Eric Aitala

HI, There is not much we can do. These are not coming from the IPMS/USA email servers, so we can't really block them. I got a similar email to Mark's sent to the Forum Admin email alias, it was sent from Google servers. Return-Path: <jricht29@gmail.com> Delivered-To: webmaster@ipmsusa3.org Received: from server.ipmsusa3.org by server.ipmsusa3.org with LMTP id EfxhA4aBimebQSsA4/73PQ (envelope-from <jricht29@gmail.com>) for <webmaster@ipmsusa3.org>; Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:12:54 -0500 Return-path: <jricht29@gmail.com> Envelope-to: forum_admin@ipmsusa3.org Delivery-date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:12:54 -0500 Received: from mail-oa1-f49.google.com ([209.85.160.49]:61897) by server.ipmsusa3.org with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.98) (envelope-from <jricht29@gmail.com>) id 1tYoxp-0000000BtRF-2KOX for forum_admin@ipmsusa3.org; Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:12:53 -0500 Received: by mail-oa1-f49.google.com with SMTP id 586e51a60fabf-29ff8053384so1304390fac.3 for <forum_admin@ipmsusa3.org>; Fri, 17 Jan 2025 08:12:33 -0800 (PST) The Received: mail-oa1-f49.google.com line is the important one... Email addresses have probably been scraped from the various websites - Mark gets email via the Chapter Contact alias for North Central Texas Chapter or being the contact for the 2024 Scalefest show. Eric

I foresee lots of printouts of Scalemates web pages for the Vintage categories.... E

From https://ipmsusa.org/about/executive-board-meeting-minutes/2024/november

I'm seriously considering removing this thread - the website is being built and is not ready. It is in maintenance mode, so you have NOT found it. Eric

Its is not up yet.

I PMS U SA J ournal

From this -> https://ipmsusa.org/journal_issue/volume_18-issue_3 to https://ipmsusa.org/journal_issue/volume_18-issue_4 E

No, but.... (I am not logged in here)

I'd rather kill the Facebook Group as its a moderation nightmare...

Here is Vlad's Gallery >> https://www.svsmgallery.com/Top-level/Contests/IPMS-USA-Nationals-2024 When the results are available, they will be posted. Eric

There is a video of a box opening... it looks like an interesting kit... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSMoc0aO_0s&t=608s E

This should be interesting

Oh, spiffy

Auto modeling might be bigger overall, but many have split off into their own clubs and competition system. Its something we're been hoping to remedy for a while... E

see https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/ac24d88a-08a8-47fe-961a-a53559fd3d36/General Rules Revised_2024_wsh_1_02192024.pdf

I have been able to spray Tamiya TS-13 gloss clear over decals successfully - I have noticed that warning on the semi-glass clear. These decals were not aftermarket, they were Polar Lights for the Star Trek Shuttlecraft. If there are any spare decals, I would try clear coating them on a spoon that has also been painted with the Tamiya color to test. But you never know, so... Eric

I finally bought a Master Airbrush compressor. Seems nice but I've not had a chance to really work it E

That's the way the software works, it's not like I have a choice. In this case things were archived, so I pulled out the one thread, but I'm not going to sort through every item to find more. And in terms of GDPR requests for account removal, everything would be gone permanantly as per the law. E

The one everyone was complaining about... https://forum.ipmsusa3.org/topic/25265-this-sums-it-up-perfectly/

I restored one topic from Jim Clark... E

Let me check - I may be able to pull threads back out... Will see tonight. E

Yes.... I have done as he requested. E

https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/87176/index.htm

Honestly, I'd rather remove myself as an admin than try to spend time moderating every post and every comment... Eric

It would not be a matter of money but of Facebook, well, being Facebook. Getting anything to work with them is a nightmare which is why the IPMS/USA Facebook page (not the group) no longer gets news, events, and review updates automatically. E