to run behind him. The chaffing must be savage.

I'd say he has shares in some anti-chaffing company, can't be nice by the end of the dublin marathon

robinph

Had to run behind one of them for several miles in London last year, it eventually made me push on along the Embankment to make sure that he wasn't anywhere to be seen in any finish line pictures of me.

sideswipe

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Who gets to decide what is good taste? I think this little number is perfectly acceptable. As long as there's somewhere to hang the number.

My eyes:eek: