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Heavy parasite load found in ball python from Ed Clark

WebSlave said:
That capability has been in vBulletin for years. Sort of a global ignore feature. Not very useful, in my opinion. Most trolls will have multiple logons, and will notice pretty quickly when their posts aren't showing up under one persona. So they simply abandon the logon that is being "ghosted". You've seen the difficulties here with just trying to ban someone. Well, this has the same exact problem attached to it. So I've never bothered to use it here.
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I understand what you're saying, but you have to admit...at least a few of them would be too stupid to figure it out...and THAT would entertaining (at least for whoever could see the invisible posts). :dgrin:

Another thing to consider is that globally ignoring someone isn't as obvious to the person who is on ignore as a ban would be. The idea being that if we ban someone they know it right away, and may try to come back under a different name. If they are on global ignore, it might take them a lot longer to realize what is happening, so it might actually lower the incidence of someone creating another user account in order to bypass a ban. Just a thought. ;)
 
But now that it's in this thread and alot of people saw it... maybe not a good idea.



Monica Wilkoski
 
BallPythonGal21 said:
But now that it's in this thread and alot of people saw it... maybe not a good idea.
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It wouldn't be as much fun in no one knew. Laughing at idiots isn't as enjoyable if there's no one to laugh with. :dgrin:

And there's certainly no shortage of them around here lately...
 
Dr Owens said:
It wouldn't be as much fun in no one knew. Laughing at idiots isn't as enjoyable if there's no one to laugh with. :dgrin:

And there's certainly no shortage of them around here lately...
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But how would anyone KNOW that was what was taking place? For all intents and purposes, to everyone else it would just look like that person stopped posting completely. So the "fun" factor would have a VERY limited audience.
 
WebSlave said:
But how would anyone KNOW that was what was taking place? For all intents and purposes, to everyone else it would just look like that person stopped posting completely. So the "fun" factor would have a VERY limited audience.
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True, but think how much fun you'd have getting to laugh at the clowns on a daily basis. :dgrin:

Then again...it could just result in daily annoyance...with only a few of us having to sift through the idiotic ramblings of fools...and considering how annoying I find stupidity, perhaps upon futher consideration, I'm not so keen on this idea afterall. ;)

Bud and Bruce, I guess that people are going to have to read your inane drivel for a little while longer. :rolleyes:
 
Wow, Ed. Should I fall down in awe of your mighty prowess with the neg-rep/karma button? The courage you show in negging folks without even signing your name or leaving a comment about WHY they might have deserved a hit.....it's just breathtaking. Most especially in light of the fact that you don't dare actually address any of the issues on the table. You won't post in this thread...but you'll try to slip in some negative karma, under the guise of anonymity, to anyone who dares speak out against what you are apparently doing.

What? How do I know it was Ed? Just a wild guess. (Ok...not so wild a guess. ;) ) But, I'm willing to risk being publicly proven wrong just so I can take this moment to express how ......impressive.....I think your actions are.
 
ExoticsExpress said:
Are all members and people on the site supposed to include their full name in the posts on the boi? Just wondering..

Take care!

Anthony Allis
[email protected]
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As long as your real name is On the left hand side under your screen name, that is fine to use.

Some people use it as their signature as well. Either way is fine for posting in the BOI.
 
Mooing Tricycle said:
As long as your real name is On the left hand side under your screen name, that is fine to use.

Some people use it as their signature as well. Either way is fine for posting in the BOI.
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Thanks, im not trying to start any drama or make anything drift way off topic/sling mud, it's just I didn't see Webslave's name anywhere and he warned me for not inlcuding my full name anywhere? Like I said, I am not trying to toss stones at anyone it just puzzles me since the rule I believe came from him to include full name somewhere in all posts on the BOI on his site, and I can't seem to find his anywhere. :shrug01:

Anthony Allis
[email protected]
 
ExoticsExpress said:
Thanks, im not trying to start any drama or make anything drift way off topic/sling mud, it's just I didn't see Webslave's name anywhere and he warned me for not inlcuding my full name anywhere? Like I said, I am not trying to toss stones at anyone it just puzzles me since the rule I believe came from him to include full name somewhere in all posts on the BOI on his site, and I can't seem to find his anywhere. :shrug01:

Anthony Allis
[email protected]
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Webslave is the BOSS, OWNER, GOD of fauna if you will. The man with the power. The big Kahuna. :thumbsup:
 
crotalusadamanteus said:
Webslave is the BOSS, OWNER, GOD of fauna if you will. The man with the power. The big Kahuna. :thumbsup:
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lol, I know it's just still very hypocritical to enforce such a strict rule for every post, otherwise get warned from someone who doesn't have the name anywhere. I would suppose he is the perfect example to look to when it comes to the site since he owns it and all. Thanks,

Anthony Allis
[email protected]
 
Look dude, you agreed to the rules. You got warned for not following them. Get over it, quit the whining, and move on. Chasing people around the site telling them they have to "post there name with every post" is not going to be received very well as a whole. It's old already to me.

