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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.

Good Guy Dan Scolaro-DTS Herps INC.

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I needed some feeder frogs and contacted many people and only 2 had them. I emailed one person (won't say who....thats not what this post is about) who had them but he failed to email me back.

I emailed Dan at 9:30 at night on a Friday night and he got back to me right away. He then went out of his way to get them for me because he didn't have them at his shop. The transaction was flawless and he responded to every email i sent him. All the frogs showed up and were in good health.

Lucas Jennings
 
Dude, you got of easy w/this thread! Last two times I posted "Good Guy" posts regarding Dan I was absolutely crucified! I recently got in 1.1 Mangrove Snakes (B.D. Gemicinta) and another cb juvie White Lipped Python and all three are fabulous! The Mangroves are young imports that Dan treated for parasites before shipping and both fed voluntarily 3 days after receipt...any anyone who has dealt w/imported Mangroves knows how great that is!

I guess the anti-Scolaro army was caught sleeping on this post!
 
VegasBilly said:
I guess the anti-Scolaro army was caught sleeping on this post!
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Or maybe they were enjoying the Scolaro-free atmosphere around here while Dan serves out his umpteenth suspension for his inability to control himself.

To paraphrase a line from the movie "Barfly": I don't hate Dan-- I just seem to feel better when he's not around. ;)
 
Additionally: digging up this thread to provoke the "anti-Scolaro army" while Dan is suspended and can't defend himself is not the most supportive thing you could have done for Scolaro.
 
Yeah, you're probably right..did not know he's been suspended again. Oh well, as per always, I just post about my own experiences...never pile on others' misfortunes whether real or not. There's always two sides to a story, though where Dan's concerned in the last "Bad Guy" post there were over 400 replies. Sheesh, who has the time?? LOL Honestly, he is one of the guys I trust the most...purely based upon my own experiences...8 or so snakes all seamless transactions and fabulous animals. It just seems like bad news travels way faster here and good posts seem to be discounted.
Bill
 
LOL Honestly, he is one of the guys I trust the most...purely based upon my own experiences...8 or so snakes all seamless transactions and fabulous animals.

You are entitled to your opinions, but you say this and don't expect criticism? You trust him because you are selfish. End of story. If you don't care what other people have to say, why go out of your way to criticize bad experiences? Keep doing business with Dan and leave the other people out of it. We, on the other hand, are a community dedicated to helping one another out. You clearly do not care about other people.
 
Unbelieveable! How do you glean "selfish" out of my comment and since when have you become the annointed mouthpiece of this Forum? Again I merely state I have had good experiences w/someone who has an unsavory reputation in here and you come out with this crap? Spare me the self-righteous indignation. The BOI is for posting good and bad experiences and to get others' impressions of potential vendors/customers....what is sooo dang contrary with my post? Who are you to dissect my post and extrapolate that "I don't care". As so often happens in society, it is the contrarian who gets blasted by those hiding behind the veil of righteousness.

So, can I expect you to call me selfish if I were to post the results of my wonderful experience yesterday w/the Chameleon Company...please let me know beforehand what YOU think of this outfit before I post, sure don't want to ruffle those extra sensitive feathers you cloak yourself in.
Bill
 
You are the one who attacked the BOI because it seems to get more bad news than good. If you don't like my opinion, don't read it. But don't tell me my opinion is worth nothing. I'm truly happy you actually had some seemless transactions with Dan. However, given the evidence of his past transactions (which you are hinting are just "sides" of a story when I'm trying to bank on they were bad because Dan was involved and Dan is not a worthy businessman), I don't agree with your idea of trusting him. Trust him all you want - you're the one who trusts him "purely based upon [your] own experiences" - which would suggest you are not taking in anything that is revealed on the BOI and the half dozen threads going about Dan. How is my conclusion wrong? Based PURELY on your own experiences, you trust Dan the most. This is stupid, ignorant, and selfish, because you could care less what happens to the other people, and will continue to keep him in business so you can get your animals.

