• 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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  • Thanks man :) alls good. Just don't have any in that range haha. I have like 10-15 which he slurps down like a fat kid would cake. Then the 25-30 are to big and he struggles.
    Hey! Thanks for the concern..been a bit busy planning my pairings for next season, feeding the girls and waiting for my last two clutches to hatch. :)

    How have you been?
    heyas Brian :)

    I'm totally worried. I have 3 baby BP's being shipped to me overnight (tonight) and I wrote to the breeder 3 times asking him NOT to ship because the weather is so freaking hot here (I'll be in Simi Valley) we hit 107 today! Should I take a chill pill and hope they will be fine or start SCREAMING? lol omg I'm so worried!

    Also wanted to let you know-- in our forums aside from the broken popup (which we're fixing) it will not email notify you if you get a reply to your thread. So....you got mail!

    Bree
    I got a guy that i am getting some off of this weekend for a really good price let me kow if you want in on it. Also what ball python are you looking for again. I wasnt able to get out to the reptile show the second day.
    Thats awsome, i'll check out the pics after you post em, last clutch here hatched out a couple weeks ago and I am already gearing up for next season as it is just a few short months away.... oh, I am sending off payment for a male Champagne BP, really stoked about it, hopefully it is here by wednesday, I will post pics up as soon as he gets here.
    Doing well my friend, anxiously awaiting what this week is going to bring me, I am sending off payment tomorrow for a new snake I am going to add to my collection, hopefully it will be here by wednesday. How is things going your way?
    What's up amigo! Just 'window shopping' myself, trying to find a new female BP for this coming season. Can't afford what I want LOL!
    Heyas Brian,

    Just wanted to let you know both of the kiddos are settling in so far. The big girl was trying to escape most of the afternoon so I kept hearing thumping from the corner...scared a few people with it. Had me laughing. I named her Shylah mainly because when I got her home and was going to take a shot of her then put her in her enclosure she went baby ball on me. Tight in a ball! And the pin...he's "The 'Pinionator" though I may change that not sure how to get that long thing out of my mouth!

    I'm hoping you do end up joining the forums, I enjoyed chatting with your wife and yourself. Thank you again!
    Hey there, all is good here, thanks! Hope all is well with you as well, thanks for stopping by to say hello!
    Thats great, I'm hoping my female het will be big enough for next season, they were still a bit on the small side this season so i decided to wait. what was your female bred to?
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