I like em both, and that is not necessarily the politically correct type of answer that Fred talked about. I like kingsnake because of the vast amount of forums, they have got something great there in that - there is no denying it in my mind. Sure you get a lot of newbie posts about 'whut du ifEed my garDer snake', but for the most part you get a lot of really intelligent postings with legitimate herp related questions. If you don't ant to be bothered with questions about Ball Pythons then stay out of the Ball Python, General and beginner forums and stick with your specialty such as in the Hognose Forum. This also have controversial forums such as the Field Collecting forum, a great one for me, but others apparently hate the idea of herp hunting. Kingsnake.com is a good system. They also have a very large number of classified sections which I also really like. I don't have to wade through a swamp of this kind and that kind before I find the kind I am looking for. In addition to offering such a wide array of classified and forum sections they offer show sections, and Herp Society sections. They know how to attract herpers as is evident because they have offered what people want - otherwise how do they attract all of their users. By attracting the herpers they also attract the advertisers and that is what keeps them in the money.
This site, faunaclassifieds could do the same, but does not. I think that has been a personal decision of the webmaster. This site does not have nearly as many forum offerings, nor does it cater at all to the new comer as far as herp care goes. There are reportedly (as implied by other users than me) more mature individuals and more serious herpers using Faunaclassifieds; and therefor a lesser chance of getting postings that are just so much bait from a poster who is out trolling. Let me tell you that from what I have seen around here, I think there is more BS, more trolling, more mamby pamby kid stuff herein that never belonged on any herp site. Sure the number of such posts at kingsnake nay be higher, but the percentage of such posts seems to be higher here, in my opinion. Sorry guys but that is what I see here when a whole forum has to be devoted to a couple of guys who can only berate one another with "you're a jerk" - "nahah you are a jerk" postings. I am no saint, in fact I am a sinner too. I have given some pretty snide remarks back to people whom I believed deserved nothing else, but mostly I post what I mean to say without gilding the lilly! Some people caanot take that kind of straight forwardness without becoming overly sensitive and hurt. A lot of us are guilty at one time or another of upsetting someone with the frankness of our answers. This however is not what I am writing about here. I think you all know what I mean when I talk about that spoecial forum that was created just for two guys to bonk one another over the head. That is a crying shame. I don't blame the webmaster, I blame the people who fan the flames.
Yet despite all of the above seemingly negative things, I love faunaclassifieds.com. This is a great, great site also. It has free advertisements, a very good thing. It has the BOI - a good thing or so it seems when used properly. It has a General Discussions area, that is also a good thing but only sort of on this one. I say this because it is not at all a general discussions area, but one limited to topics of the herp trade. That too is ok, I just wish this site had some more topics for the forums, but I don't wish too hard and I'll explain why in a bit. I understand that expansion would be expensive to do. I appreciate that such a forum does keep some of the ridiculous 'garDer snak' questions away. There are less people using this site, and I think that makes it easier to figure who you would buy from. Richie also lets you know outright when someone who has been a past cheat is at it again using a new screen name. Kingsnake.com would not even let you post a warning about a cheat. I like it here a lot. That is why I keep coming back and have made some orders over the years from people on this site.
Now if anyone wants to see this site get bigger with: more users being attracted to this site, more of the offerings that kingsnake.com offers, more chances to sell stuff, more forums, more classifieds, fees for selling and so on - then be prepared for this site to become more and more like kingsnake.com. It would be pretty much an inevitable happening. Sure I like kingsnake.com a lot - I like faunaclassifieds just as much - but for different reasons than for those I like kingsnake. One of the greatest things about faunaclassifieds is how different from kingsnake it remains.
Those are my ramblings on the subject - I guess maybe I could just have said: I like em both. Whoops I said that already didn't I!
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