In what way am I wrong?
 
I think Dan has basically made all of his problems with his attitude. I also think, with the good guys out there, like Ben Siegel, why even take the chance, and why support someone with such a piss poor attitude?

Dave
 
There are plenty of Scolaro threads for those who have an interest. What is interesting, though, is his method of defense: he comes out swinging and is so aggressively evil to those who disagree with him, that only those who do not mind the extended insult sessions can persevere, and there are few of those indeed.

BTW, I am reasonably well read but I often find that there is still much I need to learn. The significance of the red dress has escaped me completely, and since it turns up frequently it must have a meaning?
 
Actually, I believe Danny Boy is gone for good this time. At least that is what I was told would happen on his next banning
 
Ok enough already, I just don't know why these have to get sooo personal? Do my good experiences with Dan have less weight than those with bad ones? This is the crux of my entire post. I am and have in no way discounted those who have had bad dealings with him...and his retorts are puzzling to me as well. All I ask is to keep the personal attacks on me for posting my good experiences out of it. No one in here knows me at all, much less well enough to dissect the underlying motivation(s) of my post(s). To assume to do so is egocentric to the max. What ever happened to disagreeing w/out getting personal????? I'm sorry if I'm assumed to be callous and indifferent to those who have had bad dealings with Dan. There, I hope I've satisfied those of you who are so outraged by my reckless indifference to mankind. Geez, this shouldn't be so all consuming.
 
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Ok enough already, I just don't know why these have to get sooo personal? Do my good experiences with Dan have less weight than those with bad ones? This is the crux of my entire post. I am and have in no way discounted those who have had bad dealings with him...and his retorts are puzzling to me as well. All I ask is to keep the personal attacks on me for posting my good experiences out of it. No one in here knows me at all, much less well enough to dissect the underlying motivation(s) of my post(s). To assume to do so is egocentric to the max. What ever happened to disagreeing w/out getting personal????? I'm sorry if I'm assumed to be callous and indifferent to those who have had bad dealings with Dan. There, I hope I've satisfied those of you who are so outraged by my reckless indifference to mankind. Geez, this shouldn't be so all consuming.
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You should probably read your own post before you ask "why is this getting so personal?"

Dude, you got of easy w/this thread! Last two times I posted "Good Guy" posts regarding Dan I was absolutely crucified! I recently got in 1.1 Mangrove Snakes (B.D. Gemicinta) and another cb juvie White Lipped Python and all three are fabulous! The Mangroves are young imports that Dan treated for parasites before shipping and both fed voluntarily 3 days after receipt...any anyone who has dealt w/imported Mangroves knows how great that is!

I guess the anti-Scolaro army was caught sleeping on this post!
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You didn't simply state a good transaction, you attacked the BOI because they don't sit back and agree with your good guy assessment of Mr. Scolaro. Of course there's gonna be a few ruffled feathers come in here and argue with you. Now if you'd simply stated your good transaction, this thread probably wouldn't have become the huge p*ssing match that it has become. :)
 
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All I ask is to keep the personal attacks on me for posting my good experiences out of it.
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This thread was dead and drama-free for a week and a half, then YOU resurrected it. I may not know you well enough to "dissect the underlying motivations" of your post, but I don't need to know you to be suspicious of your motives when I take that post at face value. If you had merely reported your newest good transactions with Dan, I wouldn't have replied at all. Who brought up the "anti-Scolaro army"? Who antagonistically stated that this "army" was "caught sleeping"? No, I don't know you, but your first reply in this thread seemed to be clearly of a pot-stirring nature. Maybe I'm wrong.

And while I realize that you've had good transactions with Dan, I don't think it's realistic to expect everyone to give the good transactions and the bad ones equal weight. If one out of fifty McBurger customers report finding a rat head in their sandwiches, are you going to keep playing the odds because forty-nine customers out of fifty didn't encounter a problem? If McBurger responded with press statements that insanely maligned the dissatisfied customers, going so far as to suggest that they don red dresses and heels, how would you feel about doing business with them?
 
