• 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.

2 year infraction

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Sooooooooooo I got an infraction here once for cursing outside of Hell

It's ALMOST been 2 years....so my one and only infraction is almost GONE!!


I'm stoked lol

:?party:

and you can be sure the infraction system worked for me...since my goal is to never get that little spanking again (Clay sure gives a good spanking!) :thumbsup:

Just felt like voicing my excitement and of course give a thumbs up to the infraction system for taming my dirty mouth....lol
 
I have one expired warning, two current warnings, and an infraction that expires in November. Now I keep all my abusive, ad bumping, BOI relevant, failure to censor posts to myself :D I actually feel bad when I get an infraction/warning because I feel like I let Fauna down :(

I just want to add, on another site I got an infraction for discussing infractions. If that's the case here, I apologize.
 
first rule of infractions is do not discuss infractions

so... infractions for everyone!
:raspberry

(I'm just kidding)
 
AbsoluteApril said:
first rule of infractions is do not discuss infractions

so... infractions for everyone!
:raspberry

(I'm just kidding)
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PFFT!! teehee

I felt that mods here get enough guff for their jobs...figured you guys would appreciate a pat on the back in Feedback instead of whining lol :thumbsup:

besides it's only taboo to discuss infractions because so many people just want to freak out and act like babies about them lol
 
Willow said:
figured you guys would appreciate a pat on the back in Feedback instead of whining lol :thumbsup:
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Absolutely! You can't imagine how many people flip-out over their infractions. They just can't seem to grasp that it isn't a penalty but a notice to correct a action before the real penalty comes (suspension or ban).
 
I have a few points myself. Haven't looked when they go away though. In due time :D I get hit heavy again, I'll be taking a little vacation, I know that much. :p
 
Badges of honor,I call'em!
Ive seen some pretty petty stuff that should have been a verbal that was taxed
over zealously.(Some mods are more mature then others IMO)That type action has run off more good ones then actually bad over the years.
Granted its nothing near the infantile BS over on the other popular hang outs
but got to have boundaries so . . . . .:thumbsup:
 
It's never a problem discussing infractions, as long as it's done in the correct place - HERE. Of course, too many people want to whine and stomp their virtual feet in the middle of a BOI thread - can you say disruptive off topic posting?
 
Metachrosis said:
Badges of honor,I call'em!
Ive seen some pretty petty stuff that should have been a verbal that was taxed
over zealously.(Some mods are more mature then others IMO)That type action has run off more good ones then actually bad over the years.
Granted its nothing near the infantile BS over on the other popular hang outs
but got to have boundaries so . . . . .:thumbsup:
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And infractions that are not publicly visible to anyone else other than staff here are an issue in what way? Quite frankly, anyone who breaks the rules and then leaves in a huff because they got called to the carpet over it can just trundle off to somewhere else and stay there. They are not helping me to move this site in the direction I want it to go, so I think we will all be better off without them here if they choose to not adapt.

As for "badges of honor", well to be perfectly frank, I would just as soon do without such people who would consider infractions for violations of the rules in such a manner. So it is a "badge of honor" to flaunt the rules here and give more work to the moderators? :notallthe Trust me, that attitude normally doesn't give someone a prognosis of a long term relationship with this site.
 
Your likely right,you seen fit to boot me back in 02 for having
differencing opinions to the governing body whether I was right or wrong.
Point remains I was right then(proved it) and was booted,that was a different time.
Same concept remains,nobody is out to steal your show Rich
Run it how you see fit,the over reacting drama for lack of a better term is whats discussed
among the ranks off forum.
Someone jest and you get defensively twisted ?
 
Metachrosis said:
Your likely right,you seen fit to boot me back in 02 for having
differencing opinions to the governing body whether I was right or wrong.
Point remains I was right then(proved it) and was booted,that was a different time.
Same concept remains,nobody is out to steal your show Rich
Run it how you see fit,the over reacting drama for lack of a better term is whats discussed
among the ranks off forum.
Someone jest and you get defensively twisted ?
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Nope. I just call a spade a "spade" whether they like it or not.
 
I got my warning for quoting uncensored profanity... so now I read more closely what I am quoting. :) So in my case, a warning is all it took.

I think the mods do a great job! Especially, seeing some of the posters in the BOI they have to deal with.
 
Metachrosis said:
I do the same,but also never so arrogant to deny when I'm proven wrong
in the face of evidence.

;)
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Then please refresh my memory of when that happened. Sorry, but you just are not as memorable to me as you may think.
 
Never attempted to que your memory,doesn't matter now
Your insinuations are uncalled for.
 
Metachrosis said:
Never attempted to que your memory,doesn't matter now
Your insinuations are uncalled for.
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You took the first slap. Don't act all surprised and your feelings hurt when I slap you right back.

If it didn't matter, then why bring it up here and now? Just fishing for some drama?
 
WebSlave said:
You took the first slap. Don't act all surprised and your feelings hurt when I slap you right back.

If it didn't matter, then why bring it up here and now? Just fishing for some drama?
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Everyone needs a HUG!
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