The Forums are in a frenzy over the newest update: NO MESSAGES!!!!!! What is the cause of this? Why? Is it a glitch? What is going on? Why do the messages not just show up? Why must we go to preferences and set them? So many questions. All We can do is wait for answers.
UPDATE: It is a glitch. But how did a glitch like this happen?
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Illegal Meebo Monitoring
FooPets does not own Meebo. So then why do they monitor it as if it was theirs? They legally can not do that. It is not their invention or company and they do not own it. It is not even related to FooPets. If it was wouldn't it be called FooChat? As a matter of fact, I doubt Meebo will still be here for much longer, unless they wish to get sued by Meebo's creators.
Friday, January 14, 2011
The FooKate Conspiracy
I received this information from a anonymous source. FooKate is gone. She just left. People believe she quit. But she was really fired. The truth is FooMojo is out of money. They had to fire FooKate because they could not pay her. She became a black star, losing her A. But minutes later she was gone. Did she delete her account? Or was it Foo, worried that she would tell what she knows? The members are not supposed to know about this. Those who do have been suspended such as Harpalyce, and others.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Dr. Ron: Ex Con?
Yup. You heard right folks. The "Good Doctor" is not so good. He was released from prison. Yes, Prison, The Slammer, Choker. Hornbaker had blackmailed AOL users in chat rooms. It's funny knowing that when you see that awkward, nerdy little man at the bottom of a newsletter, he's a criminal. Here are some quotes and pages to check if you don't believe me.
Conway bets big on stealthy ex-felon — Famed investor Ron Conway has not only invested in Foomojo, the new stealth online gaming startup of convicted felon Ron Hornbaker, but listed it off to peHUB as one of the companies he’s most excited about. We wouldn’t bet against him — Hornbaker is also the founder of Alexaholic, a stats site famed for outdoing Alexa using the its own data (now called Statsaholic, and the target of a sour-grapes lawsuit from Alexa owner Amazon).
http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/us-v-hornbaker-us-objection-to-psi-report.pdf
http://valleywag.gawker.com/5014039/angel-investor-ron-conway-backs-convicted-fraudsters-youvebeenbonedcom
Conway bets big on stealthy ex-felon — Famed investor Ron Conway has not only invested in Foomojo, the new stealth online gaming startup of convicted felon Ron Hornbaker, but listed it off to peHUB as one of the companies he’s most excited about. We wouldn’t bet against him — Hornbaker is also the founder of Alexaholic, a stats site famed for outdoing Alexa using the its own data (now called Statsaholic, and the target of a sour-grapes lawsuit from Alexa owner Amazon).
http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/us-v-hornbaker-us-objection-to-psi-report.pdf
http://valleywag.gawker.com/5014039/angel-investor-ron-conway-backs-convicted-fraudsters-youvebeenbonedcom
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Foodollars Declining Rapidly
This post was created by theladygagagaga.
The changes, were for money gain for Foopets™ as a business. Earning money is one thing, but causing every member of the website is another. Fewer pets are selling, because very few members have the money to even afford a 45fd pet. In the ‘Free [Object]’ threads, about 99.3% say the costumer/consumer must go first in the deal. This most the time is not because they are afraid of being scammed, but because they have no foodollars to go first. And even free pets aren’t selling.
The tax raise is a big issue, and a major focus for my point. Thousands of foodollars are disappearing right before our eyes. When someone buys from someones sale, 25% of the foodollars they spent just disappear into the air. When you buy from the FooMart, it goes absolutely nowhere. The money disappears.
The pet price-raise is another focal point I would like you guys to look at. Foopets is forcing pets to be more money, that means you should have a steady supply of foodollars in your account. And transferring foodollars through accounts has became a hassle, because they are practically useless; they come up as very little or no foodollars on the account they are transfered to.
Another foodollar take-away is the Daily Foo-Spinner. A while ago, the foodollar feature was taken off the spinner. Foo does not want to give out foodollars for free. They want all the foodollars left to eventually disappear, so we will be forced to pay for foodollars, and/or join Club Foo.
Many cannot afford this in the economic crisis our country is going through, and just the rules and restrictions have become ridiculous. We are being forced to pay, or leave.
The changes, were for money gain for Foopets™ as a business. Earning money is one thing, but causing every member of the website is another. Fewer pets are selling, because very few members have the money to even afford a 45fd pet. In the ‘Free [Object]’ threads, about 99.3% say the costumer/consumer must go first in the deal. This most the time is not because they are afraid of being scammed, but because they have no foodollars to go first. And even free pets aren’t selling.
The tax raise is a big issue, and a major focus for my point. Thousands of foodollars are disappearing right before our eyes. When someone buys from someones sale, 25% of the foodollars they spent just disappear into the air. When you buy from the FooMart, it goes absolutely nowhere. The money disappears.
The pet price-raise is another focal point I would like you guys to look at. Foopets is forcing pets to be more money, that means you should have a steady supply of foodollars in your account. And transferring foodollars through accounts has became a hassle, because they are practically useless; they come up as very little or no foodollars on the account they are transfered to.
Another foodollar take-away is the Daily Foo-Spinner. A while ago, the foodollar feature was taken off the spinner. Foo does not want to give out foodollars for free. They want all the foodollars left to eventually disappear, so we will be forced to pay for foodollars, and/or join Club Foo.
Many cannot afford this in the economic crisis our country is going through, and just the rules and restrictions have become ridiculous. We are being forced to pay, or leave.
Foogem Fridays were apparently taken away because of members who were being ‘boasters’. That is human nature, and, obviously, not the real reason. Foopets does not want people to get through using foogems anymore. They are practically useless now, and everything used with them is very expensive. Rumors are going around that Foo is going to eventually ease us off of foogems completely. That’s when I’ll quit.
Pay, or quit?
