Thread on Reptilicious.com

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Originally Posted by veedubz

I dont think he was claiming raptures pictures as his own(although he didnt say otherwise.)

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Hey veedubz,
I don't believe he was claiming the 'pictures' were actually his...but he was claiming the 'animals' were his:

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Originally Posted by Firebellied
Don't give up SB.....She's a stunner!!!!

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Originally Posted by Snowballs
Thanks Steve.

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This is nuts...how long does this have to go on for Tim? Right here you are implying that this is your snake by thanking Steve for wishing you luck. You have done this so many times before with other peoples animals...what goes on with you?

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The thread is actually locked now which is probably a good thing but I am sorry that he didn't appologize to Diana at all for misleading people while using her animals. Sounds like the Jared Carr incident all over again where Tim took pics of Jareds animals and was leading people to think they were his own. If you ask me...if he didn't get caught doing these things he would probably be selling offspring that didn't even exist from animals that weren't even his :colbert:

I think it should/could have stayed unlocked to keep the subject of this guy's character alive... if he's one of the scumbags of the business, people should know it.

Hey guys!

My names Steve & I'm one of the owners of Reptilicious along with Laura & Lin.

I was the one who actually locked the thread, due to the fact that we try our upmost to keep our forum free of conflict and adverse remarks between members.

Tim "Snowballs" did (and I'm ashamed to admit it) pretty much have us duped when he first joined us.....But, I'm pleased to say, his ulterior motives & true character have shown through!

I'm just pleased that we "wised up" to him before he caused any irreparable damage to the friendship we've all built up with Matt (GHI/The Cleaner), due to his slanderous remarks!

He is being watched VERY closely by our team and the next time he oversteps the mark...He's outa there!!!!

We try to give everyone a fair chance. If they stretch the boundaries, realize their error & apologize, then great....If they don't, then we will only pushed so far before we're left with no choice but to ban!

- He's currently walking a VERY fine line with us!!!!

Anyhow...Nice to see some of you guys are joining us...I'm sure some of our members will soon be popping up over here too!!!

Nice to meet ya's!

S. ;)

Good to meet you too Steve and some of your team. We're much like you folks over here. We try our best too to not get too heavy handed but it's always a struggle to find that balance especially when a site grows as fast as ours has lately.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

:gj: This is what I use http://www.faststone.org/

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Deb, are you using the FastStone Photo Resizer 2.5 to do the actual watermarking? I use the FastStone Image Viewer 3.5 to crop and resize my pictures but I've never noticed it can also watermark. I do love the Faststone programs - free, easy to download and use for the not-so-technie people like me. :)

Steve, nice to see you over here! I'm enjoying your forum as well! Sorry you're having to deal with the likes of Snowballs, but it is good that he didn't get a chance to scam your membership.

Thanks for the welcome guys! :D

I'm just going through your piccies thread so I can put some faces to names....I'm feeling kinda brave at the mo, so I may put one of me on there...be kind!!! Hehe!!! :eyepoppin

Yeah, it's been "interesting" for want of a better word (and not swearing!;))

But we know his game now...It's only a matter of time!!!

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Originally Posted by firebellied

Thanks for the welcome guys! :D

I'm just going through your piccies thread so I can put some faces to names....I'm feeling kinda brave at the mo, so I may put one of me on there...be kind!!! Hehe!!! :eyepoppin

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LOL I was kind! Always nice to put a face to a name and again, welcome to the BPNet bunch. I'll have to get over to your forum later today and get an account there. :)

Cheers FrankyKeno......Look forward to seeing you over there!!! ;)

It seems that "Snowballs" has risen from the BOWELS of hell once again. I haven't seen him in awhile. I am sorry he had to happen to you D. However, it seems that the staff at Reptilicious is doing good things.

p.s. Welcome goes out to Laura and Steve

Cheers Muddoc!!! ;)

Maybe I could abuse my "Admin" powers & change his name to "Snowbowels".........:D

Now that'd be worthy me finks!!!! LOL!!!!

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Originally Posted by muddoc

It seems that "Snowballs" has risen from the BOWELS of hell once again. I haven't seen him in awhile. I am sorry he had to happen to you D. However, it seems that the staff at Reptilicious is doing good things.

p.s. Welcome goes out to Laura and Steve

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thanks :)

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Originally Posted by firebellied

Cheers Muddoc!!! ;)

Maybe I could abuse my "Admin" powers & change his name to "Snowbowels".........:D

Now that'd be worthy me finks!!!! LOL!!!!

