End of an era

[tippexx]

Not so sure if that's quite it Moidoid .... 'cos I'm pretty sure that if you punted about the web you'ld find groups discussing nuclear fission and all sorts.

[Deano]

moidoid seems to be the only one with some sense!

Restricting it to the UK or restricting forums to certain post counts etc etc does not get away from the facts that moidoid just pointed out.

There is no way around this, this is how it is.

[moidoid]

Well my reading of it is that if people living in the UK are discussing retail outlets for cigars which are based outside the EU then one could reasonably assume that some of them may try to import them into the UK without paying the relevant duties.

I can see that Customs and Revenue would not be happy about any discussion that would be seen to encourage such activity and neither would UK retailers who have to charge great slabs of tax on their product. If people are trying to import cigars without paying taxes then that will directly compete with their business.

Therefore, these discussions, even if not intended to promote avoiding duty, could be seen as gving people the information to do so and this would make those responsible for the UKCF vulnerable to being sued/shut down.

[Leojvs]

WTF did I miss in the last few days???? I read the thread simply stating no ore discusion about non uk suppliers, with zero explination as to why.

Anyone care to elaborate?

[Rocco]

I don't know who has been putting pressure on you Deano, government or the retail industry, but all I know is they suck. Who they hell they think they are? They're just a bunch of needle-dick, pencil-pushers who try to intimidate a bunch of goodfolks who smoke cigars. I'm sure if this was a forum on marijuana, you would have been less hassled. By the way Deano, give me the names of the people who have been breaking your balls I have friends in Sicily who still owe me some favors
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[Vision]

What did I miss?

[cigarsmoke]

We may not have rolled over (yet) for the bully boy but we certainly shuffled to one side as he strutted past.

Its a sad day, or the thin end of the wedge, you decide.

Prehaps its time to think about drawing that line in the sand.

I say FU bully boy.

[C-Harley]

I'm Sorry and a Capital Sorry, if any offence has been taken by my comet G-Man it was not intended to come across that way

[G-man]

Dam Yankees

Is there not some sort of way of having a 'UK side' to the www.ukcigarforum.com where it is only access to UK citizens with some way of verification thru a donation to help with the running of the forum cost's maybe ?

Kill all the Yankee's

Don't worry about us we have thick skin
Oh so now its our fault?
Thats cool

[daverave999]

I can understand there being a problem with discussion of foreign mail order outlets but there is nothing illegal about picking up cigars in EU & non-EU countries on our travels. Can we not discuss retail outlets that we have used when on holiday or business trips?

I'm under the impression this will still be acceptable Tim.

[saggel]

It's not that bad... is it????

[G-man]

Say good nite to hollywood

sun rise, sun set...

Ahwooo Werewolves of London

Say goodnight My baby !

[Kdot]

sun rise, sun set...

[C-Harley]

Bender I think the 'restricted access' is a no brainier after reflection.

I'd be willing to discuss when on 'business/holiday' the outlets I'd prefer to use

[Bender]

How about this, restrict access to the stuff that got removed until you reach a certain post count, say 500 or such. That would prevent any people with malacious intent from doing any harm. Most likely they'll just be on their way and not try to be an active member of this forum.