Fair warning. Let the Admin and Mods handle these things.
 
ExoticsExpress said:
lol, I know it's just still very hypocritical to enforce such a strict rule for every post, otherwise get warned from someone who doesn't have the name anywhere. I would suppose he is the perfect example to look to when it comes to the site since he owns it and all. Thanks,

Anthony Allis
[email protected]
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I really don't think that you get it Anthony. :shrug01:
 
JudyC said:
What? How do I know it was Ed? Just a wild guess. (Ok...not so wild a guess. ;) ) But, I'm willing to risk being publicly proven wrong just so I can take this moment to express how ......impressive.....I think your actions are.
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Judy,
Your guess was dead on. As of right now, Ed Clark was the last person to leave you karma. Geez... :rolleyes:

Classy Ed...real classy. :shootfoot


So, what's the deal Ed? You can read, and hit people's karma, but you don't have the stones to answer? That's weak man...really, really weak... :rolleyes:
 
Dr Owens said:
Judy,
Your guess was dead on. As of right now, Ed Clark was the last person to leave you karma. Geez... :rolleyes:

Classy Ed...real classy. :shootfoot


So, what's the deal Ed? You can read, and hit people's karma, but you don't have the stones to answer? That's weak man...really, really weak... :rolleyes:
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I was also hit with negative karma last week while Ed was known to be on and viewing and also suspect that the hit was from Ed. Unsigned, no comment. I didn't comment on it, but if you're checking - can you confirm that my suspicion is correct as well?
 
Dr Owens said:
Judy,
Your guess was dead on. As of right now, Ed Clark was the last person to leave you karma. Geez... :rolleyes:

Classy Ed...real classy. :shootfoot


So, what's the deal Ed? You can read, and hit people's karma, but you don't have the stones to answer? That's weak man...really, really weak... :rolleyes:
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Why thank you, Dr. Owens! That saves me from having to bust out the screen shots that back up my less-than-wild guess. He tries to be all "ninja" with his "attacks"....but it comes out more like :willy_nil
 
Wilomn said:
Coccidia, strongyles and tapeworms are VERY common in imported ball pythons. I don't know of any captive produced animals having them that were not exposed to wild animals or their feces.

IF mr. clark misrepresented these animals, then that needs to be brought to light. After all, mr. clark has sold many many ball pythons in the last few years and if he has sold wild caught as captive bred then some folks who have high end morphs need to get some fecals done.
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Well, I don't see how you can claim something is an import versus CB just by a fecal months after getting it. Let's assume it did come from Ed (of which I have no reason to defend him or insult him - I could care less about Ed as an individual) with the parasites (it may or may not!), that only means he shipped out snakes with parasites. It doesn't prove they were or were not captive bred that got infected from imported animals due to improper quarantine.....or that they were or were not actually imports themselves. You claim to seek truth, but it seems your ideas are all it takes to define TRUTH in your posts.

As far as the parasites, if they were outwardly healthy when you go them, how should Ed have known they were carrying a sub-clinical load of parasites? If they weren't outwardly healthy when you got them, then YOU are lax for waiting so long to run a fecal. My opinion only.

If it was sub-clinical upon your receipt, then what allowed the level to increase to a point where it shows signs? Bad Luck? Possible! .....but normally that "bad luck" is partially due to improper husbandry (leading to a stressed animal that is more susceptible) or infrequent cleanings. In other words, if the animal WAS healthy when you got it (even if it had a LOW parasite load), are you completely at NO FAULT for the current condition? I wouldn't think so, but that in no way puts Ed at NO FAULT for shipping out an animal with a parasite load.

If he did, even if it was outwardly healthy, he shares some fault. If you would have checked it THEN, I'd say he was completely at fault. Now, I don't think you can prove to anyone by yourself that it is his fault. It might be. Prove it, though.

Me? ANYONE that sells imports/WCs and CB animals should be considered to have potentially infected animals regardless of source. It's the name of that game, and anyone with two eyes and a brain cell should realize this. Right or wrong, there are too many chances for accidents. Duh.

KJ
 
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What? How do I know it was Ed? Just a wild guess. (Ok...not so wild a guess. ) But, I'm willing to risk being publicly proven wrong just so I can take this moment to express how ......impressive.....I think your actions are.
Judy,
Your guess was dead on. As of right now, Ed Clark was the last person to leave you karma. Geez...

Classy Ed...real classy.
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Looks like he is just hitting the registered users that can't see who left them karma.
 
rabernet said:
I was also hit with negative karma last week while Ed was known to be on and viewing and also suspect that the hit was from Ed. Unsigned, no comment. I didn't comment on it, but if you're checking - can you confirm that my suspicion is correct as well?
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You are correct. The hit & run on your karma came from Ed Clark on 20 Sep.
 
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