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Bad Guy WebSlave

lucille said:
That was it? Rich, you were actually kinda nice to the guy. Jeez.
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Doesn't take much to get labelled as being mean these days, now does it? :rolleyes:

So let me get this straight. This guy doesn't understand why he can't post feedback on the trader ratings. I explain to him that it is because of abuse from false registrations that I had to incorporate paid membership as being a block to such abuse. He then replies that he understands, and THEN requests that I (or someone else) post feedback from HIM, who I don't know from Adam, instead. Like somehow I would psychically KNOW that this was not the actual receiver of the feedback himself acting in disguise. Yeah, this may not be the case, but how would I know positively? And like I've got nothing better to do with my time.......

And then because I suggested that this person use a couple of brain cells to figure out why I can't do that, they go whining off into the sunset about how mean I was to them.........

:notallthe
 
Then ban me!!!! I 'am the one he wanted to post the trader rateing for any way. And as for my punctuation, I was feeding my four month old baby at the time I posted, so excuse me. Really I dont care about it I just think this is what is wrong with people today. All you got to do is be nice to people thats all I'm saying, I could care less about the trader rateing I just think that web slave, was a jerk so shoot me. If this gets under anybodys skin so be it. We all have our opinions and all I'am saying is being the person the message was about, I think I'd know ay. so Bann me do it I dont care, people who have bought from me know just who I am and how good of service and animals I have so this sight really does nothing for me so if thats a threat do it. If you cant say your opinion or the facts that you know when it invovles you, then what can you do here? And if you think its not that big of deal when you do read the post remember other people take things differently and the way it was dealt with was very unproffesional and thats what boi's about right customer service? Well even if he's not a paying customer does that make him less of fauna customer? No I think not, it ,makes him more of one becasue he is who buys products from the paying customers and without him and people like him the sight dont run. Just because you are not a paying particapent don't make you a scab!!!!! So if I cant say how I feel then the boi's tainted, we all have our opinions I just have the facts so there.













Tiger Lilly said:
OK, correct me if I am wrong, but I recently read a sticky on the infractions system that stated 3rd hand info is a 'ding-able' offense...(re: posts 5 & 7)
Harald, you are absolutely correct regarding both parties posting their proof. I contend, though, that it's very ballsy of one newbie--let alone 2--to through out blatant accusations about the site owner...and the fact that Donnie is apparently willing to send HIS version of the correspondence to someone states away, but won't post it here? It's ludicrous, I tell ya, just ludicrous!
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As opposed to going nuts over a failed trader rating, why wouldn't they just post in/start a good guy thread? I pay more attention to good guy/bad guy threads than I do the trader ratings, anyway.

I'm sure there's been an IP check done, just out of curiosity.
 
Me, too!

Serafim said:
OMG I nearly busted a gut with the smartie reply. You don't have to be a smartie LMAO.... I think my 7 year old still uses terms like that. I do not see where Rich was rude until you fired at him with your comments....
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and it was about that time that I started wondering how old these guys are...
OMG--Double D's profile says he's 28...the other one doesn't say.
Pitiful, a grown man whining 'cause he's too sensitive!

Thank you, Rich, you did NOT destroy my faith in the bulk of human nature!
You handled that very professionally, IMHO.
 
TheHerpinator said:
As opposed to going nuts over a failed trader rating, why wouldn't they just post in/start a good guy thread? I pay more attention to good guy/bad guy threads than I do the trader ratings, anyway.

I'm sure there's been an IP check done, just out of curiosity.
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Randal Berry
 
OMG... going off because someone made a comment like that?? GROW UP!!! OMG.
You have a 4 month old baby, so you can't TYPE?? I type better while texting with one hand on a cell phone keypad!
"Ban me!!" Rich should start a bad guy posting on Adam for being so immature as to not be able to read TOS, and understand BUSINESS as opposed to DRAMA LLAMAness.
Rich.. how do you put up with it? Geez.. I'd have gone postal already.
 
Gecko Euphoria said:
Then ban me!!!! I 'am the one he wanted to post the trader rateing for any way. And as for my punctuation, I was feeding my four month old baby at the time I posted, so excuse me. Really I dont care about it I just think this is what is wrong with people today. All you got to do is be nice to people thats all I'm saying, I could care less about the trader rateing I just think that web slave, was a jerk so shoot me. If this gets under anybodys skin so be it. We all have our opinions and all I'am saying is being the person the message was about, I think I'd know ay. so Bann me do it I dont care, people who have bought from me know just who I am and how good of service and animals I have so this sight really does nothing for me so if thats a threat do it. If you cant say your opinion or the facts that you know when it invovles you, then what can you do here? And if you think its not that big of deal when you do read the post remember other people take things differently and the way it was dealt with was very unproffesional and thats what boi's about right customer service? Well even if he's not a paying customer does that make him less of fauna customer? No I think not, it ,makes him more of one becasue he is who buys products from the paying customers and without him and people like him the sight dont run. Just because you are not a paying particapent don't make you a scab!!!!! So if I cant say how I feel then the boi's tainted, we all have our opinions I just have the facts so there.
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I think this post makes things pretty obvious to everyone now......... Yeah, I am the one who flew off the handle....... (I think I need a new LMAO smilie. I'm going to overuse that existing one here in this thread for certain....) :rofl:

And yes, I did an IP check. No matches, but definitely seems like two peas in a pod speaking.....
 
If the email from rich was mean then wow. I really think it was nice of him to reply. I know he gets a lt of emails just from this site let alone his other sites and business.

