• 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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  1. SPJ

    anyone still have bluefields boas

    Anyone here still working with bluefileds locale boas? I really want to find someone who still has these awesome little boas.
  2. SPJ

    Wanted Bluefields locale wanted

    Cash in hand. Immediate payment ready to go for true bluefields locale boas. Send photos and info. Must be pure bluefields.
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  3. SPJ

    holdback black pastel

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  4. SPJ

    holdback pewter

    this girl is growing nicely
  5. SPJ

    very reduced pattern superblast

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  6. SPJ

    pied

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  7. SPJ

    pastel fader yellow belly sugar

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  8. SPJ

    Calico queen bee

    The way this girl eats, she should be breeding size in no time.
  9. SPJ

    Fresh out of the egg and post shed photo

    Keeping this one. :D
  10. SPJ

    Can you guess which one is going to be the holdback?

    Nice little female. :D
  11. SPJ

    First 3 from this clutch are out

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  12. SPJ

    Nice little hypo

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  13. SPJ

    Buyers Remorse

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  14. SPJ

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  15. SPJ

    Dark Normal

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  16. SPJ

    Nice Normal

    Nice head stamp too
  17. SPJ

    Can't wait to get this started

    Female axanthic het red and male pied. Should be an interesting long term project
  18. SPJ

    Jeremy Gregg

    Trying to get a hold of him. He has not responded to messages on FB or PM's thru forums. Anyone know how to get a hold of him? I have some questions that need answers to. Thanks.
  19. SPJ

    define "het" for me please

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    Info Heads up on Gourmet Rodent

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