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Does Everyone who is Suspended.....

jsrocket said:
Chuckie baby, I read this post a couple times, just to make sure I didn't miss any of the subtle points. I stick by my analysis that you are a small, stupid man, who, for some reason, has found favor around here.
Jim, I don't know the history between you and Chuck, nor do I particularly care to. I have seen both sides of Chuck, but happily welcomed the return of the "kinder, gentler" persona a ways back. After being away for personal reasons, he surfaced and was greeted by friends...and some BS from you. He appears in this thread, and you again decide to jump in and take some shots. As they used to say on the playground, "You started it".
Fauna is a big place, and there is more than room enough for both of you. If you are that unable to let bygones be bygones, there are plenty of other threads and forums (here) for you to select. If Chuck starts following you around and taking the shots instead of just returning fire, people will likely look at the situation differently.
 
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I don't think it is really necessary for the display of warning points to show up for each member when they make a post in a thread. The birthdays are a cute option, but each time the main page is displayed, a query has to be run checking the birthdate of EVERY member. I took out the "Who's Online" section for a bit, but didn't like not having that info available.

So there may be more optimizations take place as I experiment.....
I don't know about any of that, but today I have gotten about 20-25 email notifications dated 5/1-5/4
 
Sledgehammer said:
Jim,
Don't waste your time trying to be civil with the likes of Chuck.
He acted like a spoiled child when he was here before and he obviously has not learned any manners while on his sabbatical.

Your join date is December 2006, is there something your not telling us Ben?

He is a classic example of Little Man Syndrome.

And where is your buddy Shrilly?

Let's face it, anyone who makes a role model of Wes, has some serious issues that are not likely to be solved on a public forum.

But to have the masked man/little girl Shrilly as yours is 110% great? How funny!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Wes and his minions are best left to themselves.
Without anyone to engage them, they will either find something credible to contribute, or they will simply go away in search of drama elsewhere.

And this is coming from who?? :rolleyes:

Either way, Fauna wins.

You bet ya, 110%!!!

So I take it that PM from Mike G really did not matter, A Ben? ;) Good to see your true colors are not gone from the public eye. :thumbsup:

Well, anyway, back to the topic, how are we going to know when we hit the (Suspended) number of points if we can not see them? I guess we will get a bill in the mail, lol. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
jsrocket said:
Chuckie baby, I read this post a couple times, just to make sure I didn't miss any of the subtle points. I stick by my analysis that you are a small, stupid man, who, for some reason, has found favor around here.

I'm leaving I'm staying I'm leaving I'm staying. Pffft. You're like a clapper...lights on..clap clap..lights off...clap clap. So simple to use. You think calling me name like Chucky baby, Upchuck, small, stupid....things like that...that its going to take me off the deep end? Heh heh heh....not since you've shown me just how far down the drop is. 140 feet...rrrrrr...points..it would seem. You beat yourself in this one buddy and showed me exactly what I shouldn't be doing. I gotta thank ya.
 
hhmoore said:
Jim, I don't know the history between you and Chuck, nor do I particularly care to. I have seen both sides of Chuck, but happily welcomed the return of the "kinder, gentler" persona a ways back. After being away for personal reasons, he surfaced and was greeted by friends...and some BS from you. He appears in this thread, and you again decide to jump in and take some shots. As they used to say on the playground, "You started it".
Fauna is a big place, and there is more than room enough for both of you. If you are that unable to let bygones be bygones, there are plenty of other threads and forums (here) for you to select. If Chuck starts following you around and taking the shots instead of just returning fire, people will likely look at the situation differently.

Harald, I have always respected your opinion, and still do. You are completely right. I started it. Now, I will end it. The matter is over on my end.
 
Sledgehammer said:
Jim,
Don't waste your time trying to be civil with the likes of Chuck.
He acted like a spoiled child when he was here before and he obviously has not learned any manners while on his sabbatical.

He is a classic example of Little Man Syndrome.

Let's face it, anyone who makes a role model of Wes, has some serious issues that are not likely to be solved on a public forum.

Wes and his minions are best left to themselves.
Without anyone to engage them, they will either find something credible to contribute, or they will simply go away in search of drama elsewhere.

Either way, Fauna wins.
Ben, I am no ones minion I can think for myself and act appropriately no matter what the given situation is.

Wes is my friend, but not my role model. Chuck is my friend and is not a "little man" as you put it.

Both of these men have different opinions and are both out spoken. Does that make them leaders of this forum?

There are no victims here, only willing participants. Maybe a step back from the key board is in order?
 
