• Responding to email notices you receive.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

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    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

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    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

About the BOI and it's future here...

Awwww, I feel kinda bad for all those scammers and shady vendors out there. All their weedle hopes and dreams for a BOI-less industry and increased revenues for the future have all of a sudden been shattered. Just so sad :crying::bawling:, NOT!!!!!!!! Hahaha.:dgrin:

It's great to know the BOI is staying. I believe thanks are in order to everyone who's time, money, and hard work contributed to making this happen and thank you Rich as well.:thumbsup::hurray:
 
Now that the decision is made, everybody that is a contributing member needs to keep it up, and those that use this site without contributing in the past need to pony up. Thanks Rich. We are behind you all the way.
 
houdini1 said:
Good to hear Rich! Glad its staying the same. You are right, there are a lot of people here, including myself that would have your back.


Happy New Year everyone!:)
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I couldn't agree more. I think I speak for most of us when I say THANK YOU.

It's good to see that there are still people out there that are willing to do what they feel is right regardless of the fear of potential backlash from others.

You've definitely got the right idea... Hopefully many of us can live by that example.

Thanks again Rich.
 
Ok, it's my birthday and the best gift I have is the BOI staying here. Whew!!!!!!! Rich, thanks for the great present. We can all share......LOL!

Thanks sooooo much!
 
polasian said:
RICH...for a sec there I thought you were playing a REALLY mean joke on us...I refreshed the thread an it said "invalid...contact admin"...but the above explains that :)



Your DAMN RIGHT we got your back! Thank you Rich!
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Damn skippy, Webby!! We gotz your back!!! Hell!!! We'll give ya character refs and carry your big brass cajone-d self into court and testify on your behalf!!!
 
I am so glad you decided to keep the BOI. I will make a donation at the end of the week. Thank you Rich. You will continue to save me and many others thousands of dollars and many heartaches.

You're awesome!
 
WebSlave said:
So yeah, the BOI stays, and if anyone wants to sue with me over something in it, BRING IT ON, BUB.
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This is the Rich I have been waiting for, I knew you would return. It seems that when the stress is hard to bear you have to do some personal digging into yourself to find an answer, it is this Rich that comes forward and makes a stand, I may not always agree with your decisions, but I have always tried to understand and respect them.

Thank you for remembering who you are and what the BOI means to everyone here (whether they like it or not) and the reptile industry.
 
Junkyard said:
This is the Rich I have been waiting for, I knew you would return. It seems that when the stress is hard to bear you have to do some personal digging into yourself to find an answer, it is this Rich that comes forward and makes a stand, I may not always agree with your decisions, but I have always tried to understand and respect them.

Thank you for remembering who you are and what the BOI means to everyone here (whether they like it or not) and the reptile industry.
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It appears that some people have forgetten this about me as well. That I will fight like a no holds barred banshee when I am attacked...
 
I am very happy to hear that the BOI will be staying.. As I have said before.. The BOI is what brought me here, and has helped me more then once. It would be very sad to see it go.
 
Thank you Rich!

The BOI is such an invaluable resource for so many people, I am so glad you decided to stick it out and keep it around. Whoo Hooo!!!
 
thanks

I to would like to say Thanks for keep this site open. You have done a wonderful thing here. Not just keeping it but creating it to begin with.
 
Sorry I haven't been around as much, and I had to let my 'ad' lapse. It'll be up (hopefully) by the end of the week again, and I'm glad to hear the BOI is staying.

Go Rich!! BOI and Fauna are one of the best resources on the net.
 
"Don't you just wonder how many people are gnashing their teeth after reading this, wishing I had decided to shut it down? "

None of us "bub" :)

May not be kicking around much lately taking a much needed rest, but im glad with your decision and will continue to support this site.


As the Vulcan's say....... :)
 
WebSlave said:
Yes, this has been a common complaint. I'm trying to turn up the pressure gradually to get people used to the idea that personal vendettas and destructive off topic posting is become less and less tolerated here. Sudden changes haven't worked well in the past. Honestly, I would rather see people change their ways rather then out and out ban them. But I will do what I must to pull this site into line with what I will be happy with. It would certainly help if when people see someone going off on personal attacks and off topic posting that they don't join right in. All that does is make one problem post into many problem posts to have to deal with.
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I myself am very glad the BOI is still around, and very glad to hear the above.

I will admit that I don't post here often, nor do I get involved in many of the BOI discussions because of this specific reason. Without getting too deep into this, basically, I don't want to have to weed through 50 pages of off topic and personal attack posts to get to the bottom of a story, nor do I want to involve myself in the story in that case. With that being said, I realize what a job it must be to weed out the unneeded posts. But to the hobbyist breeder like me who only has 1-3 clutches per year, we just don't have the extra cash to be a contributor. I myself am lucky to scrounge enough money together to make a snake purchase, cage purchase, etc. However, I would be more willing to put off a snake purchase if needed to make a contribution to keep the BOI alive or just running smoothly if most of the unnecessary garbage wasn't allowed here. My guess is that many of the "doing this out of my house" members feel this way. They don't see paying money to a site where they have to spend 5 hours reading through posts just to find out if this one guy is really "bad" or not. And don't have the cash to "reward" those making such posts (my guess is that those who tend to do so most often are not contributing members either), so why pay just to give them a playground in which to air their dirty laundry to the world?

However, I have used this site on numerous occasions to research someone before I buy, and am thankful I had that opportunity, and very glad to hear that I will still have that ability. I also hope that once I've done some more internet sales, I will have Good Guy threads posted here about myself from happy customers so as to help build my name. I have also used the classifieds here as well, and am glad it enables me to reach such a large potential customer base. For those like me who are small-scale breeders or are just starting to try and make a name for themselves, this site is an invaluable tool. There is so much that makes the BOI great, and just one (but major) issue that I think is holding the BOI back.

Best of luck and long live the BOI! And thanks for trying to clean it up as well! :thumbsup:
 
I really enjoy this entire site, and I LOVE the BOI for saving me from making some bad mistakes with people that I had not idea were ripping others off, had it not been for this incredible tool!! I am SO glad to see it staying around.

As far as some saying that they cannot contribute ($25???) because they only produce a couple of clutches a year...give it a break. I didn't contribute JUST to keep the BOI alive, but I contributed to a site that I want to see thrive!! Thanks for what you've done Rich! And BTW, I'm a hobby breeder, myself. All the more reason that I cannot afford to NOT have these useful tools around!

Matt Jackson
 
As far as people calling out those folks who don't have the money, let it be. I was very anxious to give my $25 before the deadline but was only able to come up with it last week to get my coins. The internet is a free enterprise where people have a choice. They do not have to contribute and should not be ridiculed for not doing so.
 
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