• 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.

Hello NJ Females

repsrul

repsrul

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I have recently become single after a very long relationship. I am a very rusty in the dating seen. I usually have no problem meeting and talking to females but just can't pull the trigger to ask them out. I am not sure why. We will have a few laughs but when the night is over I go on my way they on theirs. I have been on POF for a few months but don't think it is for me. I enjoy meeting the old fashion way. But I figured I would post something on here and see what happens. Meeting someone with the same passion for reptiles would be awesome.

I am a single white male, 34 years of age and I live in Northern New Jersey. I have no problem dating out of my race. I will travel. I have many hobbies and like to keep busy. Talk soon.
 

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repsrul said:
just can't pull the trigger to ask them out.
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Great pic. Cute turtle.

So, this could be a great thread of advice on how to ask for a date, both from the ladies here who know what they want to hear, and from the guys who remember their most successful lines.
 
Lucille said:
Great pic. Cute turtle.

So, this could be a great thread of advice on how to ask for a date, both from the ladies here who know what they want to hear, and from the guys who remember their most successful lines.
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Personally I don't know of a "good line". I think that is a bit juvenile to ask someone out. I think the best way for you to pull your trigger is to be simple and to the point. "Hey I really enjoy hanging out with you, would you like to get some dinner, coffee," ect. ect.

This way you get the point across, yet don't sound lame with some "line".

I could have been reading everything wrong though:shrug01:

Keep it simple and be yourself. Changing who you are or how you act for anyone will NOT work out. If a lady cannot except you for you...she isn't worth it. At all!!

Good luck with your searches :)
 
Thanks for the reply. I always try to be myself. The last thing I want is to build a relationship or a lie. Pick up lines are not really my thing.
 
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