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lol :O

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Originally Posted by Rapture

I think it should/could have stayed unlocked to keep the subject of this guy's character alive... if he's one of the scumbags of the business, people should know it.

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Hey Diana,

People already know it and honestly he has been banned from like 20 or more forums. He was outed years ago for being a scammer and he has sort of turned into a nut job ever since...either that or he has shown his true colors since...one of the two.

Snowballs has always been around but goes from forum to forum as he gets banned from them. There are even mod's now that ban him as soon as he joins because they don't want him on their sites. But don't be fooled...when you ban him...he is still there...just as someone else. He has been regestering as several different people on each forum for a couple of years now and as one gets banned he is still there.

A few months ago on one forum...my 'karma' points were going down on an average of 50 a day...pretty hard to have that happen. I was told by the mod's that there were 33 users with the exact IP address and they sent it to me and it was Bowles. His user names were things like: I own you, youre mine, karma killer, and so on...kind of creepy :rolleye2:

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Originally Posted by The Cleaner

...Snowballs has always been around but goes from forum to forum as he gets banned from them. But don't be fooled...when you ban him...he is still there...just as someone else. He has been registering as: I own you, youre mine, karma killer, and so on...kind of creepy :rolleye2:

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Ewwwww :puke2: That's rather troubling....

:hijackd:

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Deb, are you using the FastStone Photo Resizer 2.5 to do the actual watermarking? I use the FastStone Image Viewer 3.5 to crop and resize my pictures but I've never noticed it can also watermark. I do love the Faststone programs - free, easy to download and use for the not-so-technie people like me. :)

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Jo I use this FastStone Image Viewer 3.5, however I do not use the Watermark but the text.

You can write what you want and place it where you want, choosing color and opacity and this is the way my pics look like, with my name at the bottom in a discreet way so the picture is still enjoyable.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...lyde022708.jpg

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Originally Posted by firebellied

Cheers Muddoc!!! ;)

Maybe I could abuse my "Admin" powers & change his name to "Snowbowels".........:D

Now that'd be worthy me finks!!!! LOL!!!!

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Now that would fit him :8: :gj:

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Originally Posted by The Cleaner

Hey Diana,

People already know it and honestly he has been banned from like 20 or more forums. He was outed years ago for being a scammer and he has sort of turned into a nut job ever since...either that or he has shown his true colors since...one of the two.

Snowballs has always been around but goes from forum to forum as he gets banned from them. There are even mod's now that ban him as soon as he joins because they don't want him on their sites. But don't be fooled...when you ban him...he is still there...just as someone else. He has been regestering as several different people on each forum for a couple of years now and as one gets banned he is still there.

A few months ago on one forum...my 'karma' points were going down on an average of 50 a day...pretty hard to have that happen. I was told by the mod's that there were 33 users with the exact IP address and they sent it to me and it was Bowles. His user names were things like: I own you, youre mine, karma killer, and so on...kind of creepy :rolleye2:

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Well the thing is, I've been surfing a few forums and seen a bunch of ads and ran across his name once or twice, but I never really knew who he was until this incident... so even with all the stuff he has done in the past, I'm sure others will come across him unknowing. I think the more information about him that is out there, the better... he can be the most famous scumbag in the indrustry if he wants to, that's fine with me.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

:hijackd: Jo I use this FastStone Image Viewer 3.5, however I do not use the Watermark but the text.

You can write what you want and place it where you want, choosing color and opacity and this is the way my pics look like, with my name at the bottom in a discreet way so the picture is still enjoyable.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...lyde022708.jpg

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Deb, that's a nice watermark and very discreet... I tend to place mine more toward the center of the subject of the image, not because I want my name plastered on there, but so it would be more difficult to crop out the watermark. I know that would take extra effort but you never know with these people!

Oh and I use photoshop for my photo editing... that's where I made my watermark as well. I was trying for something different but it didn't work out... hopefully I can get it to work better.

Decent graphic designers could easily crop that watermark out and still have a good size picture.

I would put the watermark closer to the snakes neck....just turn the Opacity down more.


Btw, if anyone needs a free photo editing software, try this out: www.getpaint.net ....reminds me of a smaller version of PhotoShop.


Shawn

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Originally Posted by ShawnT

Decent graphic designers could easily crop that watermark out and still have a good size picture.