I tried that twice on past transactions and was shredded as a "plant" etc. I came in initially very innocently posting "Good-Guy" posts regarding deals I'd done w/Dan and was absolutely blasted..hence my "anti-Dan" comment. It became very personal from the onset and the level of insinuations levied at me was amazing. My initial posts were factual and concise and then had to defend my honor and motivations for making the posts.

Lets leave it at this..I'll post a good or bad guy post after my next deal w/Dan. You then objectively read the reactions...especially if its a good-guy post, then judge whether or not the responses are out of line.

'Nuff said on this, I'm thankfully off the radar on this.
Bill
 
VegasBilly said:
Lets leave it at this..I'll post a good or bad guy post after my next deal w/Dan. You then objectively read the reactions...especially if its a good-guy post, then judge whether or not the responses are out of line.
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Well, there are a lot of people here who subscribe to the line of thinking that if you support a "Bad Guy" then you ARE a "Bad Guy". I don't think this perspective is invalid, though I'm not as hard-line about it as some. But it shouldn't surprise you if those who report that they were served a rat-head burger and those who read the reports respond negatively when you claim that McBurger is a wonderful restaurant based on the handful of rat-free sandwiches you've purchased there.
 
There's also going to be skepticism about you when the majority of your 38 posts are praising Mr. Scolaro. A lot of "wow, oops! I stirred teh hornets nest!" and "anti-Scolaro army" comments, when you're coming off as a "Scolaro Cheerleader".
 
I tried that twice on past transactions and was shredded as a "plant" etc. I came in initially very innocently posting "Good-Guy" posts regarding deals I'd done w/Dan and was absolutely blasted..hence my "anti-Dan" comment. It became very personal from the onset and the level of insinuations levied at me was amazing. My initial posts were factual and concise and then had to defend my honor and motivations for making the posts.

Be that the case, I apologize if I was one of the ones that attacked you for it. I'm clear-headed now, and I'm telling you that I encourage posts of that nature just as much as bad ones.

The only thing I can say is that saying you trust someone despite the half-dozen bad guy threads about him opens you up to criticism. If you do not want to defend your beliefs against the mob, don't believe it [or at least don't post it]. You know? I mean, you have to understand, quite a few people have made up their mind now that merely associating with Dan keeps a scummy in business, so any inclination to do is going to get people upset. This isn't something you can change given the amount of time he's been in the industry alone. I personally don't think Dan is out to scam anyone from the start, but I do think that the outlying bad numbers help define the character of the man who claims he's "not had a single legitimate complaint in over 20 years in the industry". It is because he handles himself so poorly in trying times (ie. something is not smooth in the deal) that people do not like him.

I don't think you're a Scolar-cheerleader, William. I just think you're looking for a non-existent hole in the wall that is the angry mob of Dan-haters. Don't take the attacks so personally as they are just reactions to the realization that Dan still makes money after burning so many.
 
The BOI is for posting good and bad experiences and to get others' impressions of potential vendors/customers....
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I agree with this. Yea, if you post a good guy anything about Mr. Scolaro, people are going to jump on you for it. I don't like Mr. Scolaro, but I'm not going to attack someone for posting about him.

I think Dan has basically made all of his problems with his attitude. I also think, with the good guys out there, like Ben Siegel, why even take the chance, and why support someone with such a piss poor attitude?
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:iagree::iagree::iagree:

The significance of the red dress has escaped me completely, and since it turns up frequently it must have a meaning?
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Ok, so from what I've collected about the red dress and heals, it does have a specific meaning... Ok so say someone says something to Dan that he thinks is embarrissing to them, he brings up the red dress to show that their comments are as embarrissing as going out in a red dress and heals.... personally, I think the red dress comments are much more embarrissing.....
 
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