I do not believe Kelly was banned from the forum (he would not have been able to post if he had), only from posting anything that might be taken as selling, advertising, or soliciting the selling of his bows. The simple solution is to become an Associate Sponsor of TradGang, like many others have, and then it would all be moot. From a different perspective, like that of the Paid Sponsors, is it right that somebody can solicit sales, regardless of the product, without paying his share and abiding by the rules?
The following are the rules for this forum as stated in the very first post by Terry when it was created:
“There will be NO commercial sales allowed.
NO showcasing of bows for sale.
NO sales commerce of any kind.
NO posing links for sales.
NO hinting of bows for sale.
This forum is for the making and showing of crafted trad bows by Trad Gang Members ONLY!!!
Sponors and Assoc Sponsors of Trad Gang are allowed to post pics, build alongs, and sale notices. Please post your bow ads on the Sponsors's Classifieds.
Any suspect threads for sales outside this scope will be removed, and could result in your posting privileges being revoked.
Hope that is clear, and you guys have fun. Looking forward to viewing your work.”
What I have seen over the past several months, the moderators are only enforcing the rules and are not the offending party.