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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.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
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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.

Bad Guy Catharine Smith/ Chamgirl99471 or cathys

I have only purchased one animal since this whole thing started. The Pastel male BP was my only purchase and only because it was a Great Deal and I sold my Uromastyx to pay for it! The Bearded Dragons were gifts or trades. Sorry you are trying to defamate my character but I told you I would pay when I could. I work at a small private owned zoo... I only work 2 weekends a month and I get paid once every month. I am a stay at home mom with 2 boys during the week.
 
Debbe, your posts are all over the place and hard to follow. Please, for the sake of those reading what you have to say: formulate cognitive sentences and direct your statements more clearly.

Oh, and saying that you encouraged your friend to go back on her word on the sex guarantee speaks volumes about your character (or lack thereof).
 
Debbe said:
p.s. and before I get a defensive response from you, let me just say this, i read one of your facebook posts ( all of us did in our group) where you were bumming because it wasnt going to be 420 on your birthday...wah....that wasnt the exact post...but I know you know I mean
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I don't know what you mean. How is that relevant to this transaction?
 
Debbe said:
you were bumming because it wasnt going to be 420
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Damn dirty dopers. Those twisted potheads are the bane of our society. :rolleyes:

I can't even begin to speculate on what you've been smoking to come up with this one:
Debbe said:
I like how fauna deleted and gave another poster a slap when he inadvertently (not directly) called you a name, and you insult my IQ
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Debbe said:
I like how fauna deleted and gave another poster a slap when he inadvertently (not directly) called you a name, and you insult my IQ
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That's untruthful.
Didn't happen on the BOI, period. We don't deleted posts for name calling but you will receive a infraction for it just like everyone else.
 
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I like how fauna deleted and gave another poster a slap when he inadvertently (not directly) called you a name, and you insult my IQ
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The post that you are referring to is #21. I suggest you check your facts a little better before posting. We don't advertise the fact when someone receives warnings or infractions for the most part. The only way you would know is if he whined about it to you or somewhere else.

We most certainly don't delete them.
 
Debbe said:
p.s. and before I get a defensive response from you, let me just say this, i read one of your facebook posts ( all of us did in our group) where you were bumming because it wasnt going to be 420 on your birthday...wah....that wasnt the exact post...but I know you know I mean
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Are you kidding me? Talk about hypocrite.
 

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Yay! More special people coming out of the wood work! Unfortunately this one doesn't have a clue either.:(

@Denis

Did you give yourself a warning for your last off topic post. ;) lol.
 
Yay! More special people coming out of the wood work! Unfortunately this one doesn't have a clue either.:(

@Dennis

Did you give yourself a warning for your last off topic post. ;) lol.
 
KORBIN5895 said:
Yay! More special people coming out of the wood work! Unfortunately this one doesn't have a clue either.:(

@Dennis

Did you give yourself a warning for your last off topic post. ;) lol.
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I don't know, Kevin. I think Dennis' most excellent find might be on topic if it reflects on the friends who are attempting to stand up for Cathy here. lol
 
Did you give yourself a warning for your last off topic post. lol.
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I noted the "lol" but here is a justification anyway. At least in my mind and why it has limited scope.

The only reason to post this
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let me just say this, i read one of your facebook posts ( all of us did in our group) where you were bumming because it wasnt going to be 420 on your birthday...wah.
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was to add some discredit somehow to the OP. No other reason. Her and her "group" were sitting around gossiping that he mentioned a 420 birthday. Watching his posts and thought she would add it to the conversation here.
Why? To disparage him.

Now, personally I could care less what either of them or anybody else does if they aren't hurting anyone else. She posted that here to hurt his credibility and character.

So, I think it is a legitimate rebuttal to the attempt to assassinate the character of one of the parties in this thread. It was extreme hypocrisy on her part and deserved a rebuttal.

Now her "group" can go gossip about all the lovey pictures of her pot plants and animals in her gallery on that site.
i read one of your facebook posts ( all of us did in our group)
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Since it was such a big deal that they were all talking about his statement.

Anyway, the OP should be allowed to defend himself. At least show the hypocrisy of those gossiping about it. Doesn't mean the whole thread should go off in that direction but at least a limited response.
 
