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NEIL GUBITZ BITES....

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....into a nice, juicy steak, at the end of the Tampa Show, on Saturday, March 8, 2003.... Anybody want to join me, like last year??.... "The Roadhouse Grill", on Fletcher Ave. and Dale Mabry Hwy., about 15 minutes from the Fairgrounds.... If it's like last year.... Happy Hour will be extended for US, we will ALL be in the same sectioned off area, we can smoke (for those that do), and the food is GREAT and inexpensive!!.... email me at [email protected] and let me know??.... But, if you say yes.... YOU BETTER SHOW UP!!....

....Neil
 
DOESN'T BELONG HERE

This thread doesn't belong here ... maybe it should be moved to the "Lets make up an excuse to advertise my new site" forum!

Scott Collien
 
And this has to do with the BOI because....just sounds like a shameless, annoying plug.
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Board of Inquiry. Technically he is inquiring. Shameless annoying plug? That stuff is part of his signature. He is not even promoting a show. He is trying to get together with people. They all got together last year. They are trying to do it again. It might not belong on the BOI....but give the shameless plug thing a break.

maybe it should be moved to the "Lets make up an excuse to advertise my new site" forum!
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Like I said that stuff is part of his signature. How about a senseless flame away forum for you?


This thread will probably be moved once the webslave sees it. He can't be here 24/7.
 
By the way... I do not mean to sound like I am defending his posting in the wrong forum.

Kelly's and Rob's responses were okay. It did not contain attacks.
The other responses just got on my wrong side.

I will apologize for my tude.
 
Well, First of all.... for you three "children", (not you, Ritchie).... I ASKED Rich if I could post this BEFORE I acually DID....
This will be the THIRD YEAR I've organized this after-show party....
Even with what you said.... you three are more than welcome to join us, too!

....Neil
 
Neil did ask me if this would be ok to post here, and I think my direct quote was "Heck, I don't care."
 
Children?????? Make me the 4th

Why even ask if you can post it here Niel?

I think the General Business Discussions forums would have been the perfect place for this.
 
Al (and the other three).... seeing as you have "infinite wisdom".... see if you can figure out WHY I ASKED Rich, FIRST??....

It's called, inviting the WIDEST audience for an After-Show PARTY??.... Are you guys THAT bored, you've got to pick apart an open invitation to have a good time???.... Even AFTER GETTING PERMISSION TO DO IT??....

Rich.... I'm sorry these "people" had to destroy a good thing!.... I won't respond again, as I said, I don't deal well with children!....

If ANY of you other folks still want to have some FUN, and a lot of laughs after the show, just email me personally and let me know....

It'll be a blast!

....Neil
 
Ummm huh

In Neil's defense he did arrange the same meeting for the Tampa show the past 3 years now and before this site blossomed, there really wasn't that many different sections of the site. By the way how many of you actually remember a 'little' site called Herpwantads.com? Give the guy a break.... Mike
 
General Business Discussions

The Gubitz thread should probably go in general business discussions.

Seems a little childish that Neil is calling people children just because they ain't riding in the same boat as him. Or maybe he is very talented in being able to predict the age of users without knowing them!

Of course none of this would of gone this far if Neil had of mentioned that he had permission to post his message in the BOI either.

I personally have nothing bad to say about Neil, he is a reputable seller. My comments were directed at the use of this thread in the BOI!

Scott Collien
 
I want some tooooo.....

Hey Neil....

We can't make it to Florida.....but HEY can you UPS NExt Day Air us a nice juicy steak.....maybe a baked potato.....and ummm....maybe some french fries......


You guys have all the fun down there.....

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SCREAM!!!!!!!

Okay, I am a buyer , not a seller. I don't know much about reptiles so you can slam me if you want to.
I can't believe I am reading so much fighting about where this should be posted. The man is trying to inquire about an after show party. WHAT is so wrong with that and where it is posted?

I have been trying to get responses to questions on the discussion parts of the board, and it seems like almost no one even reads them or answers. Most people seem like they just want to find things on the BOI to fight about.

I thought the BOI was set up to discuss sellers and buyers, to give both warnings or praises. I read the BOI to learn which sellers are reputable and the rest of the boards for amusement or information.

I personally think there is too much going on in this world (Gina Gauvin, war, death, etc.) that people should be worried about instead of fighting over where something is posted or to nit-pic people to pieces.

I am getting very disappointed, I used to enjoy this forum, my son used to read it, now he asks me why the people are fighting so much.

Sorry if I seem cranky, I just got back from a five hour drive with a son who was throwing up from chemo all the way home. I HAVE more to do with my time then to snipe on people.

Thanks for letting me blow steam,
Candy King
 
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"maybe it should be moved to the "Lets make up an excuse to advertise my new site" forum!"
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quote: from Ritchie Luna towards that comment

"Like I said that stuff is part of his signature. How about a senseless flame away forum for you?"



My response - Sure! why not, I am sure you will be there too!

Scott Collien
 
The Gubitz thread should probably go in general business discussions.
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Or... since he has WebSlave's permission... It can stay right here and you can stop whining.

Of course none of this would of gone this far if Neil had of mentioned that he had permission to post his message in the BOI either.
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Since the frist of the nasty and frankly pretty stupid comments slamming him for it's placement were made about a half hour after it was posted... And it's really nobody's business WHO he got permission from EXCEPT the moderators... and the comments were just rude and ignorant...

I would tend to say "None of this would have gone this far if people were just more polite about how they went about things and stopped acting like jackasses."

A comment along the lines of "Neil, thanks for the offer, but is the BOI really the place for this? Maybe it should have been in the GBD forum instead." would have been fine... Asinine comments accusing him of simply creating a post to advertise his new site (Hey, see that banner ad up there? THAT advertises his new site) aren't appropriate.

Why even ask if you can post it here Niel?
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Am I the only one who sees the answer to that without even having to ask?

The answer is Traffic, Al... Traffic. The BOI is still by far the most heavily used individual forum on the site and by posting it here, it gets the most exposure.

People critisize Neil for being too quick to be condescending... too quick to act aggressively... Turning around and pulling the same crap with him isn't justified.

Just as a side note... "Children" doesn't always reffer to chronology... it can be maturity too and Neil was dead on... Grow the hell up.
 
COMMENTS ARE COMMENTS!

Some people agree and some people don't with certain comments!

That's the bottom line and what forums are about, like it or not!

Scott Collien
 
NEIL GUBITZ

I just emailed Neil and admitted I was a bit harsh towards him and appologized to him for that. He was after all trying to get some people together over a beer and steak... not exactly the crime of the century!

At least I am man enough to admit my mistakes and do so openly for all to see!

Scott Collien
 
When Neil asked me about this, I couldn't see any harm in it, so I didn't have any objections. But Jesus, people! This looks like someone threw a steak into the shark pool!

So let me ask you, WHICH forum would have been most appropriate for a posting like this? If one doesn't exist, I will create one, but are YOU ALL going to go there to look and give people a reasonable expectation that their announcements will be seen?
 
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