I would put the watermark closer to the snakes neck....just turn the Opacity down more.


Btw, if anyone needs a free photo editing software, try this out: www.getpaint.net ....reminds me of a smaller version of PhotoShop.


Shawn

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Sorry guys...Me again!

I'm a Graphic Designer & Illustrator by trade....And unless if the watermark covers a good percentage of the image, as Shawn said, it can either be cropped off or completely cloned out!

Shame really, as a good watermark completely destroys the image! :mad:

If only people could be trusted, eh...What a better, happier world it would be!!!!! :D

yeah totally agree firebellied, its a shame

Cheers m'dear!!!! :gj:

its like a bloody reptilicious reunion over here at the moment hehe hey steve nice to see you over here mate

Wow; I am arriving at this thread rather late. But I am sorry Diana that you had to go through that. If someone did this with my images.. This hobby is just so full of awesome and friendly people.. I don't get it..

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Originally Posted by firebellied

Hey guys!

My names Steve & I'm one of the owners of Reptilicious along with Laura & Lin.

I was the one who actually locked the thread, due to the fact that we try our upmost to keep our forum free of conflict and adverse remarks between members.

Tim "Snowballs" did (and I'm ashamed to admit it) pretty much have us duped when he first joined us.....But, I'm pleased to say, his ulterior motives & true character have shown through!

I'm just pleased that we "wised up" to him before he caused any irreparable damage to the friendship we've all built up with Matt (GHI/The Cleaner), due to his slanderous remarks!

He is being watched VERY closely by our team and the next time he oversteps the mark...He's outa there!!!!

We try to give everyone a fair chance. If they stretch the boundaries, realize their error & apologize, then great....If they don't, then we will only pushed so far before we're left with no choice but to ban!

- He's currently walking a VERY fine line with us!!!!

Anyhow...Nice to see some of you guys are joining us...I'm sure some of our members will soon be popping up over here too!!!

Nice to meet ya's!

S. ;)

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Originally Posted by firebellied

Thanks for the welcome guys! :D

I'm just going through your piccies thread so I can put some faces to names....I'm feeling kinda brave at the mo, so I may put one of me on there...be kind!!! Hehe!!! :eyepoppin

Yeah, it's been "interesting" for want of a better word (and not swearing!;))

But we know his game now...It's only a matter of time!!!

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Originally Posted by veedubz

its like a bloody reptilicious reunion over here at the moment hehe hey steve nice to see you over here mate

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Well i was feeling a little left out so im here now to guys! :taz:
So im Lin aka Lizardlover
well it seems its all gone quite on our site now as far as all this is concerened. I actually gave him an infraction due to comment he made and as i said not heard any more from him since
so fingers crossed

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Originally Posted by lizardlover

Well i was feeling a little left out so im here now to guys! :taz:
So im Lin aka Lizardlover
well it seems its all gone quite on our site now as far as all this is concerened. I actually gave him an infraction due to comment he made and as i said not heard any more from him since
so fingers crossed

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Hey Lin,

Unfortunately once he gets started it's almost impossible for him to stop. I talked with one of his aquaintences today and he is actually quite proud of getting into trouble and says he will be exporting all of his animals to the UK this season...so watch out over there :O :please:

And I thknk the community in the UK is becoming aware of who he is and what he is all about...take a look at this thread:

http://www.captivebred.co.uk/forum/v...ic.php?t=18724

:gj:

thanks for that matt

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Originally Posted by The Cleaner

Hey Lin,

Unfortunately once he gets started it's almost impossible for him to stop. I talked with one of his aquaintences today and he is actually quite proud of getting into trouble and says he will be exporting all of his animals to the UK this season...so watch out over there :O :please:

And I thknk the community in the UK is becoming aware of who he is and what he is all about...take a look at this thread:

http://www.captivebred.co.uk/forum/v...ic.php?t=18724

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It seems that link is lost or something because it says unable to connect with database :O

captive bred is down...and running very slow at the moment.

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Originally Posted by reptilicious

thanks for that matt

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yes thanks for that Matt well nothing so far
and sorry Matt hi!

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Originally Posted by joepythons

It seems that link is lost or something because it says unable to connect with database :O

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Joe hi i have just managed to open it and look at it

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Originally Posted by lizardlover

Joe hi i have just managed to open it and look at it

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I wonder where he will move on to now that EVERYONE knows about him :8:.Thanks for getting everything working so i could give it a look over :gj:

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Originally Posted by lizardlover

yes thanks for that Matt well nothing so far
and sorry Matt hi!

