• 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.
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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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  • SamanthaJane13
    This season has soooo SUCKED!!

    Most of the eggies got cooked in the 85 to 95 degree heat over the summer, or they turned to raisins or mold balls form the fluctuating humidity in the SIM.

    I had two eggies left in the SIM, and checked on them this morning and they're raisins. And I KNOW they were alive a couple of days ago...poor babies!!

    I don't know which to hate more-the SIM or the SuperHatch.

    There's enough water in the Super Hatch to make it look like soup, but it's not getting to the eggs to keep them hydrated. There's enough to look like soup, but not enough to mold good eggs...just duds.

    And the SIM lid fits perfectly.

    I'm going back to vermiculite & GladWare next season.

    So what if I have to pick vermiculite off the hatchlings?? At least they live to hatch and grow up!!

    Screw the fancy stuff.
    SamanthaJane13
    LOL-this year, between the horrible heat and the gex not wanting to breed/lay, I had very few eggs, and those I did get were duds or fungus-ed. As I said...vermiculite next year. Super Hatch/Hatch Right...the clay crap..sux.
    SamanthaJane13
    I'd still be hanging for the kid. Find some under-16 thug to nail him. He needs a LESSON.

    Mom needs one too, but I think it's a bit too late for her...unless you know a bunch of bikers who like it ugly...
    SamanthaJane13
    LOL-I guess they've been in there since late Aug or early Sept. Seems forever, though. I hate Super Hatch or whatever the clay crap is. Going back to vermiculite in March.

    Sorry to hear about your feminine hygiene dispenser neighbor and your snakies!!

    I'd watch out for the kid and pay some local pi$$pots jack him up for sneaking in, then running to Mommy Dearest about the GINORMOUS 20 foot snakes.

    Kyrah's a pip!! Love her trading skillz!!
    SamanthaJane13
    Yeah-RIGHT!!

    I had a 6% chance of survival!!!

    I see how it is...you wanna kill me so you can get my animals!!

    Well, they come with two girls!!!
    SamanthaJane13
    Not necessarily a dating app, but I thought that since we had some people with pretty good scores, maybe one of them could keep Dand warm and cozy this winter!! Maybe rub is hurting back, keep him company...etc.
    SamanthaJane13
    Taking the test more than once and toning it down kinda makes you a bit crazy!!

    And what makes you think you could keep up with Dand??

    He's been woman-less for a while from what I gather
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