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Harpalyce's Secret: Picture Theft
I have discovered Harp's secret!!! Harpalyce discovered that FooPets tweaks copyright images and uses them as their own! She nobly attempted to spread the truth when she was silenced by the FooMojo cowards. They not only do this but steal members art, crediting it as their own. Why do they do this? They are greedy, selfish, money-hungry sociopaths who are determined to drive Foo straight into the ground.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
How do people feel?
Okay. People hate the changes. Yes. But there is more to it than that. Here are some real users responses to the changes:
Foo used to be a fun site where proud owners could post pictures of their beloved pets. I mean, what is the point of the real pets forum, if you can’t see the pets that everyone is talking about? I have been here for almost a year now, and I miss all of the benefits that I used to have. Come on FooMojo. Let us post our pictures and all of this will be over.My friends want to make accounts on this website. I am on the urge of telling them that there is no point to.I remember that Kate would take the time to comment on our threads. Actually TELL us what she was going to do, before she did it. I will be in this fight until the end!! I just warned all of my friends on Facebook about this. They are very upset. They thought that FooPets was the one website where the rules were easy and everything was cheap. I told them that that is how it used to be. What are you going to do next? Get real!-BlueMoonCollies
I’m just tired of this. What’s next!? You have to pay to go in the forums!?(I doubt this will ever happen,but still) I’m sick and tired of all this crap. Ya know,I might even think of quitting myself. I’m sure some Admin must be reading this. So,here’s what foo, I just gonna stop right here,you crossed the line. I have a huge problem,and I go to FooPets to relax,but with all the changes,I can BARELY RELAX! I dream of one day becoming a yellow star,but I don’t think that’ll ever happen. So,I’m just gonna say this: You MAKE one more change to this site besides something to do with paying,and I’m gonna rant my head off. -Littlestpetshoplover
Seriously, no pics even if we drew them ourselves?
Come on, FooPets. -MonsterX-X-X
- Pictures
Its unnecessary.That is what it is.You can ban pictures from members one-by-one. Not every single person here. If someone posts copyright pictures, take away there privileges for posting pics. Not everyone.
- Beta
Again, An unnecessary feature.We don't need the latest technology to be happy.
- FooPoo
We have enough in RL.We don't need virtual poo to stack on top of the endless mistakes Foo has made. -Brinkerz
FooMojo, you’re ticking me off. Like, really bad, and I’m going to have a few more words about the subject before this is over. YOU WON’T LISTEN TO US.We give you money for your paychecks. We put food on your tables. We give you things in exchange for a service. And your service is plummeting, and we’re not going to pay the same value for it now as we did before. Why is it that you act as if us, the supportive money-paying members, do not exist? Like we should have no input on what happens to the site, which we pay good cash for? You just go off on your own thing, leave us waiting on the curb, until you dart back with a horse to trample our feet. What’s wrong with you? You switched our layouts, permanently. Did we get any say in this? Did WE get to even let you know which is better, which we preferred, which we would pay money for? Nope, nope. We don’t matter. Get your money out of thin air, why don’t you.Same with Beta. You let us preview, give you a bit of feedback…but only a small percentage of us got to test this. I was one of these people, and I’ll tell you that it messed up my computer back then the same way it does now. You switched it permanently without telling us. Would it kill you to shoot us a warning, about a week or so before hand? That would be convenient for everyone. And now, you are massacring the large portion of the forums which center around cultural expression and visual artistic works. Without giving a single soul a warning about this. Your moderators learned at the same time as the customers did, and that’s just a tad bit pathetic to me. You are slaughtering the heads off of the artists that thrive on contests and art shops, and simple showcases. You’re cutting away at our limbs here. The good outweighs the bad in the art community, and you’re the only ones blind enough to not realize that.You FooMojo guys need to buckle up your belts and get to work before you slowly graze away every loyal customer you ever beheld. -Arcteec
First of all, the Picture Rule. Is it really necessary to ban pictures from Foopets? If there is a problem with pictures, ban that individual member from posting not ALL of foopets!Second of all: Foo poo… It is horrible to see a foopet that hasn’t been cared for a while pretty much LIVING in poop! For me, after one day, I have STACKS of poop surrounding my dogs! I know it is supposed to be “realistic” but really foopets! Why piles of poop in your scene after only one day? At least decrease the amount of poop.