Laura Fopiano said:
Ben, I am no ones minion I can think for myself and act appropriately no matter what the given situation is.

Wes is my friend, but not my role model. Chuck is my friend and is not a "little man" as you put it.

Both of these men have different opinions and are both out spoken. Does that make them leaders of this forum?

There are no victims here, only willing participants. Maybe a step back from the key board is in order?

Ya know what I find funny? Ben Martin claims to be Ben Martin, but he joined in December 2006. Now he claims he remembers Chuck posting, but Chuck's last post before he left was:

Forum: Board of Inquiry® 10-29-2006, 04:54 PM
Replies: 612 Inquiry: MKR: Morph King Reptiles
Views: 43,499 Posted By critical bill

Now, who is Ben Martin AKA Sledgehammer?? Yet another Shrilly? You be the judge!! :rolleyes:
 
varnyard said:
Your join date is December 2006, is there something your not telling us Ben?

Ok Bobby, I'll type slowly so that you can understand. Regardless of when I signed up, I can read posts that were made earlier - they don't go away.

varnyard said:
And where is your buddy Shrilly?

I really couldn't say. Maybe he grew tired of the kindergarten atmosphere here.

varnyard said:
So I take it that PM from Mike G really did not matter, A Ben? ;) Good to see your true colors are not gone from the public eye.

Actually it did. I would say that I am showing extreme self-control based upon the caliber of the comments being spewed forth by your friends here.

You know, what really surprises me about you Bobby is your support of the Wes and Chuck show. Are Wes' thinly veiled comments about Rich here, just not sinking in? He insults Rich (who I thought you had committed to support) with every post he makes. Yet, you can either not see through the words, or you are not as committed to Fauna as you will have everyone believe.

Regardless, aligning yourself with these two jesters accomplishes nothing except the destruction of your credibility.
 
Laura Fopiano said:
Ben, I am no ones minion I can think for myself and act appropriately no matter what the given situation is.

Wes is my friend, but not my role model. Chuck is my friend and is not a "little man" as you put it.

Both of these men have different opinions and are both out spoken. Does that make them leaders of this forum?

There are no victims here, only willing participants. Maybe a step back from the key board is in order?

Laura,
I would never have presumed to place you in the group of Wes' minions.
You have always shown yourself to be a level-headed poster and someone's whose opinion is worthy of noting.

I can appreciate your support of your friend, but unless I am completely mistaken, you to, have seen him go too far with his "commentary" on occasion.

Nothing that I have posted was ever directed at you. I think of you as one of the few individuals who appreciates Fauna for what it is and can be and who is not out to cause additional drama.
 
Sledgehammer said:
Ok Bobby, I'll type slowly so that you can understand. Regardless of when I signed up, I can read posts that were made earlier - they don't go away.

Yea, ok Ben, you want us all to think you ran around reading Chuck's old posts? My question would be, why?

Yea, thats a bit to hard to swallow there Ben, I think the fox was caught in the hen house. ;)



I really couldn't say. Maybe he grew tired of the kindergarten atmosphere here.

Or maybe he is still here, heh Ben?



Actually it did. I would say that I am showing extreme self-control based upon the caliber of the comments being spewed forth by your friends here.

You did what Ben? Yea I think we all know what you done here Ben. :rolleyes:

You know, what really surprises me about you Bobby is your support of the Wes and Chuck show. Are Wes' thinly veiled comments about Rich here, just not sinking in? He insults Rich (who I thought you had committed to support) with every post he makes. Yet, you can either not see through the words, or you are not as committed to Fauna as you will have everyone believe.

Regardless, aligning yourself with these two jesters accomplishes nothing except the destruction of your credibility.

Really Ben, so you think my reputation is based on my friends actions? Or this site alone? You need to get a clue, you do know what that is, correct?

At least they are who they claim they are, and are not hidden behind a cloud of rotten smoke.
 
I will make this short and sweet and be done with it.

Wes is good people. I may not always agree with him, even bumped heads a time or two. But I can tell you without doubt there are few people more genuine and even fewer who actually care more about right and wrong then Wes. I proudly call him a friend.

Chuck I dont know as well, but have seen enough of his deeds to know there is more than meets the casual eye. He is another man who cares about right and wrong which is enough to make him a good guy in my book..... and me makes me laugh my ass off to boot.
 
Ben's first post was on: 12-28-2006, 07:36 PM #24
Sledgehammer

Yet the very next day (12-29-2006) he says:

Sledgehammer: Alright.
How many times have we all seen this exact response from Wes.

