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Chris Kobesko [email protected]= waste of your time

ckobesko said:
Soul makes a great point. Soul whats your take on people posting employment info on this site and contacting employers when they have no proof? I like Soul, seems ethical and moral.
6 in one, 1/2 dozen in the other. You run the risk of your info becoming public when you join a public forum. Aside from that risk, many folks already have their info publicized on other sites on the web, be it employer, taxes, people finders, etc. etc. Your info wasn't publicized, it was copied from a public site and posted on another. If you don't want that to happen, your employer is the entity to speak to as a start.

Good night.
 
Since the possibilty of posts being made from school, library, etc.. has been brought up, I thought I would add that all posts made thus far on the ckobesko account have all been from the same IP referenced earlier in the thread.
 
DThomas said:
Since the possibilty of posts being made from school, library, etc.. has been brought up, I thought I would add that all posts made thus far on the ckobesko account have all been from the same IP referenced earlier in the thread.
Correct, It is posted and i stated they used my pc.
 
ckobesko said:
Takes a mouse to run and a man to offer a hand

I for one would gladly shake hands, if you would be man enough to drop this whole charade, admit it was never your kid, that you used bad judgement and that you were sincerely sorry for your actions.

Short of that, you are just another bad seed in our hobby and don't deserve to have anything shaken.
 
Gecko_Den said:
I for one would gladly shake hands, if you would be man enough to drop this whole charade, admit it was never your kid, that you used bad judgement and that you were sincerely sorry for your actions.

Short of that, you are just another bad seed in our hobby and don't deserve to have anything shaken.

Cant admit to a situation that I did not create. Sorry
 
Gecko_Den said:
I for one would gladly shake hands, if you would be man enough to drop this whole charade, admit it was never your kid, that you used bad judgement and that you were sincerely sorry for your actions.

Short of that, you are just another bad seed in our hobby and don't deserve to have anything shaken.
Your choice, I can forgive.
 
ckobesko said:
Cant admit to a situation that I did not create. Sorry

Good luck to you then, this thread will be here for others to read and come to their own conclusions. I know I have reached mine....
 
Does anyone see the irony between the thread title ''waste of time'' and the 100+ posts over the last hour?

Griz
 
ckobesko said:
Correct, It is posted and i stated they used my pc.

But didn't you also claim they used a school computer or even a computer at a library to make their posts from....so why isn't there any IP proof of that?


ckobesko said:
Cant admit to a situation that I did not create. Sorry


yes, you did create the situation by resurrecting a 2 year old long dead thread.
 
Next ol chrissy'll be saying he's really a pupper master and he's just playing all of you.

The IGNORE feature is really quite easy to use and quite handy as well.

This one doesn't warrant any more of my time.

See on one that matters more than this assclown.
 
Yes...it must have been true

This guy whoever he is and apparently possibly even some of his relatives like to waste peoples time. I stopped reading posts many pages back because it really is a waste of time. I started the thread...lets officially end it. This guy is a knucklehead. Thanks to all except the knucklehead and Happy New Year!
Tom Stevens
TomsSnakes.com
 
Actually, waste of time or not, I found this thread fascinating.

Just to set the record straight, no one can log into someone else's account without knowing the password. And the date of creation of that account does not change. Ever. There was no old account to be found and have the password "discovered".

Honestly, I have lost track of the twists in the story here, but there do seem to be some facts involved...

From: "FaunaClassifieds Forums" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 5:10 PM
Subject: New User at FaunaClassifieds


> There is a new user, ckobesko at FaunaClassifieds
>
> To view their profile, go here:
>
> http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/member.php?userid=37757
>
> Email Address : [email protected]
> Birthday : 12-28-1968
>
> Where did you hear about FaunaClassifieds? :
> Full Name : Chris Kobesko
> Location : Michigan
> Interests :
> Occupation :
> Biography :

This is when ckobesko registered on the site.