MARK MY WORDS FOOPETS! AT LEAST FIX ONE OF THESE HORIBLE MISTAKES OR I LEAVE! I’m tired of these stupid rules. -NewYearsDancer
Foo is no longer about virtual pets as I was told a year ago when I first turned 13 and got a account. Then it was about fun and pets. Admins listened to us and Mojo tried to act for what we wanted. But do they now? No. The search bar is down. The shelter is overflowing. Too much poo to bear. Price raise on pets. New Format. Beta. And everyone’s quitting.I gave them another chance when they came up with Vampire Cats and ruined the whole most realistic virtual pets. I gave them a second chance at Poop. I gave them a chance when they stuck us with beta. But this is it. If they blow this last chance, I’m done. This is where I draw the line.They care nothing about us! They care about money! They have proven that. Last chance foo. Don’t blow it. -SnuffleBuddy2011
Ah, the new and improved foo. Foo-Poo, Beta, and now pictures are banned. No no no, not just some kinds. Oh no. All kinds. Yes, sure, you can have them on your profile. I can cope. But what I think sucks is that we can’t post any kind of pictures. What’s up with that? Why would you leave us on the curb getting ready to just go out in the street, and get hit? We’re ALL being hit with these new changes. It isn’t fair. Foo-Poo, ok, fine. It makes the pet more realistic and challenging. I can deal with that. Beta is nothing. I can go on mobile, or insta-care. Fine. But, banning all pictures around all forums is a BIT much. What fun is chit-chat when you can’t post funny pictures, or post a foo-foto of your pet to advertise your pet? What fun is role-playing when you can’t post looks for your role-playing character? What fun is breeding when you can’t post a picture of the pet that’s available for adoption? Why take away pictures, because they’re copyrighted? Why punish the good people? Why not punish the bad people? What’s the next change for foo? Profile pictures will be banned? Or, while you’re at it, pictures on our profiles? I understand you try your best to make us happy, and I appreciate that. But this has gone too far. What will be Foo’s future? I mean, come on. If we can’t post Foo-Foto’s, why keep the Foo-Foto Studio open? Why do anything? Pictures make things vivid, colorful, and most of all fun. Foo will be no fun without pictures. Now, going on to the next part.What about artists? What if some people want to show off some art, or be nice and do art for people? That’s ruined too. So are IMVUs. All kinds of pictures. I JUST got a new printer recently, and I love to draw. I wanted to share my drawings with foo-world. I cannot even do that. Basically, art is done. Bye-Bye. Woosh. Adios. None of it seems fair, and I believe you should change this world. Look at people’s profile pictures. We’re protesting. And we won’t give up until we’re having fun again..Now, onto minor things that are least important than the newest change. FooPoo. Search box has been “Temporarily shut down” for MONTHS!Foo was better off a year ago, I am sure. I have not been here for a year, but from what I have heard, foo was FUN a year ago. Foo now is just…un-fair. FooMojo. Please. LISTEN TO US AND FIX WHAT IS WRONG. -8D-VampireKitty
I’ve been through a LOT of changes on Foo.Yeah Beta sucked. But at least they gave us a forum to actually talk about how to fix the suckiness. BUT the downside to that, is that even though WE asked for it, we realized how much more difficult it made the game, hence why we wanted to chuck it. It is much better than it has been since they first launched it, but its still slow and difficult to use. As for the ClubFoo? Yes, I do believe its fair. BUT at the same time, they gave all us regular members False hope about creating a program where ANY member could submit artwork to be put into the Foomart. I asked this question SPECIFICALLY MONTHS AGO! And they told me they’re working on a program where anyone could submit work to be put into the Foomart. But guess who ACTUALLY got it? ClubFoo. Now I can understand the FD allowance, the 1st people to get a pet, the Forum, but a program you said that would be for ANY member now just confined to the people who have a bit extra to you? That crosses the line. They also get quicker support than the regular members. No matter what they say they do. I have a regular account and my gramma has a ClubFoo and it took LONGER for them to fix my problem than it did theirs. And for Support? I can’t complain a ton about it. Though its so DULL. Support is supposed to be a REAL LIFE PERSON talking to you. I’m SO sick of:
Dear Member,
Foo used to be a fun site where proud owners could post pictures of their beloved pets. I mean, what is the point of the real pets forum, if you can’t see the pets that everyone is talking about? I have been here for almost a year now, and I miss all of the benefits that I used to have. Come on FooMojo. Let us post our pictures and all of this will be over.My friends want to make accounts on this website. I am on the urge of telling them that there is no point to.I remember that Kate would take the time to comment on our threads. Actually TELL us what she was going to do, before she did it. I will be in this fight until the end!! I just warned all of my friends on Facebook about this. They are very upset. They thought that FooPets was the one website where the rules were easy and everything was cheap. I told them that that is how it used to be. What are you going to do next? Get real!-BlueMoonCollies
I’m just tired of this. What’s next!? You have to pay to go in the forums!?(I doubt this will ever happen,but still) I’m sick and tired of all this crap. Ya know,I might even think of quitting myself. I’m sure some Admin must be reading this. So,here’s what foo, I just gonna stop right here,you crossed the line. I have a huge problem,and I go to FooPets to relax,but with all the changes,I can BARELY RELAX! I dream of one day becoming a yellow star,but I don’t think that’ll ever happen. So,I’m just gonna say this: You MAKE one more change to this site besides something to do with paying,and I’m gonna rant my head off. -Littlestpetshoplover
Seriously, no pics even if we drew them ourselves?
Come on, FooPets. -MonsterX-X-X
- Pictures
Its unnecessary.That is what it is.You can ban pictures from members one-by-one. Not every single person here. If someone posts copyright pictures, take away there privileges for posting pics. Not everyone.
- Beta
Again, An unnecessary feature.We don't need the latest technology to be happy.
- FooPoo
We have enough in RL.We don't need virtual poo to stack on top of the endless mistakes Foo has made. -Brinkerz
FooMojo, you’re ticking me off. Like, really bad, and I’m going to have a few more words about the subject before this is over. YOU WON’T LISTEN TO US.We give you money for your paychecks. We put food on your tables. We give you things in exchange for a service. And your service is plummeting, and we’re not going to pay the same value for it now as we did before. Why is it that you act as if us, the supportive money-paying members, do not exist? Like we should have no input on what happens to the site, which we pay good cash for? You just go off on your own thing, leave us waiting on the curb, until you dart back with a horse to trample our feet. What’s wrong with you? You switched our layouts, permanently. Did we get any say in this? Did WE get to even let you know which is better, which we preferred, which we would pay money for? Nope, nope. We don’t matter. Get your money out of thin air, why don’t you.Same with Beta. You let us preview, give you a bit of feedback…but only a small percentage of us got to test this. I was one of these people, and I’ll tell you that it messed up my computer back then the same way it does now. You switched it permanently without telling us. Would it kill you to shoot us a warning, about a week or so before hand? That would be convenient for everyone. And now, you are massacring the large portion of the forums which center around cultural expression and visual artistic works. Without giving a single soul a warning about this. Your moderators learned at the same time as the customers did, and that’s just a tad bit pathetic to me. You are slaughtering the heads off of the artists that thrive on contests and art shops, and simple showcases. You’re cutting away at our limbs here. The good outweighs the bad in the art community, and you’re the only ones blind enough to not realize that.You FooMojo guys need to buckle up your belts and get to work before you slowly graze away every loyal customer you ever beheld. -Arcteec
First of all, the Picture Rule. Is it really necessary to ban pictures from Foopets? If there is a problem with pictures, ban that individual member from posting not ALL of foopets!Second of all: Foo poo… It is horrible to see a foopet that hasn’t been cared for a while pretty much LIVING in poop! For me, after one day, I have STACKS of poop surrounding my dogs! I know it is supposed to be “realistic” but really foopets! Why piles of poop in your scene after only one day? At least decrease the amount of poop.
