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Karma

A $25 yearly membership allows you to see who left you karma. Both good and bad.

Which one of the cliques are you referring to? It's like "Gangs of New York" around here.
 
The one that states "Particularly bad post!" I gave you. The other came from another member.

Next time I will just give you a infraction point for continually attacking the site.

It's fine to disagree with other posters, state your opinion and all, but to continually attack the site in general and all of its member base isn't going to be tolerated.


In all actuality, I thought Paul didn't receive a fair shake right off the back in that thread and disagreed with the first few comments that were posted.
I was actually going to post such until I finished catching up on the thread and read

dont try to be the good guy here.:angry: I had alot of emails from people here telling me all your buddies are backing you up. thats the way things work on the BOI so i hear. Someone also stated that you and Lucille are real close but i cant prove that so im ending that now.

and this from you.

Paul
I rest my case,the clique is easy to find,just look at the # of posts!If you have time go to the BOI,pick any thread good or bad and you will find the same group over and over,well back under my bridge!! By the way I probably own it!
Hello Paul
Now you see what you are really up against here,very tight clique her,trust me I know

It didn't matter that some made supporting statements for Paul and some made supporting statements for the other party you two were going to lump all Fauna members together and speak ill of this site in general and of every member with a high post count.

I decide not to post my opinion on that thread even though I agreed in most part that Paul received a bum deal. Anyway, by that time and before you posted that garbage they had already come to agreement with the help of Michael Sanders "HappyHillbilly" who I think really did a great job in that thread and his first few posts I really agreed with.

It was a done deal, the thread was over and both parties came to a agreement and then you posted attacking the members of this site and the site in general instead of disagreeing with those individuals that posted and just simply giving your opinion.

That is why I think your post was a ""Particularly bad post!".

Not only that, but to degrade ALL the members of Fauna that have been members here and have contributed for many years to build up all the forums on this site, not just posting on the BOI, but in all the discussion groups and the classifieds (yes, classified ads count in total posts counts) to degrade them and the site and then have the audacity to put up your own classified ads. To use this site for your own gain and the very same time as you are degrading every contributing member here that has supported this site, contributed time, resources and also financially to help Rich and Fauna grow, you are going to sit there and private message and email other members how much this site sucks and they will not get a fair shake and you want to talk about balls?

Give me a break.
You come here and enjoy the free resources of the site, use it and then kick sand in the face of every member that helps support and contributes to build up the site. Rich is a little less tolerant this days of those spraying on the lawn while they are on his grounds and I have no problem showing you the door if you keep the antagonism going.



 
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Dennis, if this "gentleman" believes that this site is beneath him, then elevate him out the window and toss him out.
 
Hello Dennis
First off,let me say,I in no way insulted ALL the members of this site!Only the ones that continually post there rhetoric over and over.The general definition of Clique-A small subgroup of a larger body.Paul was taking a beating from the jump,he was completely right!But he got the beating until Hillbilly stepped in.
 
Since you specifically mentioned post count as a qualifier, you might want to look at mine...

And regarding the negative karma...two things: 1) obvious retaliation and karma wars will not be tolerated, 2) your "reputation level" is negative, so - while you can make the gesture - negative karma from you (or anybody else in that situation) won't affect anybody.
 
Dear Francis,

I believe I gave you negative Karma too but I normally "sign" (for lack of a better word) my screen name when doing so unless they are a contributing member. If you would like to post the comments I'm sure I can pick mine out for you so that you don't lose another night's sleep wondering who left you the bad Karma. :thumbsup:
 
Let me clarify some things
1 I don't really care what my karma rating is!I just feel that it is wrong to trash someone and not have to identify yourself.
2 I have no intention of engaging in a karma war,that's just childish.
3 I have no intentions of joining just to find out who left me bad karma
4 Always remember. Cash Is King!So if I want to buy your herp,99.9 percent of the people here will gladly take my money,and vice versa!
 
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In all actuality, I thought Paul didn't receive a fair shake right off the back in that thread and disagreed with the first few comments that were posted.







When people disagree with reasoned facts as you often do, I'm actually willing to change my mind.And it is perfectly OK if you disagree with me, Dennis.

However, unlike you, those mentioning cliques as reasons for decisions are not addressing the facts or issues presented.
 
Just reading through this, how can you not contribute the $25 when use of the site is "free". Even if you don't care about the karma, I think the small gesture of contributing for those of us that make use of the classifieds is the least we can do. If you are not using the classifieds, or at least not on a regular basis, I understand not contributing.
 
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