• 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.
  • 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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    Have a happy and safe 4th of July!!

    crotalusadamanteus
    If you get the chance, and he takes a break from being a dick, take a good look and let me know. No rush or anything, just curious.

    Several of the hypos in that litter have scales like that. So did Sammy. And now one of the offspring hypo males that went to Nevada had a litter with a normal that had a white eye like a panda. Neat stuff. It just made me all curious.

    http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn125/jere9000/030.jpg
    crotalusadamanteus
    Of course! Is there a better reason to love someone? LOL

    Hey, have you ever noticed on that Hypo male you got from me, whether or not it has any scales that are like white, or creamy colored, but in an unusual place? Like the middle of the back, or laterals or anything like that?
    Mistyck
    Sorry, but I've been being a good girl these days. LOL No perversion from me...At least on here anyway. LOL Glad to hear you're good though, was getting worried about you.
    Mistyck
    Heya Brandi, hope you're doing well. Haven't seen you on the boards all that much. Hope your holidays were well!
    DAND
    You're not still talking with her are you? (where is that shaking finger, no-no smilie when you need it?) If you are then I would suggest telling her to get the animals to me so that I can sell them like they said they were going to do in the first place. Other than that I would suggest not talking to her as it will only frustrate you not being able to "reach out and touch someone". Besides anything that comes out of her mouth (or anything she types) is a load of crap.

    So other than that frustration how are things with you? Any plans for the 4th? Gonna blow some stuff up today? Well whatever you have planned have fun and be safe. :)
    DAND
    Things could be better but that is the way in which my life works unfortunately. Thanks for asking though. :) Things are still fuzzy though. ;) How are things with your dear? Well I hope. You seem to have been a little quieter since the whole Wise thing went down.
    Utta
    Yeeeea... I don't have it anymore >_< my phone decided to delete all texts and reset the system to the day I got it, sooooooo yeeeeeeeeaaaaa -_-
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