• Posted 12/19/2024.
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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.
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    Hi I'm new to the site and I'm just trying to individually search in the cage in sections for vision cages how do I do this when I try to hit search the Box pops up there when I try to type in it it disappears
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    I began a for sale thread and it has been made closed. Why is this? I need to edit it, so should I just create a new add?
    Thanks,
    -Justin
    Dennis Hultman
    turtletary, You seem to have your visitor messages and private messages turned off, so hopefully you come back here to receive the response. You can leave feedback for a buyer or seller on the BOI. Here is the link.
    http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=13

    The trader rating system is for verified contributing members to protect against fraud and abuse. Also a perk for being a contributing member to Fauna. Click on the coins under my name if you wish to become a Contributing Member. Thank you.
    turtletary
    Hi Dennis .. I've tried everything I know how.. to figure out how to give a dealer a rating - every search comes "Not found". Posted a WANTED ad. and it was deleted / ignored.

    Help please?

    Terry
    Spritzer
    Hi Dennis. I renewed my membership on 11/13 but wanted to increase it to benefactor. How can I increase by the $75.00 since I already did the basic for $25.00? thx
    B
    Is it not possible to hide the banned members from public view? On my iPad and iPhone it's not real obvious that someone is banned. On a forum that I am a mod of, this sort of thing does not show to the general members.
    Thanks
    T
    Hey Dennis, I posted an ad in the tortoise section for 100%het albino sulcata. I'm not sure it ever showed up. I've bumped it twice and it charges me for the bump but when I go and look for it it's not there. Help !!!! Lol . Thanks
    R
    Dennis, This is the second time I posted what I thought was a private reply as a public one.(no one ever called me Einstein!). How does one make a private reply and can I change the one I just sent? Sorry about the trouble. Embarrassed, Ted Bluespot chameleons
    S
    I posted earlier on the wrong forum about a good reputable seller but the link you put up was to the whole index of forums.. I don't know which one would be the correct one to post on for help?
    F
    Why do I have a stop sign by my ad? I forgot my price so I went back to ad it... I don't understand - thanks
    It is under chameleons
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    Hi I have a question I been a member for a long while now (even though I don't use it much) I have come on to post an add looking for a snake but can't figure out how. When I go to classifieds it says you may NOT post new things. Why?
    Spritzer
    Hi Dennis. Hope things are well. This is the first time I have been unable to post pics to an ad. When I click on manage attachments nothing happens. Hope you can help.

    thanks - mike
    R
    I recently paid 50 smackeroos to advertise/ participate in the chameleon forum. I have 0 posts- do I need to set something up to get relpies ? Thanks
    Incredible Carpets
    relax ...just stating a point/fact about a crook. I have since modified the post. IF its not to YOUR satisfaction, delete it! I don't need a reply to this message either. Thank you
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    All unfair pics have been remove...I understand what was done is not ok by any means...I used 2 pics I found online of the same morphs as my animal because the person caught a better preception on them..I understand this mame atl as a whole look bad
    D
    You have an obvious scam going on that has been posted for over a week on your site, does anyone follow up on this stuff. (turtles)
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