And soon thereafter, I got the following email:

From: "Chris Kobesko" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 5:26 PM
Subject: False Information Ads


> Hi, I just noticed a false statement concerning myself on your site and I
> want it removed. It was posted by a Tom Notturnal/ Tom Stevens. He was
> really upset I would not sell him a snake and stated I would be sorry. This
> is the link.
> http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?p=466765&posted=1#post
> 466765
>
> If it is not removed my uncle who is an attorney will contact you.
> Ty chris
>

So, at what point were the "kid(s)" involved? From the start? Well honestly, if they were my kid(s), I would be proud that they were prowling the internet looking up my name, and then finding it being used as it was here, pretending to be "dad" and threatening the site admin with an attorney! Little darlings, aren't they?

And who exactly lives in Illinois?

ckobesko said:
- 01-01-2007, 08:48 PM - Thats my cousin, i live in illinois you knucklehead!

Your cousin has the same name and lives in Michigan yet YOU live in Illinois and are tying into the net through an ISP in Michigan? But are you saying that it is your cousin who registered your account, since it states the registration location as "Michigan" (which has been verified via the IP address, no less)? Where do your children live? Michigan or Illinois? And which state were they in when they "hijacked" your account here?

But suddenly, you (the *real*YOU) DISCOVERS all this going on!

ckobesko said:
- 01-02-2007, 06:54 AM - After looking through my outlook late last night I noticed a printed thread with my name. I immediately confronted my son who I found ot has used my old password and username not only on this site but several others as well. What can I say he will be punished. I also want to say its been over 2 years since I ve been on this site and I do miss all of your knowledge and professionalism. I am a little upset that someone posted my personal information on the web and if it can be taken down i would appreciate it if it cant it cant. Sorry guys.

Obviously from the time stamp, you just on the spur of the moment before heading off for work that morning decided to turn on the computer and lo and behold you "discovered" what your naughty son had been up to! Not only is your son naughtly, but he was obviously able to conjure up a password and username that never EVER existed on this site. Is your son's name "Merlin" by any chance?

But wait! There's more! Suddenly your son becomes TWO:

ckobesko said:
- 01-02-2007, 07:39 PM - I had a long talk with the 2 who were involved in this and they are both very apologetic. I think it wise in the future that before some of you post sensitive information that could get someone into trouble you first make absolute sure that it is who it appears to be. I am requesting my personal information be removed ( I still love this site and am glad Im back). It does not bother me in the least if it is not, just a request to you to show your professionalism as well. I think ethically and morally it was a Rambo mentality. By the way they both love reptiles and at 13 are just boys. If we had computers when we were growing up Im sure we would not have been angels.
Thanks

Then it appears that "they" (meaning sons 1 and 2, or is it a son and your cousin from Illinois?) certainly must have stolen this username and password information from this site (that did not exist prior to three days ago) and took that information to other computers (which magically have the same IP address as the one in your home) in order to post here:

ckobesko said:
- 01-02-2007, 08:27 PM - Yes but they have access to many computers, library, school, ect .

Well, I kind of lost track of the dance right around then. It kind of became much like watching a plucked chicken in a pool of sharks... Unemployed sharks, no less..

ckobesko said:
- 01-02-2007, 08:40 PM - I tried to be civil and explain but it is now impossible arquing with the unemployed... By all I tried....

Obviously the WORST kind that there is in these waters....... :rofl:

OK, I'm done........ This thread just started my new year off on the right foot....

But one last question, please. Is Uncle Attorney YOUR uncle or your son's uncle? And does he happen to be the father of the cousin in Illinois? Or was the cousin in Michigan and YOU and your son(s) are in Illinois? :nuts:
 
WebSlave said:
But one last question, please. Is Uncle Attorney YOUR uncle or your son's uncle? And does he happen to be the father of the cousin in Illinois? Or was the cousin in Michigan and YOU and your son(s) are in Illinois? :nuts:


Starting to sound like a bad Abbott & Costello bit isn't it?

"Who's on First in Michigan?"
 
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