....over at Fauna! :lmao: It appears I was a little too harsh on a scumbag flipper on the BOI.....hey, cool, I can say that here! :wamma::wamma:

Dear MikeCurtin,

You have received an infraction at FaunaClassifieds.

Reason: Borderline abusive post
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Mike,
It may have been posted while you were taking a break from the place, but the following should pretty well explain the infraction (it was made in the thread reviewing recent changes to the infraction system): http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...94&postcount=4
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This infraction is worth 2 point(s) and may result in restricted access until it expires. Serious infractions will never expire.

Original Post:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?p=986837
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Originally Posted by omni View Post
Hope the Burm does well for you!

LOL sounds like he focuses mainly on his huge mite collection. With the 1000's of mites produced every month in his collection, he can't sell them all and has to just give them away! "Free mites with every animal!"

Not a snake guy? From his myspace bmwracer, he has pics of young Balls and couple boas, along with many monitors and other lizards. One pic has a caption for baby balls $60 each, so he probably is selling reptiles. I saved a couple pics in case they need shown. Several things I saw I did not like.

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Originally Posted by omni View Post
Found this on CL:
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Snake Removal (Mankato And Near By Areas)
I am willing to remove unwanted snakes from yards, Basements, exc. My fee is $15 for up to 10 snakes $25 for anything more. Rattle Snakes will be $20 each or $50 for up to 5. Email anytime or call after 3:30 pm 507-327-9045. Also, the snakes will not be killed or harmed in anyway, just realesed in a more suitable area.

The "borderline abusive" post in question: :lmao:

Aaah, great....he's not just a scumbag flipper, but he's a scumbag flipper that is likely "releasing" snakes he removes to suitable "area's" via the internet.


All the best,
FaunaClassifieds
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:lmao: fauna has become a joke.

Sounds like you've got someone gunning for you, too. :yes: Apparently what you can get away with depends on who you're friends with. Goodness, after they ban all of us decent folk, all that is going to be left are the people who never even talk about their reptiles. (If they even have any) :dunno: Ah well, least we got BLBC.

Sounds like somebody is just being a little biotch

:lmao: fauna has become a joke.

:yessir:

LOL. I just got a 4 point infraction( personal attack on another member) the other day for calling some mope a bottomfeeder for pawning off some salamanders as captive bred that were obviously WC from his backyard. I love stirring the shit over there sometimes just to get a rise out of them. :devil:

HAHAHAHAHA thats so rediculous! I guess calling it like ya see it is bad mojo over on fauna.

Lmao way to go Mike... you're the man :cheers:. Fauna has been a joke for a while now.

Mike, it is known you hang your hat here and you know how the person running the show feels about us. DOnt expect a red carpet welcome from them...... :D

To funny man, sorry to see it getting that bad...

:lmao: fauna has become a joke.

:yessir::cheers:

Mike, it is known you hang your hat here and you know how the person running the show feels about us. DOnt expect a red carpet welcome from them...... :D

That was my thought. Never been there except when links are posted to it here.

I really don't think Harald wanted to give me the infraction, as he was pretty gentle about it. I did, however, go back and take a look at the infraction system.

The automatic bans are still in place, but the tolerances have been reduced a bit (partially due to the adding of the one year ban to the roster, partly due to the number of people just flat out ignoring their infractions and temporary bans). The 3 day still kicks in at 12 pts, the 30 day now hits at 18 pts, the one year ban at 24 pts, and the permanent ban at 36 pts. Basically, the point being made is that if a person comes back from a ban & continues to create issues, that person will be bumped to a longer ban more quickly. In other words, if you can't follow the rules, we don't want you here.

I can have plenty of fun abusing the scumbag flippers (in a borderline way, of course) before I even get a 3 day vacation....:wamma: I just may, in fact, just so I have a reason to resurrect the "Ever been banned from a herp forum?" thread! :lmao:

I really don't think Harald wanted to give me the infraction, as he was pretty gentle about it. I did, however, go back and take a look at the infraction system.


I can have plenty of fun abusing the scumbag flippers (in a borderline way, of course) before I even get a 3 day vacation....:wamma: I just may, in fact, just so I have a reason to resurrect the "Ever been banned from a herp forum?" thread! :lmao:

Mike you rebel! :lmao:

Mike you rebel! :lmao:

:rebel:

Too Funny, Fauna has become terrible.
Just read the thread on the boi about Anthony Capanetto, that chick is out of her mind,lol.

