• 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.
  • 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.

Chris Kobesko [email protected]= waste of your time

Now this is just too much...

I stand behind my original post, the guy wasted my time. Time is money is it not? After admitting he does things like this for kicks because "it's who he is" I should not have been irritated? I told him I was going to put a post on here after he told me that and he laughed it off. The details of the numerous things we discussed concerning this snake are not worthy of posting on here and it would all be from memory...it was not something I felt I had to save. He in my opinion was just a knucklehead that wasted some of my time.

Honestly....how do you send someone a computer virus? I have not a clue. This nonsense "Tom I said no such thing. You stated that if I didnt give you the snake you would email me a virus and post my name. Tom Stevens cant be trusted" is a flat out LIE and that infuriates me! I am calling my uncle the lawyer!!!!!!!!

I started this thread way back when thinking he may do things like this all the time for all I know. I never heard anything else concerning him but any headaches this guy has now stems from his childish games he played way back when. The internet has been great to this industry, but we all fear scammers and bulls---ters...so I thought others would like to hear of my experience. I think people may have got more out of this guys responses than my original post which only makes him look even more childish. I hope this doesn't carry on for a crillion replies as there's plenty of more important things to read on here but I am glad a few of you guys got a chuckle out of it.

Thanks friends and thanks Fauna. Tom Stevens
 
Chris

I sincerely believe that you did the right thing in outing this fool, Tom. Time is money, and he wasted your's. That is good enough for me.

And who wants to bet that this 'lawyer' of his does not know the difference between slander and libel? Any other fool that has played the attorney card in the past, always seemed to have retained someone who just couldn't seem to get it right. Perry Mascon, this clown will not be.
 
Dennis Hultman said:
What a pathetic troll.
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Tell us what you really think Dennis.

Hey Chris, wonder what Uncle Shyster will have to say about this. :throwup02


Oops, did I bump this thread too?
 
Jim O said:
Tell us what you really think Dennis.
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Nah, what I really think is if he keeps trolling other peoples good guy threads someone might feel the need (down the road) to email some of the people he works for/with links to these threads. How's that for passive aggressiveness, Chris!

ckobesko said:
if you like passive aggessiveness. If it is not removed by tonight I will contact my attorney Tuesday.
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Dennis Hultman said:

Nah, what I really think is if he keeps trolling other peoples good guy threads someone might feel the need (down the road) to email some of the people he works for/with links to these threads.
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Now there's an idea...

Ooops...I did it again. :shrug01:
 
DThomas said:
We'll just call you Britanny from now on.....:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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How do you know he wears no undies in public Dennis?

Man, there is sooooooooo much behind the scenes stuff involved with Fauna Drama.

Oh, and eewwwww.
 
Interesting PM I just received...

ckobesko said:
Hey pal, just between us, im giving you a heads up. Your name appears to be mudd over on kingsnake. looks like someone highjacked your name...hmmmm Dirty buggers
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Might have to go check it out. Should be some interesting reading.

Chris, instead of hiding in the shadows like a coward, come back into the thread.

Dennis H. - It might be a godd time for those emails you were thinking of sending.
 
Sorry Guys

I regret telling you all this especially those who make their livings being unemployed and selling poor snakes that alot of your names and site names appear to have been hijacked. I did an msn search for old Nokturnal Tom to name a few and dont want to tell you where it led me... hmmm Those crazy hackers!:)
 
hmmmm

All Im saying is it appears someone relinked a few of your sites.
 
ckobesko said:
All Im saying is it appears someone relinked a few of your sites.
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I think you're full of it. Show proof, provide links or shut the hell up. My advice to you would go talk to one of your colleagues tomorrow for some professional help.
 
Looks like a troll, smells like a troll must be a troll.

Chris Kobesko = Troll and not even a very talented one.

Hey Chris go stick you head in a snow bank and contemplate why your life is all white.
 
And the email he sent along with the PM...

ckobesko said:
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2007 19:42:07 -0500 [05:42:07 PM MST]From: "ckobesko @ FaunaClassifieds" <[email protected]>To: [email protected]Subject: OOOPSHeaders: Show All Headers This is a message from ckobesko at FaunaClassifieds ( http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/index.php ). The FaunaClassifieds owners cannot accept any responsibility for the contents of the email.

To email ckobesko, you can use this online form:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/sendmessage.php?do=mailmember&userid=37757

OR, by email:
mailto:[email protected]

This is the message:

Hey buddy,

Your name seems to be mudd over on Kingsnake, not sure how that could happen....:)
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He can't even spell mud. LMAO.

He moron, if you did involve yourself in something stupid, your IP addess, which is recorded here for posterity and available for the mods, would be all over it.

So lets hope that Uncle Shyster doesn't have to get you out of any messes you petulant little child. That would be a shame, now wouldn't it?



Makes note to self...call his place of employment on Tuesday and let them know about these threads.
 
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