MARK MY WORDS FOOPETS! AT LEAST FIX ONE OF THESE HORIBLE MISTAKES OR I LEAVE! I’m tired of these stupid rules. -NewYearsDancer
Foo is no longer about virtual pets as I was told a year ago when I first turned 13 and got a account. Then it was about fun and pets. Admins listened to us and Mojo tried to act for what we wanted. But do they now? No. The search bar is down. The shelter is overflowing. Too much poo to bear. Price raise on pets. New Format. Beta. And everyone’s quitting.I gave them another chance when they came up with Vampire Cats and ruined the whole most realistic virtual pets. I gave them a second chance at Poop. I gave them a chance when they stuck us with beta. But this is it. If they blow this last chance, I’m done. This is where I draw the line.They care nothing about us! They care about money! They have proven that. Last chance foo. Don’t blow it. -SnuffleBuddy2011
Ah, the new and improved foo. Foo-Poo, Beta, and now pictures are banned. No no no, not just some kinds. Oh no. All kinds. Yes, sure, you can have them on your profile. I can cope. But what I think sucks is that we can’t post any kind of pictures. What’s up with that? Why would you leave us on the curb getting ready to just go out in the street, and get hit? We’re ALL being hit with these new changes. It isn’t fair. Foo-Poo, ok, fine. It makes the pet more realistic and challenging. I can deal with that. Beta is nothing. I can go on mobile, or insta-care. Fine. But, banning all pictures around all forums is a BIT much. What fun is chit-chat when you can’t post funny pictures, or post a foo-foto of your pet to advertise your pet? What fun is role-playing when you can’t post looks for your role-playing character? What fun is breeding when you can’t post a picture of the pet that’s available for adoption? Why take away pictures, because they’re copyrighted? Why punish the good people? Why not punish the bad people? What’s the next change for foo? Profile pictures will be banned? Or, while you’re at it, pictures on our profiles? I understand you try your best to make us happy, and I appreciate that. But this has gone too far. What will be Foo’s future? I mean, come on. If we can’t post Foo-Foto’s, why keep the Foo-Foto Studio open? Why do anything? Pictures make things vivid, colorful, and most of all fun. Foo will be no fun without pictures. Now, going on to the next part.What about artists? What if some people want to show off some art, or be nice and do art for people? That’s ruined too. So are IMVUs. All kinds of pictures. I JUST got a new printer recently, and I love to draw. I wanted to share my drawings with foo-world. I cannot even do that. Basically, art is done. Bye-Bye. Woosh. Adios. None of it seems fair, and I believe you should change this world. Look at people’s profile pictures. We’re protesting. And we won’t give up until we’re having fun again..Now, onto minor things that are least important than the newest change. FooPoo. Search box has been “Temporarily shut down” for MONTHS!Foo was better off a year ago, I am sure. I have not been here for a year, but from what I have heard, foo was FUN a year ago. Foo now is just…un-fair. FooMojo. Please. LISTEN TO US AND FIX WHAT IS WRONG. -8D-VampireKitty
I’ve been through a LOT of changes on Foo.Yeah Beta sucked. But at least they gave us a forum to actually talk about how to fix the suckiness. BUT the downside to that, is that even though WE asked for it, we realized how much more difficult it made the game, hence why we wanted to chuck it. It is much better than it has been since they first launched it, but its still slow and difficult to use. As for the ClubFoo? Yes, I do believe its fair. BUT at the same time, they gave all us regular members False hope about creating a program where ANY member could submit artwork to be put into the Foomart. I asked this question SPECIFICALLY MONTHS AGO! And they told me they’re working on a program where anyone could submit work to be put into the Foomart. But guess who ACTUALLY got it? ClubFoo. Now I can understand the FD allowance, the 1st people to get a pet, the Forum, but a program you said that would be for ANY member now just confined to the people who have a bit extra to you? That crosses the line. They also get quicker support than the regular members. No matter what they say they do. I have a regular account and my gramma has a ClubFoo and it took LONGER for them to fix my problem than it did theirs. And for Support? I can’t complain a ton about it. Though its so DULL. Support is supposed to be a REAL LIFE PERSON talking to you. I’m SO sick of:
Dear Member,
We cannot fix this problem at this time. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please message us if there is anything else we can do. Or if you need any other assistance.
Thanks,
(Some random Administrator)
WE. WANT. REAL. PEOPLE. TO. TALK. That perfect english, yes, its nice to have. But I’d actually like to speak with someone who isn’t so freaking formal. I like to know there is a HUMAN who is laid back and kind to be assisting me with my problems. As for this picture thing? People work HOURS and DAYS on things that they are proud to post on this site. And let me think..this site has been on for what? More than 2 years? How did someone just NOW realize that more copyrighted pictures are being posted on here? AFTER 2 YEARS?! That’s a bit late if you ask me. And for all those people who make graphics for their shelters and centers and threads? What happens then? I know I personally like seeing them. Because it makes them seem more official. So what happens when you can’t post anymore logo’s or headers for your threads? Its just a bit sad that you realize this now and not when this site just started. For anything and everything else? The Search Box HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SHUT OFF SINCE THE SITE BEGAN! The Give Us Feedback HAS BEEN OVERFLOWED WITH SUPPORT AND MORE GOOD IDEAS ARE PUSHED TO THE BACK. AND ALL THE LINKS YOU TRY AND PUT NEVER WORK! The Support? Very slow. Very dull. The New Pets? You very rarely ever give us what we specifically ASK you for. So why do you think we would spend more money on something we DON’T want? You cannot blame the ambassadors for any of the changes. It all goes straight to FooMojo period. Look around. See what hassle you’ve caused. Look and see how many empty accounts you have because of your greediness. I cannot say everything is bad, because it isn’t. A lot is. But DON’T FIX WHAT WASN’T BROKEN. Fix what hasn’t been fixed yet. How about starting with the Search Box? Its something that needed fixed since the place opened in the first place….. -MissKaylah
Who am I?