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No worries at all :gj:

I think it's really important to know who you are dealing with and who you might potentially be dealing with in the future. I'm glad some light was shed on the situation from a few different directions!

To shed a little more light since he has been bragging about where he is going to 'dump' his baby ball pythons this season...this is what I got 'dumped' on me for $2,500.00 paid in advance:

http://photos.imageevent.com/ghirept...ead%20shot.jpg

She came complete with paramyxovirus, coccidia, septicemia, liver failure, and few hundred extra cc's of fluid injected into her...not to mention and a whole slew of other problems. And Snowballs/Tim Bowles didn't stand behind her because he said it was all a result of shipping. Needless to say she was gone shortly after this picture was taken.

All of this and I am in the same country where he lives...imagine what someone in another country can expect...especially with things on his TOS page like this:

- All sales are final and no cash refunds will be given.
- It is the customers responsibility to read and fully understand all terms before purchasing from us.
- By purchasing an animal from us you completely agree to these terms and conditions and forfeit any right to pursue a cash refund.
- Terms are subject to change without public notice.


Feeling warm and fuzzy yet?

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Originally Posted by The Cleaner

No worries at all :gj:

I think it's really important to know who you are dealing with and who you might potentially be dealing with in the future. I'm glad some light was shed on the situation from a few different directions!

To shed a little more light since he has been bragging about where he is going to 'dump' his baby ball pythons this season...this is what I got 'dumped' on me for $2,500.00 paid in advance:

http://photos.imageevent.com/ghirept...ead%20shot.jpg

She came complete with paramyxovirus, coccidia, septicemia, liver failure, and few hundred extra cc's of fluid injected into her...not to mention and a whole slew of other problems. And Snowballs/Tim Bowles didn't stand behind her because he said it was all a result of shipping. Needless to say she was gone shortly after this picture was taken.

All of this and I am in the same country where he lives...imagine what someone in another country can expect...especially with things on his TOS page like this:

- All sales are final and no cash refunds will be given.
- It is the customers responsibility to read and fully understand all terms before purchasing from us.
- By purchasing an animal from us you completely agree to these terms and conditions and forfeit any right to pursue a cash refund.
- Terms are subject to change without public notice.


Feeling warm and fuzzy yet?

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O my god thats sad :mad:.I think he needs a can of whoop upside his head opened for that :mad:.

Hey Matt! I can not believe you are still dealing with this BS. To everyone that does not know Matt is good people. I have known him for years now.

Now on the other hand you are seeing the true colors of Tim.

Matt I remember that deal you had with that ETB..... That sucked so bad bro. The animal and you got screwed hard.

Matt you need to stop by my place once in awhile. Nett still does..

Talk to you later my friend.

Hey Gary,

I will stop by and yes he still gives it to me whenever he has the chance :rolleye2: . For whatever reason he won't stop attacking me, and even Kevin from NERD...just because he is my friend. Tim always posts stuff about Kevin and me on his BLOG and it even fills up his forum. Heck I think snowballsballpythons.com should be changed to I-am-in-love-with-kevin-and-matt.com :rofl:

Nice to hear from you Gary and I hope all is well!

WOW Matt 1st time i have seen a piccie how awful! :mad: I did see a thread somewhere think its was on the BOI but could not see photos so alouth i read what was going on etc when you see the photgraphic eveidence you understand more.

Im glad we got to the bottom of things - well you know what i mean. I must admit i never doubted you for one moment because before all that i had been looking up your site and had heard nothing but ggod about you from my friend Ian (treeboa34) who told me about your GHI site a few years back and i have always admired your snakes.
The only bad things we had heard about you all came from the same 1 person. You are a valued member of our forum Matt and gald to have you. As you know you are well liked in the uk on Reptilicious.
Gary as for Tim mmmm learnt quite a lot of the last few weeks.
But hey hopefully we have put a stop to any more nastyness from him. Not heard anything since from him since he got a warning from me.
Joe i also contacted captive bred to let them know a little more -oops silly me :banana: The more people that know the better the community will be.
Lin
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who owns this forum?? (bp.net?)

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Originally Posted by reptilicious

who owns this forum?? (bp.net?)

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The admins co-own this forum (names in red)