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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 Chris Brandenburgh - HEARTLAND HERPS

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Reading a suspicious thread of someone going by the name Russell Larson user name BUCKSHOTRUSS possibly being Chris Brandenburgh I done some digging because I remember Chris using the same avatar as BUCHSHOTRUSS on his Myspace page a while back. I happened to go to http://heartland-herps.webs.com/ where to my surprise seen many photos of animals he doesn't have included was one of my photos mis-labeled as Axanthic when actually it was a litter of Het Albinos and Het Yellow Blush Albinos. Some of you may recognize some of the other photos, perhaps they could be yours?
 
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Wow...this just keeps getting better and better. Those are the pics that Chris emailed me, saying that those were baby pics of the clutch that his Joliff Axanthic adult female came from.

Anya Hogan
 
I still cant believe this guy tried to come on here and defend himself in the other thread..I wish more FBI and CIA agents were part time breeders lol..That would put a stop to some of this..I think instead of throwing someone in jail,where there have 3 meals a day and a roof over there head,we should still be able to tar and feather them...Then make them live out in the woods somewhere...Aaahhh,if only I was president...:)
 
I concur. Here are a list of Chris Brandenburgh's various sites/ads along with those of his girlfriend/wife. I also took screen shots. He also goes by "boaholic" online.

Russel a typo ... yeah right. Fool :rofl:

http://www.myspace.com/heartlandherps
Last Login: 4/1/2010

"boaholic" ad of 3/27
http://www.reptilegeeks.com/BOAHOLIC
Note: "axanthic adult female for trad" (he omitted the "e", not me lol)

gf/wife April, "Tiny Pink Feet-ers":
http://www.myspace.com/376675207

gf/wife "Tiny Pink Feeters" site:
http://tinypinkfeeters.webs.com/

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/search.php?user=117175
Note: that pic of gf/wife ... same as "April" at myspace sans makeup.
 
I wish more FBI and CIA agents were part time breeders
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Perhaps there are ... they certainly wouldn't admit it, now would they? :D
 
serpentsden said:
Reading a suspicious thread of someone going by the name Russell Larson user name BUCKSHOTRUSS possibly being Chris Brandenburgh I done some digging because I remember Chris using the same avatar as BUCHSHOTRUSS on his Myspace page a while back. I happened to go to http://heartland-herps.webs.com/ where to my surprise seen many photos of animals he doesn't have included was one of my photos mis-labeled as Axanthic when actually it was a litter of Het Albinos and Het Yellow Blush Albinos. Some of you may recognize some of the other photos, perhaps they could be yours?
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The morph photo, which they make sure that they do not claim ownership to, is very familiar. I just cannot place where I have seen it.
 
LauraB said:
I concur. Here are a list of Chris Brandenburgh's various sites/ads along with those of his girlfriend/wife. I also took screen shots. He also goes by "boaholic" online.

Russel a typo ... yeah right. Fool :rofl:

http://www.myspace.com/heartlandherps
Last Login: 4/1/2010

"boaholic" ad of 3/27
http://www.reptilegeeks.com/BOAHOLIC
Note: "axanthic adult female for trad" (he omitted the "e", not me lol)

gf/wife April, "Tiny Pink Feet-ers":
http://www.myspace.com/376675207

gf/wife "Tiny Pink Feeters" site:
http://tinypinkfeeters.webs.com/

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/search.php?user=117175
Note: that pic of gf/wife ... same as "April" at myspace sans makeup.
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Reptilegeeks always has issues loading. :ack2:

Can you post a screenshot?

Thanks :thumbsup:
 
Here's another pic of a Het Albino and Het Yellow Blush Albino from that clutch picture Chris has stolen.
 
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So Steve, this guy is STEALING your pics and trying to pass them off as his? :rofl: I guess that could be flattering, but I would seriously lay into him regarding the theft of your photos.
 
StrictlyExotics said:
So Steve, this guy is STEALING your pics and trying to pass them off as his? :rofl: I guess that could be flattering, but I would seriously lay into him regarding the theft of your photos.
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That's why I posted this thread. And with all the scams going on here lately you will notice I watermark my pictures now.
 
serpentsden said:
That's why I posted this thread. And with all the scams going on here lately you will notice I watermark my pictures now.
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I am actually surprised he found a pic of yours that WASNT watermarked. I wonder if what he is trying to pull here is that he wants to sell normals as hets. To me, those type of people need to be eaten by a...

Pibull!

w00f w00f

Nice catch sir:thumbsup:
 
Wow, again people just will not seace to amaze. (This time its Laura with her detective works! Great findings Laura!)
 
StrictlyExotics said:
I am actually surprised he found a pic of yours that WASNT watermarked. I wonder if what he is trying to pull here is that he wants to sell normals as hets. To me, those type of people need to be eaten by a...

Pibull!

w00f w00f

Nice catch sir:thumbsup:
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Could it be an older pic?
 
Utta said:
Wow, again people just will not seace to amaze. (This time its Laura with her detective works! Great findings Laura!)
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LauraB is AMAZING when it comes to logical posts and detection. A true asset here at Fauna. If you are up to no good and make the BOI, watch out for LauraB. She will turn your world upside down.
 
serpentsden said:
That's why I posted this thread. And with all the scams going on here lately you will notice I watermark my pictures now.
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Steve, id delete all pics you took and didn't watermark. (If you can)
 
StrictlyExotics said:
I am actually surprised he found a pic of yours that WASNT watermarked. I wonder if what he is trying to pull here is that he wants to sell normals as hets. To me, those type of people need to be eaten by a...

Pibull!

w00f w00f

Nice catch sir:thumbsup:
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I wonder how his pitbull has a myspace page listed as " Tiny Pink Feet-ers "..
 
StrictlyExotics said:
I am actually surprised he found a pic of yours that WASNT watermarked. I wonder if what he is trying to pull here is that he wants to sell normals as hets. To me, those type of people need to be eaten by a...

Pibull!

w00f w00f

Nice catch sir:thumbsup:
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I just recently started watermarking new pictures, that pic is from 2007. I've suspected a long time that he was selling fake hets.

NP :)
 
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