• 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.
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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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Its been a while since I've logged in. Just wanted to stop in and say hello to everyone. Sorry I left a while back without saying goodbye to you guys....been through some pretty tough personal stuff thats kept me away. I really miss you guys and I hope everything is going well for you all.

Best,
Chuck
 
Hi Chuck, I checked your profile a couple of weeks ago to see if you were signing on without posting. Sorry to hear things haven't been going well. Hope things are better now and you can spend more time here.

Kevin
 
Hey Kev, Thanks so much for the well wishes. Things seem to be getting a lot easier lately to allow me the time to hangout again. Hope all is well by you too.

Just browsing the board to see if I made anyones crap list and...so far so good. Heh heh...imagine that.

Catch ya later bro....
 
Chuck, damn it's good to see you back!! Welcome back bro!!

And do not pull that stunt again, lol. I got to keep up with friends, you make that hard to do when you just go poof like that. :NoNo:

All jokes aside, good to see you back Chuck, I hope everything is better now!! :thumbsup:
 
Whoopie, Whatisfreak is back again. I can't contain my happiness.
 
varnyard said:
Chuck, damn it's good to see you back!! Welcome back bro!!

And do not pull that stunt again, lol. I got to keep up with friends, you make that hard to do when you just go poof like that. :NoNo:

All jokes aside, good to see you back Chuck, I hope everything is better now!! :thumbsup:
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Yo Bobby! Sorry about the "poof" thing....horrible family emergency. Thanks so much for the well wishes and I'm glad to be back on board with ya again.

kisses and hugs..... :)
 
critical bill said:
Hey Cat! Good to see you too and hope all is well for you. ;)
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Just Cat? OH, OK, is that how it is? :rolleyes:
 
I retract my last post, lol.

It is good to have you back.

all, but this part:

kisses and hugs.....
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
jsrocket said:
Whoopie, Whatisfreak is back again. I can't contain my happiness.
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Hey Rocket! Good to see you too!

Say...have you ever wondered when you saw a photo of a guy (who maybe really a girl) with his hand under his chin...that you really don't like much......why he doesn't have a loaded gun in that same hand with the barrel pointed up under it? ;)
 
Alright...maybe we can hug first and move forward if things work out? I'll work at your pace.....but no flowers till I get a kiss. On the cheek counts. heh heh...

varnyard said:
I retract my last post, lol.

It is good to have you back.

all, but this part:



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Cat_72 said:
Yeah, well......I didn't even get a hug. :rofl:
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Yo...I've seen the man you sit behind on that bike. I'm a lover not a fighter..and I mostly like all my bones to be without fractures. So I was kinda scared to even give you an electronic hug. ;) heh heh...
 
critical bill said:
Yo...I've seen the man you sit behind on that bike. I'm a lover not a fighter..and I mostly like all my bones to be without fractures. So I was kinda scared to even give you an electronic hug. ;) heh heh...
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Aww Chuck......as long as your hands don't stray into any inappropriate territory, no bones would be broken. :thumbsup: :rofl:
 
Good to see you back Chuck!

Griz
 
Hey Chuck, nice to see you back, I hope things get back on track for you.
 
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