I am sure many of you are wondering just WHO I am. I can not tell you this. Foo has spies everywhere. If they knew who I was I would be banned. Gone. Zing. If someone on FooPets mentions this blog I am not necessarily that person! I have many, many people working on my side that were all to happy to help. Think of me as FooPet's own Julian Asange.
LadySelene: A true Hero
Now, to join the ranks of Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln as heroes, presenting..... LadySelene. Sadly she is among the ranks of those who quit. This, my fellow protesters is the Final Post of LadySelene.
Foo, you have well and truly pushed me to my breaking point. Congratulations. I had anticipated that I wouldn’t be making this post until January, and yet here I am. I’m making this post a bit earlier than I thought.
You all may know me from my previous long-winded diatribes and rants, and you probably know that I’ve been one of Foo’s most vocal dissenters. If you don’t know me, you’re about to. I decided to scale back and cool down on the forums for fear of getting suspended or even banned. But you know what? I don’t care anymore. Go ahead Foo, ban me. Silence me. I won’t be able to play on your little site anymore. I’m heartbroken. Really. Well, I guess this will mean I’ll get to do more productive things with my time rather than putter around Foo.
Oh, and I’m about to quit my ClubFoo so this will be the last post I make on here in this particular forum. (And to the others on the forums that read this, this will pretty much be my last post period.) Goodbye, so long, and farewell. It’s been nice knowing you. I’m gonna cancel my CF membership immediately after this is posted. So this is me clicking my wallet shut. You’re not getting any more money out of me, Foo. You’ve already lost countless customers, and you’ve just lost one more. It makes me ill to think of the money that I spent on this sorry site that I’ll never get back, but oh well. That’s water under the bridge, so to speak.
You know, even with the price jacking and all the other wonderful “changes” you’ve forced on us, I was willing to stay. I was willing, possibly, to give you another chance in the hopes that, if I may borrow a line from the movie “Avatar” that your “insanity could be cured.” But alas, time and time again, I have been proven so very wrong. As it was, my patience for you was as thin as wet tissue paper. And now, you’ve torn right through it. I’m through. I’m finished with giving you chances. You’ve used up your last one.
As of today, I am well and truly DONE. You’ve driven away so many of my friends, forcing them to quit. Good friends that were loyal and supported your site, and I am about to join their ranks.
We’ve ranted. We’ve complained. We’ve sent you e-mails. Politely worded suggestions as much as angrily worded suggestions. And yet, no matter what, it all falls on deaf ears. You’ve made it abundantly clear that you care NOTHING for your customer base, driving them to quit in a truly staggering mass exodus over the last month and a half. You don’t hear us. The only thing that talks to you, apparently, is money. You treat your paying customers little better than those on the free accounts.
You’re a cold-hearted, greedy corporation and you need money. I get it. But even the most soulless of corporate entities knows that in order to keep your customers buying or using your product, you do your best to please them and give them what they want. That’s what surveys are for. You don’t even extend a token effort to PRETEND that you care about your customer base. You’ve made it very obvious that it’s not the customer’s happiness or satisfaction that matters to you. Nope. It’s all about the money with you. Money, money, money. I, at the very least, will give you credit for being up front and honest about where your priorities REALLY are. That only makes quitting easier. I know I can walk away with a clear conscience.
I find you all nauseating and despicable. If it weren’t for the good friends I’d made on Foo, I’d DEEPLY regret ever signing up for this site in the first place, and if I’d had ANY idea it would come to this, I guarantee that I wouldn’t have signed up to begin with. As it was, my friends and the love of my pets are all that kept me here, in spite of the awful and headache-inducing changes. Now, even that isn’t enough anymore. As much as I cherish the connections I’ve made, I simply cannot take it. I cannot stay here. And I refuse to pay for and further patronize a site that has such blatant disregard for its userbase. I will snap my wallet shut and delete my account without a backwards glance. I’m sure that alone will do wonders for my blood pressure and the building ulcers in my stomach. Another reason I’d planned to stick around was for the inevitable schadenfreude, but even that’s not worth it either.
You know something else? I honestly, for the life of me, have NEVER seen a site so very determined to drive itself into the ground and make its members miserable. Just when we think it cannot get any worse, you spring yet ANOTHER change on us that you KNOW will anger us. I’ve got to give you props there. That takes a special kind of dedication. Bravo.
But then, that was the idea, wasn’t it? Make unpopular change after change that drives your members away until your company is on the brink of collapse, declare bankruptcy, and then shuffle off with your nice, fat compensation so that you can go off and live like kings for the rest of your lives.
And if that’s not the truth, then what are we supposed to think? Really, I’d love to know. I’m dying of curiosity. Is it legal fees for the lawsuits of those copyrighted images you stole, cropped, photo shopped and profited off of without the original owners knowing? Oh yes, I know all about that. We lowly Foo peons could guess, speculate and discuss for hours. But I’m not sure I entirely believe that it’s something as simple as bad business sense. You may be greedy SOB’s, but you aren’t stupid. I think you all know exactly what you’re doing, and probably planned this months in advance. I myself only have the most basic grasp of economics and how to operate a business, but anyone with eyes and half a brain can see that you’re going about it COMPLETELY wrong, and doing the opposite of what you should be doing. So I’m led to believe that you’ve been making the decisions you have been with the intent to deliberately sabotage your own company. Oh sure you’ll lose Foo but at least you’ll get a nice payout. I wonder what you’ll use that money for, Dr. Ron? Probably to move on to your next con.