Dennis Hultman said:
I noted the "lol" but here is a justification anyway. At least in my mind and why it has limited scope.

The only reason to post this


was to add some discredit somehow to the OP. No other reason. Her and her "group" were sitting around gossiping that he mentioned a 420 birthday. Watching his posts and thought she would add it to the conversation here.
Why? To disparage him.

Now, personally I could care less what either of them or anybody else does if they aren't hurting anyone else. She posted that here to hurt his credibility and character.

So, I think it is a legitimate rebuttal to the attempt to assassinate the character of one of the parties in this thread. It was extreme hypocrisy on her part and deserved a rebuttal.

Now her "group" can go gossip about all the lovey pictures of her pot plants and animals in her gallery on that site.


Since it was such a big deal that they were all talking about his statement.

Anyway, the OP should be allowed to defend himself. At least show the hypocrisy of those gossiping about it. Doesn't mean the whole thread should go off in that direction but at least a limited response.
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Mistyck said:
I don't have a dog in this fight, but if she offered him a refund, then she needs to make good on that refund in a timely matter. Since an offer for a refund was made, it needs to be paid up before any other animals are bought. Once the debt is paid up, then it won't matter what money is being spent where any longer.
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chamgirl99471 said:
I have only purchased one animal since this whole thing started. The Pastel male BP was my only purchase and only because it was a Great Deal and I sold my Uromastyx to pay for it! The Bearded Dragons were gifts or trades. Sorry you are trying to defamate my character but I told you I would pay when I could. I work at a small private owned zoo... I only work 2 weekends a month and I get paid once every month. I am a stay at home mom with 2 boys during the week.
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Couldn't you have sold the Uromastyx to pay Robert?
 
I couldn't pass up the price on this Proven Breeder Pastel. I was going to trade the Uro for it but someone else grabbed the Uro so I used the money to pay for the Pastel. Sorry but he'll get another payment at the end of the month when I get paid again.
 
I'm perplexed

chamgirl99471 said:
The Money my other half has is His money and I'm not going to ask him for the money for my mistake. That was his money from his Father's Inheritance so what he does with it is his business. I am responsible for my own mistakes. I will do what I said and as soon as I can but I can't put a set deadline and starve my animals or kids over it.
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Your husband who fathered your children has money, but not only can you not ask him for some to make this deal with Robert right, it looks like your husband isn't even contributing to the family at all because if you send money to Robert your children will starve.

But even though you are worried about starvation, when you sell a Uromastyx the funds are not put up in case the kids need food, not paid to Robert for what you owe him, no, the funds went to buying a snake and it isn't even a business, you insist time and again the snakes are your hobby.

I think some thought should be given to priorities here.
 
I agreed to make payments to Robert out of my paycheck which I get at the end of the month... I was going to trade the Uromastyx but someone else wanted her to breed to their male so I agreed to sell her to said person for the same price I was going to get the Pastel for!! This is a hobby for me but would like it to be a business at some point in time so I am adding to my collection right now trying to get the animals I need to start breeding and this Pastel was #1 on my list after I sold the other Pastel male I had quite some time ago. My children will not starve and the reptiles are My hobby so I don't feel right asking my other half (which we are not married) for the money to pay for My mistake. I could have lied and said that I traded the Uro for the Pastel but I was truthful.. He is the ONLY animal I have purchased since I was told about the issue. I sell for friends, Yes... I try to help them out when I can. Robert will get paid when I get paid. I usually get paid the 25th of each month unless it falls on a weekend then it's either the Friday before or the Monday after depending on when they send the checks out. Then I have to wait for the check to clear my bank so I can send him a payment. As for feeding my animals... I have purchased a trio of Rats that is kept at the zoo and when I need feeders I get them from there.
 
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The only time I got payment is when I asked for it, and I shouldnt have had to ask!!! I kept getting back burnered
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Shoot honey you been pushed off the stove completely.
 
He will get his last payment when I said he would. No getting pushed off the stove... I guess it would have been different if I had lied about the animals and said I traded straight out which is pretty much what I did... the money from the Uromastyx went towards the Pastel and nowhere else which was the intent in the first place. I made sure the animal was safe and sound at it's new home... then paid for the Pastel with the same money pretty much as if I had traded the Uro for the Pastel.
 
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