Too Funny, Fauna has become terrible.
Just read the thread on the boi about Anthony Capanetto, that chick is out of her mind,lol.

For real! :cheers: I feel for Anthony, folks over there jump all over him.

Hey, do you guys think I should go borderline abuse her? :dunno: :lmao:

Hey, do you guys think I should go borderline abuse her? :dunno: :lmao:

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

That place died a long time ago.... credibility and fauna are just two separate words that don't belong together in the same post.

I really don't think Harald wanted to give me the infraction, as he was pretty gentle about it. I did, however, go back and take a look at the infraction system.


I can have plenty of fun abusing the scumbag flippers (in a borderline way, of course) before I even get a 3 day vacation....:wamma: I just may, in fact, just so I have a reason to resurrect the "Ever been banned from a herp forum?" thread! :lmao:

Mike you rascal you :yes:. Guys don't EVER give me the power to ban anybody in here. They'd NEVER git to 36 days before I had em out permanently. :D

:lmao:

You should just go back on and tell them were to stick it. I saw no infraction they all must be on crack.

I still enjoy cruising Fauna here and there, and I advertise some of my animals there, so no point in burning bridges or anything. I do think the whole kinder, gentler BOI has just brought out all the inept newbies who have no idea what they're doing, and are somehow trying to fill the void that Chuck Kimmel left.

I gave her a little ribbing.... I guess I'm just a nobody not worth the infraction :lmao::lmao:

Bad Mike!!!!

:lmao::lmao::lmao:

Sounds like he was a little upset at your hiatus.

Sounds like he was a little upset at your hiatus.

Eh....it happens. What's funny is that since my infraction, I've eased up on my filter a little just to see if I'd earn myself another. Every time I go off on someone, though, everyone seems to agree with me and back me up. I think I've gotten more good karma shooting for infractions than I have being nice! :lmao:

Eh....it happens. What's funny is that since my infraction, I've eased up on my filter a little just to see if I'd earn myself another. Every time I go off on someone, though, everyone seems to agree with me and back me up. I think I've gotten more good karma shooting for infractions than I have being nice! :lmao:

Careful bro you will be invited into the wolf pack soon! :lmao:

There were a lot of good ones back in the day including Wes (love him or hate him he made the BOI entertaining). Now it seems you get the know it all breeders who have been around a whopping 2 years and love to stick their nose in every thread. They remind me of premed/psychology students who start to diagnose everyone with their two years in college and little of real experience.

I just sent Rich a PM asking it if it would be OK to reference the USARK auction in my signature to help promote it. He very firmly said I could not make any reference to RR in any way....insecurity issues, ya think?

I just sent Rich a PM asking it if it would be OK to reference the USARK auction in my signature to help promote it. He very firmly said I could not make any reference to RR in any way....insecurity issues, ya think?

He is obviously NOT willing to help the reptile community's fight against animal rights - he is acting like a petty child. This isn't about fauna, RR or the BLBC or any other forum - this is about helping USARK to protect all of our rights - sad he is too immature to understand this.

He is obviously NOT willing to help the reptile community's fight against animal rights - he is acting like a petty child. This isn't about fauna, RR or the BLBC or any other forum - this is about helping USARK to protect all of our rights - sad he is too immature to understand this.

Exactly Scott :yessir:

I just sent Rich a PM asking it if it would be OK to reference the USARK auction in my signature to help promote it. He very firmly said I could not make any reference to RR in any way....insecurity issues, ya think?

He is obviously NOT willing to help the reptile community's fight against animal rights - he is acting like a petty child. This isn't about fauna, RR or the BLBC or any other forum - this is about helping USARK to protect all of our rights - sad he is too immature to understand this.

Whats really sad is the man is wealthy because of this industry and as soon as he is done with it, he turns his back on it. I say screw Rich. He wants to be a petulant 2 year old, let him. I am sure if he is feeling any guilt he will just take a ride in his Corvette that he bought with money made by selling snakes to make himself feel better.... :rolleyes:

So, I just received a PM from one of the mods notifying me of the new policy. Rich is now requiring EVERYONE to post their exact city and state in their profile. Does anyone else not want thousands of people to know what small town they keep their very nice collection in? :dunno:

I'm seeing fewer and fewer reasons for hanging around Fauna every day.

