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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

Finally Done Hiding -- Ft. My Awkward Introduction

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Well, I figure I should finally bring myself into the light a bit to get to know a few users on Fauna, since I frequent here often. I'm pretty new to the forums, having joined about a month ago, and from the looks of things, seems I'll be sticking around for a while. That being said, I feel a proper introduction is in order.

I suck at these things, so I'm just going to expel a bunch of assorted information as it floods my mind, all kept in a neat little list format -- provided for both your convenience, and to help control my inclination to prove out the socially awkward reputation I have maintained oh-so well throughout the 20 years of my life.

Boring stuff first, I suppose:

- Birth name is Madison, although I am currently going through the process of changing my name to Scarlett. It is traditionary in my family that, upon reaching the age of 20, we are readily given the option to change our name, if desired -- thus I am changing mine.
- Somehow managed to survive 20 years to date, having conquered the womb on September 30th, 1998.
- Favorite color is black, mostly due to the fact I am fully colorblind (aquired, not genetic). Would probably appreciate the color red if I could remember what it looked like... which is ironic, considering my hair is, well, black and red.
- Maintained a 4.32 GPA throughout highschool, which didn't make one damn of a difference in college, since I attend trade school for gunsmithing, welding and machining, on top of breeding snakes.
- On that premise, I am both a gunsmith and snake breeder. I also partake in side jobs that include welding and machining, since they are skills I had to acquire for my gunsmithing career.
- I am new to breeding snakes, with my collection currently standing at 34 snakes in total to raise up as breeders. I am heavily involved with colubrids, but breed BEL Ball Pythons and Rainbow Boas as well.
- Pretty serious electric guitar player. Mostly into metal, but jump around various genres of music. Anything but rap and country. :ack2:
- Also an instrumentalist of the piano and violin.
- I have had the pleasure of acquiring over 70 tattoos in the last year... which I am now in the process of lasering about half of them, since I want different work and have no room to put them.
- Dream rifle is the Colt M16A1.
- Favorite handguns are the Beretta M9 and CZ-75 (specifically prefer to shoot the Omega).
- Obsessed with WW2 weaponry. Actually, WW2 in general.
- Absolutley love Mexican Black Kingsnakes and Hognoses.
- I sleep with my MBK, Apophis, who is the most amazing snake I have ever experienced. Nobody could ever convince me that snakes are not capable of giving or receiving love and affection after I met him!
- Apophis is named after the Egyptian spirit of darkness, who takes the embodiment of a serpent.
- Most of my snakes are named afters gods and goddess (with the exception of my hognoses, which are named after food).
- My brain has exploded and I can no longer continue typing.

That's about all I can manage, but I figure that's a hefty enough intro. To sum it all up, I'm excited to do business with some great people on here and make a couple friends along the way. I'm always looking to learn and improve, so helpful advise and suggestions in regards to snake breeding or snakes in general are encouraged! Hopefully you found some sort of entertainment in reading my socially awkward introduction, and if not, I commend you for reading until the end. :beer: Thank you for taking the time to skim my post, and I look forward to meeting you guys. :D
 
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So I did not understand - are you a gunsmith or a musician? Will you sell snakes?
 
You've acquired quite a bit of eclectic skills for someone so young. Mazel tov!

My brain functions in a similar manner; kind of an OCD/Asperger's/Type-A combo platter!

Kathy (another Michigander)😁
 
danielboykins said:
You are a very unusual person. That's cool!
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Thank you! I've never really been one to follow in the rooted footsteps of others... always drifted into my own realm and stuck there. Nonetheless, doing so has led me to some interesting places in life that I've come to appreciate throughout the years. Definitely taught me to embrace my idiosyncrasies!
 
Hi. Nice to meet you. I'm new too. My name is Jade. I have a 2 year old daughter, 2 dogs - Labrador x spaniel & a recuse , a turtle, an aquarium, a tarantula-red rump, a Columbian rainbow boa and a western hognose! I enjoy kayaking, paddleboarding and hill walking.

My hognose has always been friendly, eager to come out and never hissed. About a month ago I went to take him out and he hissed at me! I was shocked and left him there. I tried again and was more persistent to which he headbutted me! Then he has gone into hiding. He no longer sleeps in his hide and moves about, he has burrowed not only under the sawdust but under the new paper at the bottom and is curled up and just stays there. He won't come out for food and if I pull back the paper he hisses,puffs and is very angry. Does anyone have any advice please? Should I leave him or force him out?
 
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