And for those of you who wish to defend the good doctor, relax, I’m not here to harp on his past actions. Heck, I wasn’t even aware of his criminal past when I first signed up. I’m not going to judge him for his past, however I am more than happy to judge him based on his actions here, in the present. The fact is, judging by Dr. Ron’s recent behavior though, I’m going to say that history is repeating itself. He has a past of extortion, money laundering, larceny and thievery. He’s got a pretty good rapsheet, if you’re inclined to look up his court records. The fact is, Dr. Ron is morally bankrupt. He has no conscience. Once a con man, always a con man. He may have been released from prison but he certainly hasn’t reformed his ways. People like him don’t change. He is, quite simply, a sociopath.
The irony of all this is that now Foo is banning and suspending users-kids, no less-accusing them of money laundering and “cheating” FD when the whole glitch with the art submissions went down. Classy. That was yet another triumphant example of Foo making US pay for THEIR screw ups. There was a well known ClubFoo member who became a friend of mine. She was a FooGuru. She has been permanently banned because of the art glitch through no fault of her own.
Regardless, it astonishes me how anyone can defend this company anymore. I’ve watched with a sort of grim amusement the “Foo Crusaders” champion and rush in to white knight Foo again and again. It never ceases to amaze me how Foo’s most die-hard loyalists will bend, twist and contort themselves into all sorts of shapes to find ways to justify and explain Foo’s horrendously greedy actions. When really, there IS no justification for these changes that I can see. But then, I’m sure that if I were to ask a FooDefender to enlighten me on WHY the changes are “for the good of the website” they’d be more than happy to do so.
Although I’ve noticed that many of Foo’s formerly most ardent defenders have come to the anti side over the past few weeks because Foo finally made a change that they found intolerable. And those of you left standing up for Foo, well, I’m sure the day will come when Foo makes a change even YOU can’t find a reason to defend. Or more likely, you’ll bury yourself even deeper in denial and continue to fight the good fight for Foo’s sake, telling the naysayers that they’re all wrong. But the cognitive dissonance from the pro Foo crowd is truly an impressive thing to witness. What color is the sky in your world? Is it pink from the rose colored glasses that you’re wearing?
But I’m not here to try and convert the FooGooders. They’re beyond hope, and they can’t be reasoned with.
Which brings me to my final point. The reason why I’m quitting is because of what they’ve done to people. Not only has Foo banned people for having opinions that don’t praise the greatness of Foomojo and those who tell the truth about the skeletons in Foo’s closet, but now they’re banning or suspending them for displaying simple acts of kindness. I have two prime examples.
One is a FooMember many of you know well. She’s beloved on the forums, and by all accounts is a kind, sweet, generous person. And she had all three of her accounts suspended. Her crime? She was giving away free pets to her friends. According to Foo, that’s cheating the system, and keeping them from making a profit. That’s right folks those of you who want to do something nice and charitable by giving away a free pet? If Foo catches onto it, you get suspended or possibly even banned. So much for the Christmas spirit, eh? She is devastated. I am aware the poor lady recently had a miscarriage and I expressed my sympathy to her for her loss. It galls me that Foo would do something so cruel to someone as kindhearted and giving as her, especially considering what she’s been through lately.
Another member is a very good friend of mine who recently had a seriously dirty trick pulled on her. I won’t mention her by name. She logged in to find that all of her FD had been confiscated by FooKate. No reason, no warning, no explanation. She looked at her ledger, and her FD was just gone. This girl is one of the most hardworking and dedicated foomembers I’ve ever seen, and also one of the most loyal. She wasn’t a member of ClubFoo, either. She worked for every single FD she got. She earned them, not bought them. She was determined to stay to the bitter end.
However, this stunt has driven her to quit. This sweet, hardworking girl has been viciously betrayed by Foo. I bet they’re proud of themselves, stealing money from a young kid. Just when I thought Foo couldn’t sink any lower, they do this.
The reason why they took her FD? It was because she was giving away pets for free, just like the other person.
You know what? I’d seriously like to see the Foo lovers and the FooAmbassadors come on here and justify both of these incidents, ESPECIALLY certain other people’s suspensions when they’ve done NOTHING wrong. Just showed kindness to their friends by gifting them free pets. I guess their crime was not supporting Foo’s precious profit margin and keeping them in the black.
Go ahead. Tell me how that’s grounds for suspension. I’d like to hear it.
But of course, I know that I’ll get nothing more than a vague explanation from the Ambassadors, at best. There’s no point in asking them because really, they know nothing. All they are is Foo’s minions, out to drop the ban hammer and shut up those of us who dare to voice our anger and outrage at the injustices inflicted on us.
So, there you have it. The reason why I’m quitting isn’t because of the price jacking, the termination of Pokey breeding, or even the ruination of breeders by dumping ultra stats on the market, the raising of the FooTax preventing anyone from hoping of making a profit from the selling of puppies or rare items or all their other changes that squeeze people down to their last FD so that they’ll buy more. No, the reason why I’m quitting is because of Foo’s abuse of its members. I have no wish to be part of a site that punishes people for acts of generosity or kindness, or those who speak out against unfair treatment, and are given no reason why they’re banned or suspended. I have no wish to be part of a site whose user’s pleas for communication go unanswered, and is only met with cold, indifferent silence. I will not be part of a website that seeks to brutally punish its users for THEIR mistakes.
One final point: Dr. Ron, if your intention is to destroy this website so that you can collect a payout, know this: if you do, the Internet won’t soon forget it should you seek to start up another Internet business venture in the future. We will remember. You’d do well to keep that in mind.
The rare item a few weeks ago was, incidentally, a sinking ship in the Foomart. It’s almost prophetic. Indeed, Foo is sinking like the Titanic and I plan to get going while the going is good. I’m hopping into my lifeboat, cutting the ropes, and sailing away. I’d advise the rest of you to do the same. It was good while it lasted, but I feel the time has come for me to make my departure.
