Interesting public bashing.....

Just found this on another site....

http://www.reptirank.com/index.php?a...1&allreviews=1

Any guesses on who these comments are coming from?

I am usually a positive person but that made me angry. This is the best reptile site there is, built through years of effort.
I know I have to get a point for my opinion but I am MAD:

The people who posted there (we know who they are), are stupid, no-life f'ing ignorant idiots who have no life and the best they can do is to destroy what others have so carefully built. They made fun of the site, of Rich, of me, and of anyone who was not in their band of destroyers.

They are a drag on society and a whole clan of trolls who take pleasure tearing something up instead of trying to build quality. Their site gets almost no postings and is close to a total failure now (although before their rampage it showed some promise.) They have sacrificed integrity and reputation, and for what?

I think the reptile world knows quality and hard work when they see it, and Fauna has both.......

I have a few guesses, since some of the same wording was used here before the fee.

This one was mine.

I got ripped off and now they want me to pay. Yeah right. I believe that you are a long time user who can’t afford 10 bucks for a whole year. You do not need to own any animals.

Looks like none other than the feeble-minded Brian Foster and his ilk.

Wow! I don't surprise easy, but it was weird and funny to read that stuff.

BCFOS is/was a complete [fill in the blank]. He wrote this in his last post.

"Granted I have been a little short with everyone the past couple of days but I have a lot on my plate this week and I tend to fire off when I should sit back and consider the situation better. I have thought long and hard about this and I have still come to the conclusion this is not for me. I mean what principals would I have if I backed down and payed for something I just don't believe in anymore? None. Granted I have had fun here over the years, but things change and so have I. So seeing that you wish to archive my posts for the duration of the site's time I would respectfully ask that you unregester me after reading this post. This is a simple thing to do and will not involve screwing up the BOI. So do this because I just can't see posting on a forum that I have no belief in anymore. Plus it sure beats going through the hairy women porn collection Rich has saved up on the server looking for something to delete."


If this guy has moved on then why was he lurking here on the 24th?

When you see someone label themselves as a "womanizer" you have to wonder about them. The guy is obviously lacking in the self-esteem department but thinks he's Mr. Cool. If you ask me he's completely pitiful in his attempts at making himself look like someone who upholds his principals. Thanks Rich for the changes made, if it rids folks like Brian Foster than I think that you couldn't have made a better decision!!

Bthacker

"Fauna will soon crumble like Rome"...................See Rich.......you built an Empire!

I got ripped off and now they want me to pay.

There is some merit to this concept. The effectiveness of the BOI will be greatly reduced IMO now that people have to pay a fee to not only warn people of crooks but to also praise a seller.

New businesses pop up constantly and unless a member here gets burned or has a good dealing, we may never know about it.

The majority of people who make a small purchase online are not going to take the time or spend the money to warn others. They will just avoid them in the future or start shopping at petstores if they feel online purchases are not worth it.

Originally Posted by SPJ

There is some merit to this concept. The effectiveness of the BOI will be greatly reduced IMO now that people have to pay a fee to not only warn people of crooks but to also praise a seller.

New businesses pop up constantly and unless a member here gets burned or has a good dealing, we may never know about it.

The majority of people who make a small purchase online are not going to take the time or spend the money to warn others. They will just avoid them in the future or start shopping at petstores if they feel online purchases are not worth it.

Yes, but I seriously doubt that the person posting that on the other board actually had any problem. The post went up to quick and worded the same as a post in the threads before the fee went into place.

Originally Posted by SPJ

There is some merit to this concept. The effectiveness of the BOI will be greatly reduced IMO now that people have to pay a fee to not only warn people of crooks but to also praise a seller.

New businesses pop up constantly and unless a member here gets burned or has a good dealing, we may never know about it.

The majority of people who make a small purchase online are not going to take the time or spend the money to warn others. They will just avoid them in the future or start shopping at petstores if they feel online purchases are not worth it.

Not to turn this into another 50 page thread where most of this has been opined on, but if I got ripped off even for $40 by a herp related business, I would be mad, and I would want the herp world to know about scum, even if it cost me $10 to do it.
Maybe it would be better if the people you mention did stick to buying over priced retail from the box petstores, cause if they don't see the usefulness of the BOI and FC, then that is probably why they got ripped off in the first place (because it was a deal to good to be true).