A rather large number of allegations about me have been made by an electronic cigarette vendor probably best described as infamous.
Responding to these where they are posted is impossible, with one set being on UKVapers, which is currently closed, and the other on his own forum, where expressing a dissenting opinion is impossible (as quite a few have learned during the course of the last few days).
1.Admin on UKVapers=Tom Pruen (Crossbow) He moderates and virtually runs the forum.
That is indeed my name. I am a moderator on UKVapers, and have been since before my association with ECITA. I am certain that this assertion that I run the forum would not be supported by the rest of the moderation team!
2. He draws nearly £3k a month from ECITA
I don’t earn anything like £3k a month in total, and most of the money I do earn does not come from ECITA. A significant portion of my income is from Decadent Vapours, to whom I provide advice on technical matters, such as the recent upgrades to the DV facilities, and testing of products. I do not think that anyone could allege that DV have received favourable treatment on UKV.
3. He does not nor do most members know his conflict of interest. IE He subtly, sometimes not so hassles vendors who do not pay up so to speak.. By joining his GF and his organisation.
When I first joined ECITA, I made the rest of the forum admins aware of this, and have always tried to separate my actions as a UKV mod from my involvement in ECITA.
I have from time to time been outspoken on the need for better legal compliance in the industry, which is what I assume this refers to, but I certainly haven’t prevented any vendors posting, or modified their posts, or in any way prevent their free access to the forum. There is a reason why UKV was the largest UK centric e-cig forum, and it was not an overly controlling or censorious moderation team.
4. Certain members of the community..The In Club are not moderated and allowed to post more than destructive comments about none club member companies.
Given that some ECITA members have been given poor reviews on UKV, while others thrive, I have no idea what this refers to.
5. ECITA run by Devlin and Pruen, have been frightening flavour houses making them decide not to sell to other ecig vendors other than the company she is a director of with her Brother IE decadent vapours.
One flavour company contacted ECITA with questions about supplying flavourings to the company in question. We were unable to comment on their concerns, as we have no knowledge of the facilities and procedures that a non-member company has available to them. The company expressed to us their concerns about supplying their products in concentrated form, and this may be the basis of their unwillingness to supply them.
6. ECITA Lies about Tw and because we do not need or would ever want to join their club.. Creates bad press with organisations like the NMO against TW. Only thing is once they visit us they recognise we are soooo far removed from Devlins picture we get told exactly what was said.
ECITA suggested that this company address their possible non-compliance with the RoHS directive, and provided considerable free advice, but the directors of ECITA (which do not include either myself or Katherine) declined to accept this company as members prior to an audit, as they had grave concerns about the company’s legal compliance, and commitment to ongoing compliance. I think there is some bitterness over this.
To put these allegations in context, the same person is the author of posts about aliens arriving in sunbeams and a statement that the Olympics will be attacked with a nuclear weapon.
Personally, I do not consider him a reliable source of information, and his actions against UKV amount to little more than bullying.
