• 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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  • reptilebaby
    I'm sure you don't come on here any more, but I cannot BELEIVE I pmed you to say sorry for your loss! People like you make me sick
    P
    I don't even know you but all I got to say is that what you did is just wrong! You need some serious help lady!
    B
    There is a special place for you.... in the deepest pits of hell. You should be ashamed of yourself!
    brd7666
    You're welcome. I haven't heard from you in a while. I hope all is well. Your Sox aren't doing to good. They are about to get knocked out of any playoff chance. Take care sweetie. Talk to you later.
    brd7666
    I saw something like 2 weeks to go under your user name so I wasn't sure. As much as I would like to see you a Rays fan, I will say that a true fan roots for their team through all the ups, and downs. I have been a Rays fan since day one, and will be as long as I live in this area.
    brd7666
    Haven't heard from you in a while. How much longer do you have till the babies are due? And one more thing, GO RAYS. LOL
    brd7666
    Hi sweetie. I guess you really like the strawberry and cream twinkies. I wonder how long they will be available. I hope all is well. I haven't heard from you in a while.
    brd7666
    Hi Sweetie, I hope all is well. I see Boston lost today. The Rays won today. Tomorrow is the last game before the break. Those stinkin Yankees keep winning. They play later tonight. Going to be an interesting second half, it's still at least a three team race in our devision. I wish the Rays could move to another devision. This is the toughest devision in baseball. Talk to you later.
    brd7666
    Actually today is my birthday, thank you. I am having a very bad day. Stuff I don't really want to post public. Talk to you later. Thanks
    DAND
    What gets me is with the amount of dope I am on I shouldn't feel any pain. That being ironic as I had to fight with my pain management doctor to get the pain meds but now I can't get anyone to find what the cause of the pain(s). Every specialist I go to keeps referring me back to pain management. I don't want to manage my pain I want to find the cause and stop it. It seems I have just been running around in circles for 12+ years now. :( Hell it wouldn't be all that bad if I was getting a buzz from the dope. It's enough to dial down the pain some on a good day but not enough to make me feel good if you follow my meaning. I still hope to get referred to House and fixed after nearly getting killed 3 times.

    If your family is normal (now mind you, mine wasn't but I can understand the concept by just reversing what mine did or would have done) they are doing it because they care not because they don't think you are an adult.
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