Ah yes, Fauna is a very valuable tool, thanks Rich!!! :thumbsup:
 
How many failures does it take for you to learn a lesson loosewheel, er ben, er sludge?

You're a crybaby no one who REALLY wants to play with the big boys bug just isn't smart enough not spinally fortified enough nor HONEST enough to do so.

You fit a certain profile. Momma's boy, had your but wiped by momma unitl your late teens, never had a signifigant other of the opposite sex, physically weak, mentally not so smart and you know that DESPITE the millions of times momma told you you were a smart person and that brains were more important the brawn, you're a coward, a sniveling coward to boot no doubt, a backstabbing liar, you try to manipulate others into doing what you want them to but it only works on those more mentally challenged or emotionally damaged than YOU, which makes them few and far between loyal to you though they may be and even THEN, you know they are damaged and feel bad about that because YOU just can't make it in the big sandbox.

Someone hand me the scoop, there's a stinking pile of putrescent pathetic momma's boy over here that REALLY needs to be removed.
 
You know "Ben" it has already been established you know how to change IP addresses And I found it strange you know so much about Chuck and others on here that even I do not know and I have been here for years.
So like you I also like to read and did some checking on your prior posts.
On 5-3-07 you posted two posts in the regular forums in Jan I believe one.
Most of your posts have either been on the BOI or in the feedback forum. As far as I know you do not subscribe to "Hell" yet you tell other to and fight there.
I read over and over how Rich says this or Rich says that, hmmm reminds me of someone.
So out of curiousity, what animals do you own? Care to share pics and your knowledge of them? Why not practice what you preach and go to the regular forums and participate more? Or does your interest only lie causing even more drama, all for the sake of Rich and fauna?
 
Stardust said:
You know "Ben" it has already been established you know how to change IP addresses And I found it strange you know so much about Chuck and others on here that even I do not know and I have been here for years.
So like you I also like to read and did some checking on your prior posts.
On 5-3-07 you posted two posts in the regular forums in Jan I believe one.
Most of your posts have either been on the BOI or in the feedback forum. As far as I know you do not subscribe to "Hell" yet you tell other to and fight there.
I read over and over how Rich says this or Rich says that, hmmm reminds me of someone.
So out of curiousity, what animals do you own? Care to share pics and your knowledge of them? Why not practice what you preach and go to the regular forums and participate more? Or does your interest only lie causing even more drama, all for the sake of Rich and fauna?


You must spread some karma around before giving it to Stardust again.
:rolleyes:

You bet ya!! I'd say someone is hitting the the nail on the head, but dang girl, ya did'ent have to use a Sledgehammer!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
Sledgehammer said:
Jim,
Don't waste your time trying to be civil with the likes of Chuck.
He acted like a spoiled child when he was here before and he obviously has not learned any manners while on his sabbatical.

Why dont you post those PM's you sent me and that I replied to and let them speak about civility? You tried your damndest to silence me through the fear of realiating against me with a post or two of mine from years ago. You tried to bribe my silence. Your attempt was pathetic and anyone who knows me knows I am not a sellout. I'm not proud of all my antics but my heart has always been in the right place.

So post those PM's before I do and show these good folks just how your extortion...rrrrrr...civility works.

Sledgehammer said:
Let's face it, anyone who makes a role model of Wes, has some serious issues that are not likely to be solved on a public forum.

I dont need a role model but I'd suggest him to anyone who needed one. He seems to be an all around honest person who tells it like it is....in life and in business. Cant ask for more than that really.

Sledgehammer said:
Wes and his minions are best left to themselves.

Wow...see that....it learns. Just go about your own business. Did someone have to PM you that advice too? I'll warn you...shoelace tying and buttons are gonna be a sonofagun at first....but you'll get the hang of it.
 
Sledgehammer said:
Jim,
Don't waste your time trying to be civil with the likes of Chuck.
He acted like a spoiled child when he was here before and he obviously has not learned any manners while on his sabbatical.

He is a classic example of Little Man Syndrome.

Let's face it, anyone who makes a role model of Wes, has some serious issues that are not likely to be solved on a public forum.

Wes and his minions are best left to themselves.
Without anyone to engage them, they will either find something credible to contribute, or they will simply go away in search of drama elsewhere.

Either way, Fauna wins.

Well let's see now. Just who would YOUR role model be? Oh yeah I know.

"Hey Jim O,
I would much prefer to be accused of being Shrillomn then to be accused of being Jim O!
__________________
Ben Martin "


Yes a much better role model. :rolleyes: :rofl:
 
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