• 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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  • polasian
    Damn...I read up on the tornado. I'm sorry you had to go through that, but THANK GOD that no lives were lost. Everything else can be rebuilt. Sending good thoughts your way.
    deborahbroadus
    I have high blood pressure, I have had family die, and some have had strokes. One is still (Aunt) dragging her carcass around...she's paralized on her left side (love her), but she would be the first to tell you..it's a BITCH when you aren't fully fuctioning.

    Another thing, could you tell that butt-head Jen/Jan..if she doesn't like what I am saying, to just stop reading it...and not try to regulate what comes out of MY mouth? lol Wifey will tell you about that story.
    deborahbroadus
    You'll hate worse having to wear some damn diapers, or eating baby food and knowing (if your mind survives) that this shit is all YOUR fault. Trust me.
    deborahbroadus
    Hey Dean...get yourself checked out (even if you have to make payments on the bill.)

    Otherwise, if you want to play Russian Roulette with your life, my "common sense" advice to wifey was to make sure the Life Insurance premiums, etc were paid up.

    Yeah, you can do the stuff those youngsters suggested, but until you see a DOCTOR and know exactly what you are up against....the advice is useless...

    Having been there, I can honestly say, having a husband die is no joke, even worse would be if one's husband had a stroke, was regelated to a wheel-chair, or became a vegetable. You see where I am going with this?

    Get yourself checked out... we care.
    joseydiann
    Yeah I've been on here forever but didn't know how it worked lol, I seen I had a few from some friends and wanted to hit them back, good people!
    joseydiann
    Hey now gezzz, I just looked him up! (Was an American serial killer) that's not very nice Deany! *Runs away*
    joseydiann
    John Wayne Gacy??? Humm haven't met him, is he a friend of yours? HAHA..

    Thanks for the help and answering my question, hit you with some karma, I figured it out!
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