• 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.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Thanksgiving guys!

I'm thankful for the roof over my head and the food on my plate and the friends that surround me. I'm thankful for a God who gave us all of these animals to have, to take care of, and to share with all the other people.
And I'm thankful for all of you!
Happy Thanksgiving,
-Emily
 
Thank you, Emily! I would also like to take this opportunity to give thanks for the abundant life I have been blessed with, and wish everyone a great Thanksgiving Day!
 
Id like to take this time to thank the good lord for blessing me with my family, and my friends. I have some of the best friends anybody could ask for. And I'd like to than god for helping me through my tough times, and being my guiding light. Second chances ar worth giving
 
Im not good with giving sensitive speaches.But id like to thank everyone at fauna for all the help youve given me with my animals.Anytime anyone here needs help or assistance dont hesitate to ask.Happy Thanksgiving!
 
I hope everyone has an excellent Thanksgiving Day and may you all be blessed with another year of reasons to be thankful!

Now... off to over eat and later on ask, "why the heck I did that to myself?"
 
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!


I looked everywhere for a thanksgiving emoticon and couldn't find one.
 
Here yah go...

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hey thats only clip art, its not doing anything!!!!
 
Thanksgiving

I would like to say I am so very thankful for my family and that God has blessed me and my family this year. We have had some very bad things happen but it always seems to work out for the best.
I will always feel blessed for the very fact that my family is here and healthy.
I wish you all here a Happy thanksgiving ! And a blessed Year.



Ginger Ambrose
 
I am honestly just glad that I am here to see this day and make it through it, I am very thankful for my friends on and off line and everyone and anyone that has supported me at any time!
 
I am grateful for a lot of things really. Getting the honor to live with my boyfriend and his family, getting to be part of a wonderful and loving gecko community, and having my animals :)

I really have a good good life :)
 
Happy Thanksgiving to all!

I am thankful for all my friends and family, and to all my friends here on fauna. I am also thankful for having a good home and having a loving family.
And lets not forget our scaly friends.

I also ask that you send prayers for a friend of mine who was recently in an automobile accident. She is... paralyzed from the neck down, and the doctors say she will not walk again. I send my prayers out to her friends and family.
 
Thank God for Family, friends, geckos, and fauna :)

Hope everyone has a good year and has lots of luck with their geckos. Especially the breeders and their hatchlings!
 
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