• 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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  • ladysilkworm
    Joseydiann, I already refunded you $ for the worms that died 5 days later after you took possession.. .. as for the eggs, they were sent to you for FREE. Why are you still complaining?
    M
    Hi again,
    A friend of mine claims that he has mulberry trees in his back yard and I am going to his house tomorrow. I was wondering if you have a picture of the leaf to see if they are the right leaves. If they are this will eliminate my issue of chow/leaves

    My email is [email protected] if you cannot send the picture through messages
    ladysilkworm
    THANK YOU Amanda! It was all a misunderstanding.. thanks to all the contributions that helped to reveal what really could've happened.
    ladysilkworm
    sorry, I am deleting my picture now..
    I am getting solicitation emails from people that live in the next towns..
    ladysilkworm
    "Am extremely pleased. Have 8 cham's, so they will be living high for the next few days. One of my fussy male panthers just pounded three of the largest silks without hesitation.
    Please keep me in the loop as far as your availability of silks and count on me to order more soon"- J of Iowa
    "I have to say as soon as I had the silkworms moved to a new container and started watching and feeding them, I completely understood why you call them pets. And those Tiger Silks are beautiful! I'm still debating keeping one as a pet after I start feeding them off."..K of Tx

    "They have been so active and eating, all of them, since 12 noon! Leaves were perfect!! No problems at all. Leaves are misted and in frig!!" - B of SC

    "The silkworms got here just fine. They're now settled in their container and happily munching on fresh leaves. There are absolutely NO doa's! There's a picture attached, that I took seconds after opening the box. They weathered the trip very well." C of Wa

    “ I think the salad container is a great idea. So far I got the 50 medium and 20 jumbo and not a single one was dead. They came very clean. Not overly silky or wet at all. They are somewhat spaced out just clinging to the left over stems. I can easily pick them up and put them in their new home.” – M of NY
    ladysilkworm
    No, I never said they were in the sun when I took them to the PO. The PO is less than 1 mile from me. I said, maybe they were in in the sun during delivery, as in delivery to your house, possibly caused by the Postman. Your own neglience resulted in the worms dying and then I was nice enough to ship you free eggs free shipping, you crushed the eggs and now you want a refund. Thankfully there are still honest people here, otherwise I refuse to sell my silkworms. My customers know I give them tons of info and free stuff. Great great reviews which I will post now. THanks!
    ladysilkworm
    Since someone so wants to defame me.. here is my picture. Malign and defame me. I put my picture up because I know I stand in the right.
    ladysilkworm
    It's getting late. I am going to bed. I have a conference to go interpret for tomorrow.. thanks for the adrenaline rush...I haven't had such a rush in a long time :)
    I stand by my words as I always have.. if anyone wants to buy, I am personable to always work things out. As for people who just like to take advntg of other's niceness.. and keep blaming and scamming for free stuff over and over again.. then.. good night and good bye to you. Sleep well.
    ladysilkworm
    sigh.. prove that I said they were in the hot sun when I shipped them.. all of the boxes say KEEP AWAY FROM SUN and how can I be stupid to let them soak in the sun when I know better.. give me a break, Amanda. It's enough..
    joseydiann
    Nice try, was it my fault you chose to ship eggs in a plain white letter envelop? NOPE!

    Was it my fault you kept the first shipment in the hot sun on the way to the PO? NOP!

    So just how and where did I get free stuff from you, when you still have my $20 and I have no worms to show for it???
    ladysilkworm
    I refused to get scammed by people who just keep on asking free stuff, and free stuff and then a refund.. Amanda, shame on you. Still scamming people.
    joseydiann
    I bought 125 of her silkworms for $20.50. Alot died the day they got here, most of the rest died over the next two days. She seen pics and said sorry it was from the worms being in the sun on the way to the PO to mail them, she said she would send some eggs for the lose, well she sent them in a plain white letter envelop that they got smashed and crushed. Now I get no silkworms and no refund when both times they died it was her fault not mine!
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