• 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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  • Thank you for deciding to resolve this privately. I have edited all of my visitor messages on your profile since you can't delete them and saved the original messages on my computer.
    NICHOLE, I TOLD YOU THAT I JUST STARTED A JOB AND HAVENT BEEN PAID YET. YES ITS TAKING LONGER THAN I WOULD LIKE IT TO AS FOR ME BORROWING MONEY JUST TO PAY YOU BACK . IF IT WAS THAT EASY FOR ME I WOULDNT BE IN THE POSITION IM IN. YOU ACT AS IF ITS MY FAULT YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND. I ALSO SAID YOU COULD KEEP THE DRAGON I REALLY DONT THINK A MISSING TOE IS SUCH A DEFORMITY THAT IF YOUR WHOLE FAMILY WAS ATTACHED TO IT YOU COULDNT OF KEPT HIM I WAS STILL GOING TO SEND YOU A FREE BABY OF YOUR CHOICE. IF MY TRANZ HAD ANOTHER CLUTCH YOU WOULD HAVE HAD ANOTHER FIRST PICK. IM NOT TRING TO SOUND RUDE BUT MOVING AND THAN HAVING THINGS GO SOUR AND NOT THE WAY YOU PLAN IS VERY STRESSFUL I AM NOT ON THIS SITE OFTEN AS I HAVE NO REASON TO BE LATELY. SORRY IF YOU THINK IM DOING BAD BUSINESS BUT IM TRING TO DO WHAT I CAN AS I HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO SO MOST PEOPLE I TALK TO ABOUT THIS SAY THEY WOULD HAVE MADE YOU STICK TO YOUR WORD AND TAKE THE 2 BABIES THAT YOU FIRST SAID YOU WANTED IN RETURN. BUT IM NOT LIKE THAT IM TRING TO DO WHATS RIGHT. HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THIS. YOU NEED THE MONEY TO MAKE CAGES YOU SAY. IM JUST TRING TO FEED MY FAMILY YOU DO WHATS RIGHT AS THE FUNDS COME IN
    I TOLD YOU I JUST STARTED WORKING MY SON AND FIANCE ARE ON FAUNA SEVERAL TIMES DAILY I DONT EVEN GET MY FIRST CHECK TILL NEXT FRIDAY I WILL SEE WHAT I CAN DO THAN IM DOING MY BEST TO MAKE IT RIGHT WITH YOU YOU FIRST SAID 2 HYPOS NOW YOU ASK ME ALMOST DAILY FOR A REFUND WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS
    i understand thats y i told you if you wanted to keep that one as a pet and not send it back i would still give you 1 baby when they hatched but you opted to send him back in return for 2 baby hypo amd than i paid my rent and you than decided on a refund instead i havent been on fauna lately because by the time i get home im just plain tired i havent even had time to post the 2 other babies that are left
    nichole
    i just started my job like i told you when you decided you wanted a refund and not wait for the dragons it would take time i have not forgotten about you but understand i havent even gotten my first check yet originaly you said you would wait for the hypos to hatch and than you wanted a refund hope you understand
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