But before I leave, I would like to say that I can be found on Alacrity. Same username. My number on there is 7653. Feel free to use me as a referral and drop me a message or send me a friend request.
Here is the link to Ala: http://www.alacritysim.com/
On my way out the door, here are a few parting gifts from me. They’re worth visiting. Enjoy.
And as the sun sets and the curtain falls on my time here on Foo, I bid you all a fond adieu.
LadySelene
Foo, you have well and truly pushed me to my breaking point. Congratulations. I had anticipated that I wouldn’t be making this post until January, and yet here I am. I’m making this post a bit earlier than I thought.
You all may know me from my previous long-winded diatribes and rants, and you probably know that I’ve been one of Foo’s most vocal dissenters. If you don’t know me, you’re about to. I decided to scale back and cool down on the forums for fear of getting suspended or even banned. But you know what? I don’t care anymore. Go ahead Foo, ban me. Silence me. I won’t be able to play on your little site anymore. I’m heartbroken. Really. Well, I guess this will mean I’ll get to do more productive things with my time rather than putter around Foo.
Oh, and I’m about to quit my ClubFoo so this will be the last post I make on here in this particular forum. (And to the others on the forums that read this, this will pretty much be my last post period.) Goodbye, so long, and farewell. It’s been nice knowing you. I’m gonna cancel my CF membership immediately after this is posted. So this is me clicking my wallet shut. You’re not getting any more money out of me, Foo. You’ve already lost countless customers, and you’ve just lost one more. It makes me ill to think of the money that I spent on this sorry site that I’ll never get back, but oh well. That’s water under the bridge, so to speak.
You know, even with the price jacking and all the other wonderful “changes” you’ve forced on us, I was willing to stay. I was willing, possibly, to give you another chance in the hopes that, if I may borrow a line from the movie “Avatar” that your “insanity could be cured.” But alas, time and time again, I have been proven so very wrong. As it was, my patience for you was as thin as wet tissue paper. And now, you’ve torn right through it. I’m through. I’m finished with giving you chances. You’ve used up your last one.
As of today, I am well and truly DONE. You’ve driven away so many of my friends, forcing them to quit. Good friends that were loyal and supported your site, and I am about to join their ranks.
We’ve ranted. We’ve complained. We’ve sent you e-mails. Politely worded suggestions as much as angrily worded suggestions. And yet, no matter what, it all falls on deaf ears. You’ve made it abundantly clear that you care NOTHING for your customer base, driving them to quit in a truly staggering mass exodus over the last month and a half. You don’t hear us. The only thing that talks to you, apparently, is money. You treat your paying customers little better than those on the free accounts.
You’re a cold-hearted, greedy corporation and you need money. I get it. But even the most soulless of corporate entities knows that in order to keep your customers buying or using your product, you do your best to please them and give them what they want. That’s what surveys are for. You don’t even extend a token effort to PRETEND that you care about your customer base. You’ve made it very obvious that it’s not the customer’s happiness or satisfaction that matters to you. Nope. It’s all about the money with you. Money, money, money. I, at the very least, will give you credit for being up front and honest about where your priorities REALLY are. That only makes quitting easier. I know I can walk away with a clear conscience.
I find you all nauseating and despicable. If it weren’t for the good friends I’d made on Foo, I’d DEEPLY regret ever signing up for this site in the first place, and if I’d had ANY idea it would come to this, I guarantee that I wouldn’t have signed up to begin with. As it was, my friends and the love of my pets are all that kept me here, in spite of the awful and headache-inducing changes. Now, even that isn’t enough anymore. As much as I cherish the connections I’ve made, I simply cannot take it. I cannot stay here. And I refuse to pay for and further patronize a site that has such blatant disregard for its userbase. I will snap my wallet shut and delete my account without a backwards glance. I’m sure that alone will do wonders for my blood pressure and the building ulcers in my stomach. Another reason I’d planned to stick around was for the inevitable schadenfreude, but even that’s not worth it either.
You know something else? I honestly, for the life of me, have NEVER seen a site so very determined to drive itself into the ground and make its members miserable. Just when we think it cannot get any worse, you spring yet ANOTHER change on us that you KNOW will anger us. I’ve got to give you props there. That takes a special kind of dedication. Bravo.
But then, that was the idea, wasn’t it? Make unpopular change after change that drives your members away until your company is on the brink of collapse, declare bankruptcy, and then shuffle off with your nice, fat compensation so that you can go off and live like kings for the rest of your lives.
And if that’s not the truth, then what are we supposed to think? Really, I’d love to know. I’m dying of curiosity. Is it legal fees for the lawsuits of those copyrighted images you stole, cropped, photo shopped and profited off of without the original owners knowing? Oh yes, I know all about that. We lowly Foo peons could guess, speculate and discuss for hours. But I’m not sure I entirely believe that it’s something as simple as bad business sense. You may be greedy SOB’s, but you aren’t stupid. I think you all know exactly what you’re doing, and probably planned this months in advance. I myself only have the most basic grasp of economics and how to operate a business, but anyone with eyes and half a brain can see that you’re going about it COMPLETELY wrong, and doing the opposite of what you should be doing. So I’m led to believe that you’ve been making the decisions you have been with the intent to deliberately sabotage your own company. Oh sure you’ll lose Foo but at least you’ll get a nice payout. I wonder what you’ll use that money for, Dr. Ron? Probably to move on to your next con.
And for those of you who wish to defend the good doctor, relax, I’m not here to harp on his past actions. Heck, I wasn’t even aware of his criminal past when I first signed up. I’m not going to judge him for his past, however I am more than happy to judge him based on his actions here, in the present. The fact is, judging by Dr. Ron’s recent behavior though, I’m going to say that history is repeating itself. He has a past of extortion, money laundering, larceny and thievery. He’s got a pretty good rapsheet, if you’re inclined to look up his court records. The fact is, Dr. Ron is morally bankrupt. He has no conscience. Once a con man, always a con man. He may have been released from prison but he certainly hasn’t reformed his ways. People like him don’t change. He is, quite simply, a sociopath.
