Boi

[Skiploder]

Really, man? Last I checked, BP.net even has a "BOI" section. A lot of internet forums such as this have a "BOI". It may not be called a "BOI", but the purpose is the same. Information/feedback/inquiries on folks who buy/sell/trade/etc. The forum I am referring to was a local group on FB that no longer exists and has not existed for a good year and a half. It may not have been "mainstream" like Fauna, but it hurt us none the less since it was dedicated to local businesses and we only deal locally. Think of it like starting a rumor about someone in high school. Sure a school across the country may not know about it, but it still ruins that persons reputation at that school.

Example:

Does this forum not serve the exact same function and purpose as the BOI on Fauna? To inform people on the business practices of people/businesses that users are considering purchasing from...
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/forum...iries-Feedback

That's an Inquiries/Feedback Forum and I think even the mods here would hesitate to call it the BOI or a BOI or whatever.

The BOI is the BOI. Period. If other sites have good guy/bad guy forums, well, so what. When you say the BOI, the inference is Fauna. That's why people are discussing "Faunadrama" and "the BallBids thread". Those are specific references to Fauna.

The BOI is part of Fauna. Looking back at every post in THIS thread, it looks like with the exception of your posts and maybe one other, everyone is talking about Fauna.

Now every forum has their little rat packers, and some forums are more cliquish than others. In the case of Fauna, there have been more rotten apples rooted out there than just about any other site combined. The BOI is set up in such a way that peer pressure is used to coerce bad guys to do the right thing and if they don't then their business takes a beating.

To this day I still check the real BOI before doing business with someone I don't know. I would even bet that those who whine and bellyache about the BOI have done the same.