• 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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  • shinezilla
    pssshhht...
    i'm not married till i elope to vegas and elvis is my pastor.
    hmm... if flboy21283 has big *cough*cough... go for it!


    ps
    can i watch?
    Twizted Paths
    Please keep in mind that all my animals (except the rabbits) are trained to eat frozen, reheated, often bloody, dead bodies.
    I will be nice & share the scrumptious cupcake with you, but you may not have it all.
    Twizted Paths
    Meh. It's crap, all crap. 75% free space and doesn't run so much as barely wheeze. Fire fox won't even stay running and I have to restart the whole bloody machine, which I kid you not, takes up to 45 friggin' minutes. Plus life has been rather chewy w/ surprise chunks of evil.
    Can't leave ya'all alone for nothing. Last the BOI almost poofed this time Chuck's gone! Link me, what happen?
    At least some hot guys posted pics though =)
    shinezilla
    hehe... muff muff... is that short for muffin mcdoodle face?
    you have pretty kitties... too bad i end up shoving toilet paper up my nose when i get into close perimeters of one.

    my friends with cats usually have a box of antihistamine just for me when i go over there... downfall... they never check the expiration dates... rough night lol
    pythonjim
    I watched thy youtube video, man you got to be kidding me- the size of that grouper!
    Im a bit jealous I dont live on the east coast
    pythonjim
    dude, I meant no offense. I love fishing too and those cudas are some dingers! I was just being stupid and quoting some heart lyrics. I took 3rd this last december on my first smallmouth tournament.
    Twizted Paths
    Aww {hugs} My comp is old decrepit & cranky, I've been to busy to take the time to fix it again. I should be back around regular again in a week or so at the longest - hopefully.
    Love your sig line =)
    pythonjim
    hey man,
    can you pm hhmoore abot this NWRetics guy? I dont seem to be elaborating to him as well as I should on the situation. thanks man
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