The irony of all this is that now Foo is banning and suspending users-kids, no less-accusing them of money laundering and “cheating” FD when the whole glitch with the art submissions went down. Classy. That was yet another triumphant example of Foo making US pay for THEIR screw ups. There was a well known ClubFoo member who became a friend of mine. She was a FooGuru. She has been permanently banned because of the art glitch through no fault of her own.
Regardless, it astonishes me how anyone can defend this company anymore. I’ve watched with a sort of grim amusement the “Foo Crusaders” champion and rush in to white knight Foo again and again. It never ceases to amaze me how Foo’s most die-hard loyalists will bend, twist and contort themselves into all sorts of shapes to find ways to justify and explain Foo’s horrendously greedy actions. When really, there IS no justification for these changes that I can see. But then, I’m sure that if I were to ask a FooDefender to enlighten me on WHY the changes are “for the good of the website” they’d be more than happy to do so.
Although I’ve noticed that many of Foo’s formerly most ardent defenders have come to the anti side over the past few weeks because Foo finally made a change that they found intolerable. And those of you left standing up for Foo, well, I’m sure the day will come when Foo makes a change even YOU can’t find a reason to defend. Or more likely, you’ll bury yourself even deeper in denial and continue to fight the good fight for Foo’s sake, telling the naysayers that they’re all wrong. But the cognitive dissonance from the pro Foo crowd is truly an impressive thing to witness. What color is the sky in your world? Is it pink from the rose colored glasses that you’re wearing?
But I’m not here to try and convert the FooGooders. They’re beyond hope, and they can’t be reasoned with.
Which brings me to my final point. The reason why I’m quitting is because of what they’ve done to people. Not only has Foo banned people for having opinions that don’t praise the greatness of Foomojo and those who tell the truth about the skeletons in Foo’s closet, but now they’re banning or suspending them for displaying simple acts of kindness. I have two prime examples.
One is a FooMember many of you know well. She’s beloved on the forums, and by all accounts is a kind, sweet, generous person. And she had all three of her accounts suspended. Her crime? She was giving away free pets to her friends. According to Foo, that’s cheating the system, and keeping them from making a profit. That’s right folks those of you who want to do something nice and charitable by giving away a free pet? If Foo catches onto it, you get suspended or possibly even banned. So much for the Christmas spirit, eh? She is devastated. I am aware the poor lady recently had a miscarriage and I expressed my sympathy to her for her loss. It galls me that Foo would do something so cruel to someone as kindhearted and giving as her, especially considering what she’s been through lately.
Another member is a very good friend of mine who recently had a seriously dirty trick pulled on her. I won’t mention her by name. She logged in to find that all of her FD had been confiscated by FooKate. No reason, no warning, no explanation. She looked at her ledger, and her FD was just gone. This girl is one of the most hardworking and dedicated foomembers I’ve ever seen, and also one of the most loyal. She wasn’t a member of ClubFoo, either. She worked for every single FD she got. She earned them, not bought them. She was determined to stay to the bitter end.
However, this stunt has driven her to quit. This sweet, hardworking girl has been viciously betrayed by Foo. I bet they’re proud of themselves, stealing money from a young kid. Just when I thought Foo couldn’t sink any lower, they do this.
The reason why they took her FD? It was because she was giving away pets for free, just like the other person.
You know what? I’d seriously like to see the Foo lovers and the FooAmbassadors come on here and justify both of these incidents, ESPECIALLY certain other people’s suspensions when they’ve done NOTHING wrong. Just showed kindness to their friends by gifting them free pets. I guess their crime was not supporting Foo’s precious profit margin and keeping them in the black.
Go ahead. Tell me how that’s grounds for suspension. I’d like to hear it.
But of course, I know that I’ll get nothing more than a vague explanation from the Ambassadors, at best. There’s no point in asking them because really, they know nothing. All they are is Foo’s minions, out to drop the ban hammer and shut up those of us who dare to voice our anger and outrage at the injustices inflicted on us.
So, there you have it. The reason why I’m quitting isn’t because of the price jacking, the termination of Pokey breeding, or even the ruination of breeders by dumping ultra stats on the market, the raising of the FooTax preventing anyone from hoping of making a profit from the selling of puppies or rare items or all their other changes that squeeze people down to their last FD so that they’ll buy more. No, the reason why I’m quitting is because of Foo’s abuse of its members. I have no wish to be part of a site that punishes people for acts of generosity or kindness, or those who speak out against unfair treatment, and are given no reason why they’re banned or suspended. I have no wish to be part of a site whose user’s pleas for communication go unanswered, and is only met with cold, indifferent silence. I will not be part of a website that seeks to brutally punish its users for THEIR mistakes.
One final point: Dr. Ron, if your intention is to destroy this website so that you can collect a payout, know this: if you do, the Internet won’t soon forget it should you seek to start up another Internet business venture in the future. We will remember. You’d do well to keep that in mind.
The rare item a few weeks ago was, incidentally, a sinking ship in the Foomart. It’s almost prophetic. Indeed, Foo is sinking like the Titanic and I plan to get going while the going is good. I’m hopping into my lifeboat, cutting the ropes, and sailing away. I’d advise the rest of you to do the same. It was good while it lasted, but I feel the time has come for me to make my departure.
But before I leave, I would like to say that I can be found on Alacrity. Same username. My number on there is 7653. Feel free to use me as a referral and drop me a message or send me a friend request.
Here is the link to Ala: http://www.alacritysim.com/
On my way out the door, here are a few parting gifts from me. They’re worth visiting. Enjoy.
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http://www.bbb.org/greater-san-francisco/busine…
http://foospyglass.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/be-…
And as the sun sets and the curtain falls on my time here on Foo, I bid you all a fond adieu.
LadySelene
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