• 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.

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I think there's a fine line. We certainly don't want to chase people off. If the function of the BOI is to give readers choice, then sometimes all that is required is to provide a link to bad guy threads on the good guy thread they started. I've done that.
Sometimes you just know that readers will connect the dots, and if some buyer knowingly buys from a bad guy and you provide a string of bad guy links, you know that readers are going to think that buyer is an idiot.
Gotten flak from minions for doing links, don't care. Providing links to other bad guy BOI threads on a good guy thread (on the alleged good guy) is absolutely fair game. And if the minions start trash talking just over a link, then they are not some innocent, and my response can be more direct.
Some good guy threads are actually the bad guy himself in disguise, you know, the 'one post wonders' who come on here and say that the bad guy is the best seller ever. I've always felt that a little more direct response is permissible in those circumstances as well.
 
mr. scalero acts the way he does, hounding those who dare to expose his crappy animals until they just give up. He's good at it because he has had to do so many many times. He counts on him being so unpleasant that people stop reading his stupid, and I mean stupid with all caps, excuses. The man is an idiot. This isn't an attack, it's plain and simple statement of fact. He's proven it himself time and again.

As far as folks not wanting to post for ... fear of whatever, well, sometimes life sucks. If you're too chicken to stand up to a cowardly thief like mr. scalero, then I guess you don't really deserve the help of those who would gladly be of assistance to you. If you've been wronged, stolen from, had you entire collection wiped out because you bought sick animals from mr. scalero, and you can't take the heat he and his cronies will give you, then this is not the place for you. No one can help you if you won't first help yourself by sharing what happened.

mr. scalero has not changed in over a decade. If anything, he's gotten worse.
 
If there were to be a restriction against "bad guy" links or statements placed in a "good guy" thread, then this would also mean that there would necessarily have to be a restriction against "good" guy" links or posts made in rebuttal to a "bad guy" thread. So, would anyone REALLY want that? Suppose someone posts a completely bogus "bad guy" thread about YOU and no one would be allowed to dispute it within that thread. How are you going to feel about that turn of events?
 
jusmebabee said:
My only point is the way he goes after people. Almost to the point of making people not want to post due to his nonsense.
I'm not supporting bad guys but I won't stalk people who do.
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I understand your point. sometimes an overly aggressive attack can be more of a detriment to the case and make people write that person off as a "troll," even if the attacker is not a troll.

treeboa said:
I want to make clear the only Dan's a good guy poster I had a problem with was Kingpin. Mike knows full well about Dan and still deals with him on a large scale. I have considered buying from him on occasion and after reading this thread am so glad I didn't.

About the bullying thing, I just don't see it. If someone says they know someone's rep and still deals with them I think we should be able to ask them why. What constitutes an attack anyway? Pointing out Scolaro's many bad guy threads? Posting links to them? In other words, how far do we go to coddle people? The day someone like Scolaro is able to have unquestioned good guy threads on here is the day I'm out of here. (I know who cares, lol!)
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I agree with your beef here. This is exactly how devastating diseases spread.

I don't agree with any sort of bullying, BUT, questioning why someone would deal with a person like Dan does not equate to bullying if done in a diplomatic manner. Avoiding (or recommending people avoid) someone who does business on a regular basis with a known bad guy like Dan does not equate to bullying either, it is quite the opposite; it is really like saying "this person may be selling illnesses purchased from Dan," better be safe than sorry.

Just an observation: If even the mention of Dan Scolaro brings out the worst in even the best of people, Why even consider buying from him?
 
jusmebabee said:
You seem to troll people who don't agree with you.
It's not your money so not your problem.
Everytime i read a post your there moaning and groaning.
Why not shut up about people spending there money how they choose.
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Actually, it seems like you are doing the moaning and groaning here. You obviously have no comprehension of how the BOI works. Maybe no comprehension at all. And as far as shutting up,,, not gonna happen. Now crawl back off to where you came from.
 
Warning: Cut the crap, please. You know who I am referring to.
 
David Scarboro said:
Just so we are clear here, Dan Scolaro has been caught DOZENS of times. He sells sick animals, wild caught junk and parasite ridden animals. His responses to anyone who has a problem are legend. Please tell me how you could read all of his bad guy threads in which he hangs himself over and over and still buy from him?
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Everyone get's it you don't have to keep repeating your tired complaining about people who bought from Dan or other seller's.
Last I checked this was the place for people to leave feedback be it good or bad on there transactions with others.
If you don't like the fact that people post their opinion then stop giving yours.
Yes I know you will have something :censored: to say but you'll get over it.
 
jusmebabee said:
Everyone get's it you don't have to keep repeating your tired complaining about people who bought from Dan or other seller's.
Last I checked this was the place for people to leave feedback be it good or bad on there transactions with others.
If you don't like the fact that people post their opinion then stop giving yours.
Yes I know you will have something :censored: to say but you'll get over it.
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I copied and pasted from a old comment my apologies.
Not the first time and still can't figure out how i do this.
Nonetheless It's here for all eternity :shrug01:
 
jusmebabee said:
I copied and pasted from a old comment my apologies.
Not the first time and still can't figure out how i do this.
Nonetheless It's here for all eternity :shrug01:
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If you are too stupid to do this right, maybe you should refrain from posting. I had left this thread, and you have dragged it up for what reason? It is obvious that you are trolling, so how about just put me on ignore and forget my name. Deal?
 
jusmebabee said:
Everyone get's it you don't have to keep repeating your tired complaining about people who bought from Dan or other seller's.
Last I checked this was the place for people to leave feedback be it good or bad on there transactions with others.
If you don't like the fact that people post their opinion then stop giving yours.
Yes I know you will have something :censored: to say but you'll get over it.
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David Scarboro said:
If you are too stupid to do this right, maybe you should refrain from posting. I had left this thread, and you have dragged it up for what reason? It is obvious that you are trolling, so how about just put me on ignore and forget my name. Deal?
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I didn't drag this up so go read who did.
I said I accidentally copy pasted it trying to ad to my drop box. Crap happens and it posted.
I didn't think one way or another about you as my post clearly indicates.
I had been eyeing that Sonoran for awhile debating this thread but i appreciate you making it easy for me :thumbsup:
I'm won't coment further I promise.
 
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