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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.

ACK I hate this!!!

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I never do this, but this has made me mad!

Check out this link to Reptile Auctions
http://www.reptileauctions.com/auctiondetails.php?id=4857

If it doesnt work go to the bearded dragon section and look at the hypo snow dragon.

LOOK at the dragons pic! She is emaciated! And look at the sellers response to my comment! :uzi:

For those of you registered on there, please post a comment, maybe we can convince people not to buy these dragons!

Sarah
 
There is no way that dragon weighs 356 grams. Perhaps the best things is for someone to buy it and give her a good home and some healthy meals.

The other dragon he has listed looks no better........... :nonod:
 
Only one question to the seller is listed and it doesn't look like yours. It is a question about shipping.
 
Oooohhh they ERASED it!

I called him out on it, and he said they look like that after laying eggs, and when I told him my females dont look that bad after laying, he told me to get a life

Sarah
 
I read the post with FireDrakes comments...sneaky b@stards erased them!!

Obviously he was concerned others might notice he was selling underweight beardies with FireDrakes comments warning them!
 
Skunky said:
Obviously he was concerned others might notice he was selling underweight beardies with FireDrakes comments warning them!
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You might be right, but I have a feeling the moderators erased them, this happend to another auction a friend of mine showed me, one of a supposed mack snow leo that was also very underweight, (not the same person)
there were MANY comments about how poor the leo looked, and a lot of them were erased


Sarah
 
I totally disagree with the removal of those comments..not every buyer is savvy enough to know what to look for....your comments were not inflammatory, but reflected the truth of the condition of the dragon.

In my view, that's devious on their behalf.
 
If I'm not mistaken, when someone posts a question on one of your auctions your sent a notification of it. In that notification it gives you the option of erasing the question from public view or having it available for public viewing. I would venture to say HE erased them to cover his own butt.
 
I'll see if he keeps my comment. :rofl:

I thought it strange to look up his "good" review and found it posted by a Zach Currie. Upon looking up Zach Currie's good review, his was left by a Phil Currie. The comments are odd enough and the last name is highly coincidental given the content left in his review.
 
If the darn thing did not cost $125 I would buy it to give it a home but that is too much for a sickly Dragon
 
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