Here's the PM from Nick Hrabowski:
Hi Mike,

Rich put into play a new policy that requires everyone to have their complete location (city and state) listed within their profile field.

The following is the most recent thread which talks about why this is now a site-wide policy & why the information must be shown in the Location Field...

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=197754

If you could please edit your profile, we'd appreciate it.

Thanks,
Nick
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RIP Chuck Kimmel

My response:
Hi, Nick -

Because I keep my collection at my house, I will respectfully decline to do so. I really don't want countless people to know the exact city in which I reside. It is a small town, and I wouldn't be difficult to track down.

I'm not trying to be difficult, but we hear about thefts in this hobby on a fairly regular basis. I value the safely of my family and collection too much to post this information publicly. I do not have a huge collection, but the animals I have are high end and of great value to me.

Regards,
Mike Curtin


So, now we'll see what happens....not really that important to me in the grand scheme of things.

Unreal... I wouldn't put that up there either!!

So, I just received a PM from one of the mods notifying me of the new policy. Rich is now requiring EVERYONE to post their exact city and state in their profile. Does anyone else not want thousands of people to know what small town they keep their very nice collection in? :dunno:

I'm seeing fewer and fewer reasons for hanging around Fauna every day.

Bro, he is a dictator and loves being able to control every aspect of people there. He can say what he wants but that is what it boils down to. Personally, I think getting banned from the place was the best thing for me.

So, I just received a PM from one of the mods notifying me of the new policy. Rich is now requiring EVERYONE to post their exact city and state in their profile. Does anyone else not want thousands of people to know what small town they keep their very nice collection in? :dunno:

I'm seeing fewer and fewer reasons for hanging around Fauna every day.

How could they even verify that? :dunno:

I would put down I live in Aholeville, USA. :D

Unreal... I wouldn't put that up there either!!

Neither would I - it's no one's business really.... That would make it real easy for any thief/scammer/lowlife or whatever you wanna call em to look up where you live.... the question is, why would you require it in the first place? Sites like fauna have gotten by without it for how long now, and suddenly it's a site wide requirement?

How could they even verify that? :dunno:

I think I read that the mods are going to look at what you put as your location and match it against where your IP traces back to...crazy...

I think I read that the mods are going to look at what you put as your location and match it against where your IP traces back to...crazy...

It's not that easy though......so they are going to do traces on 1000's of members? I highly doubt it.......

It's not that easy though......so they are going to do traces on 1000's of members? I highly doubt it.......

It would take them a year to with 10 mods working 8 hours a day to do that......

This is what Rich says...

"Nope, that's not how it goes. Their IP addresses don't match the location they offer, and at registration they simply get rejected. There are some geographical locations that I just reject out of hand, even if they tell me they are from Nigeria or China, for instance. This can also be checked after the fact if they registered before I got strict about this requirement. With the IP address verification, I do have to give some wiggle room, because not all ISPs are going to be in the same town that someone resides or does business in. But I try to make reasonable decisions about what is credible."

It's supposed to protect buyers....(read: give buyers a false sense of security while making it easier for thieves and scammers to track down sellers' geographic location).

Wow, I've had the same location on my profile since I started posting there as a reuglar. I'm not really ok with giving out my home location....I thought that's what the BOI was there for in the first place? To protect both buyer and seller???

Wow, I've had the same location on my profile since I started posting there as a reuglar. I'm not really ok with giving out my home location....I thought that's what the BOI was there for in the first place? To protect both buyer and seller???

Yup. :rolleyes:

Great stuff!!! I myself have been booted from kingsnake. They will not let any of my family have an account - guess i'm part of the club.

Ha....sounds like this thread is for you!

http://www.reptileradio.net/reptileradio/showthread.php?t=11903&highlight=banned+forum

Thanks. I posted to that thread as well. I can't understand why more good people haven't flocked to this site from those other tainted sites.

Because the folks around here are a bit "t...t...t...touched"......or so I've been told. :lmao: