Enough is enough with the classifieds (*or* Why you cannot reply to classified ads)

Guess Im the only one that has had questions several weeks after the ad was posted.

I know I'm not gonna change the staff's mind... but if ya'll thought I wouldn't give ya'll another side to think about... your nutts.

Have a nice day

Originally Posted by Southern Wolf

Bad guys flat out lie about their location. They put in something where they are not.

We have already went over this about me and the location. Im in law enforcement... and all the convicts know Im into snakes. You type in my name and snakes and Fauna is the first place that pops up. Why in the would I make it that easy for them to find me?

I can be found... but Im not gonna make it that easy.

Not always. Bad guys will often be just vague about the location.

Still, the fact of the matter is that some people have legitimate reasons (in their mind, at least) for what they want to do, and as you are pointing out in this incidence but refuting in another, such an action doesn't always indicate nefarious intent.

Originally Posted by Southern Wolf

Guess Im the only one that has had questions several weeks after the ad was posted.

I know I'm not gonna change the staff's mind... but if ya'll thought I wouldn't give ya'll another side to think about... your nutts.

Have a nice day

Sorry that it pisses you off so badly that your own opinion is not universally accepted here.

I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree on the matter, Kevin.

Keeping threads unlocked doesn't mean that the person is going to publicly answer questions. If someone doesn't want to have a public discussion, they aren't going to do it whether the thread is locked or not.

Ads can be edited to include forgotten information. Ads have to be deleted to get rid of unwanted commentary.

Originally Posted by Southern Wolf

The way Rich is talking... Fauna is gonna be no different from KS (other than non paying members can post ads).

I think you are getting too emotional about this, Kevin, and your statements are becoming irrational. Why don't you take a break and simmer down a while before you pop a blood vessel or something?

My 2 cents:

I dont do much but window shop and ask for shipping quotes.
But for those out there that actually TRY to start things.. I think this is a good idea.
If im completley and utterly serious about trying to buy a snake, then so what if I have to click two more times to ask the seller about a shipping quote?
So?
Its not like its giving you carpal tunnel to just click the username and then "send private message to username".
Its not a big deal. So .. I guess im trying to say that I dont understand why everyone is freaking out in here about this.
Its Webslave's website, he runs this, he is king moderator, therefore if he doesnt want to take all day to put 10,000 infractions on 10,000 different people.. then he should come up with something that saves him time.
If that means not allowing people to post in the classifieds section, then so be it.

Its his site, so why is everyone screaming in rage in response to this?

Yeah... I know... Im a bad guy.... guess I will have to live with trying to protect some of my privacy. When you walk in my shoes... then you can say... "in their mind, at least". You may get threats via PM or email.... I get them in person... and they have the means to carry them out.

If you would have checked when it was up... you'd notice that my location wasn't even on my website. No-one knew my location until they got the package.. and that's because FedEx had it on the label. Even local pickups (which weren't many) were done two towns over.

Originally Posted by Riyeko

My 2 cents:

I dont do much but window shop and ask for shipping quotes.
But for those out there that actually TRY to start things.. I think this is a good idea.
If im completley and utterly serious about trying to buy a snake, then so what if I have to click two more times to ask the seller about a shipping quote?
So?
Its not like its giving you carpal tunnel to just click the username and then "send private message to username".
Its not a big deal. So .. I guess im trying to say that I dont understand why everyone is freaking out in here about this.
Its Webslave's website, he runs this, he is king moderator, therefore if he doesnt want to take all day to put 10,000 infractions on 10,000 different people.. then he should come up with something that saves him time.
If that means not allowing people to post in the classifieds section, then so be it.

Its his site, so why is everyone screaming in rage in response to this?

Quite frankly, I think some people just resist change, no matter what it is. I could change ANYTHING here, and a certain subset will be whining and complaining about it.

Originally Posted by Southern Wolf

Bad guys flat out lie about their location. They put in something where they are not.

We have already went over this about me and the location. Im in law enforcement... and all the convicts know Im into snakes. You type in my name and snakes and Fauna is the first place that pops up. Why in the would I make it that easy for them to find me?

I can be found... but Im not gonna make it that easy.

So if I lock my ad, like some bad guys do, then it is reasonable to assume I am hiding something, but if you don't disclose your location, like some bad guys do, then it doesn't mean anything? What a hypocrite.

Originally Posted by Southern Wolf

As for Rich preventing us from looking stupid. I dont need Rich or the US/State Gov to protect me from myself.

Actually, it appears you need all the help you can get.

Originally Posted by WebSlave

Sorry that it pisses you off so badly that your own opinion is not universally accepted here.

I am not even remotely close to pissed... if I was every other word would be

Im just trying to inpart a different side of the coin.