Rich if that was mean WOW......
 
I'm not going to take sides and I hate looking like I'm backing up the bad guy, but I did order a paid membership from Mr. Z. It arrived early and warm, well packed and healthy, would do business again! Thanks Rich!
 
Wolfy-hound said:
OMG... going off because someone made a comment like that?? GROW UP!!! OMG.
You have a 4 month old baby, so you can't TYPE?? I type better while texting with one hand on a cell phone keypad!
"Ban me!!" Rich should start a bad guy posting on Adam for being so immature as to not be able to read TOS, and understand BUSINESS as opposed to DRAMA LLAMAness.
Rich.. how do you put up with it? Geez.. I'd have gone postal already.
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You all have NO IDEA about the kind of stuff I handle behind the scenes like this. I think these two actually did me a favor by posting this thread.

Thanks, fellas! Good job. :thumbsup:
 
Gecko Euphoria said:
, we all have our opinions
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We do. And, based on what I've seen here, I would not do business with you.

You made a mountain out of less than a molehill, and so regardless of the quality of your animals, I would not want to be involved in a business transaction with you.

The owner of this board has done more for the reptile industry than any other person I know, by instituting the BOI, and you come along with your unfounded whine and make a big deal out of nothing.
 
Buisness is booming like I said I care nothing of the trader rateing it was his thing . What I care about is the way a customer of mine was treated if you dont think its bad oh well and it goes here it was from a buisness transaction, I have no problem with buisiness I'm sold out of 08' animlas and out of 300+ thats pretty damn good, I just think that it was a bit rude but thats my opinion, if you dont like it tuff. He was treated like an idiot "you dont have to think to hard about it", any way I could care less about any trader rateing like I said I have plenty of customers and they know how my animals are, so If thats what you think its about your dead wrong my animals speak for them selves. Just don't think it was handled right in my "Opinion". Like I said different things that may not affend you may affend other people so being a moderator I'd say that things should always be handled with tha in mind because any one on this site is a buisness transaction as the people are generates buisness there for bringing advertisements. If people did'nt come here and buy stuff your paying customers wouldn't be paying for much would they? I through with this appearently people just dont understand how it made donnie feel as for me I was not upset about that just that it made my customer upset!!!! so any thing on me bring it you have no Idea who or what I;m about so your dead wrong.
 
Well its your loss I did'nt make a mt out of a mole hill appearantly it was serious to Donnie or he would'nt have posted. And for you not doing buisness with me wah, I would'nt want my animals going to a heart less person any way, I WOULD RATHER KEEP THEM". If your trying to hurt me try harder I was just backing him up excuse me for careing about my customers appearently you dont care about yours? Shame on you!!!







lucille said:
We do. And, based on what I've seen here, I would not do business with you.

You made a mountain out of less than a molehill, and so regardless of the quality of your animals, I would not want to be involved in a business transaction with you.

The owner of this board has done more for the reptile industry than any other person I know, by instituting the BOI, and you come along with your unfounded whine and make a big deal out of nothing.
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Gecko Euphoria said:
Buisness is booming like I said I care nothing of the trader rateing it was his thing . What I care about is the way a customer of mine was treated if you dont think its bad oh well and it goes here it was from a buisness transaction, I have no problem with buisiness I'm sold out of 08' animlas and out of 300+ thats pretty damn good, I just think that it was a bit rude but thats my opinion, if you dont like it tuff. He was treated like an idiot "you dont have to think to hard about it", any way I could care less about any trader rateing like I said I have plenty of customers and they know how my animals are, so If thats what you think its about your dead wrong my animals speak for them selves. Just don't think it was handled right in my "Opinion". Like I said different things that may not affend you may affend other people so being a moderator I'd say that things should always be handled with tha in mind because any one on this site is a buisness transaction as the people are generates buisness there for bringing advertisements. If people did'nt come here and buy stuff your paying customers wouldn't be paying for much would they? I through with this appearently people just dont understand how it made donnie feel as for me I was not upset about that just that it made my customer upset!!!! so any thing on me bring it you have no Idea who or what I;m about so your dead wrong.
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Seriously man you might want to take a Zanex or a Valium .
Cause all your doing now from your last post is trying to start a " MINES BIGGER competition " with fellow users of the BOI ..

you said yourself entitled to your opinion and so are they . no need to get ballistic with everyone .


Ok everyone Zippers Down !!!! WHIP EM OUT !!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
Gecko Euphoria said:
so Bann me do it I dont care, people who have bought from me know just who I am and how good of service and animals I have so this sight really does nothing for me so if thats a threat do it. If you cant say your opinion or the facts that you know when it invovles you, then what can you do here?
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And maybe people who have not bought from you and have seen how you can be riled up over something so trivial will now think twice before doing business with you should a real issue arise.

Gecko Euphoria said:
Well even if he's not a paying customer does that make him less of fauna customer? No I think not, it ,makes him more of one becasue he is who buys products from the paying customers and without him and people like him the sight dont run. Just because you are not a paying particapent don't make you a scab!!!!! So if I cant say how I feel then the boi's tainted, we all have our opinions I just have the facts so there.
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No one is forcing anyone to pay to play. As Erik pointed out below, a "Good Guy/Bad Guy/Inquiry" thread on the BOI costs absolutely nothing. Heck, there are some people with 0 for trader ratings that I'd do business with in a heartbeat and some with high trader ratings whose animals I wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole based on Bad Guy reports.
 
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