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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.

Hillary for President.

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Hillary had a video out today. In it she claims that she just decided to launch an exploritory committe for the presidency.

The lies are starting already. In the video the background is GREEN. Last time i checked, it was winter outside. There is no greenery in Washington OR in New York right now.


JUST SAY NO TO HILLARY!!!!!
 
Vote for the people that will make a difference. the people who have compiled parties that will do something for our country. Do not vote based just solely on the information the media gives you.

She will have a hard run, and we will see how all of this ends up, peoples minds need to be as open as possible this election term. Vote for the people supporting topics that will do good for everyone in the long run and not just a temporary fix.
 
I'm neither a Democrat or a Republican. I vote for who I think is the best candidate, regardless of party affiliation. I despise people who vote only based on the party, whether the cadidate is worth anything or not.

That said.........I'd love to see a woman as president, but not Hilary.

And that's all I have to say about politics here.
 
I agree that people should vote their ideals and not their party. However, sometimes, when it's a choice between bad or worse, you just have to go with what you know will be the better of the two. Because if you don't, you can be assured that there will be someone else on the "other side" who will!

All that being said, to me it doesn't apply to this situation. I both think we're ready for a woman president and that Hillary is a great person for it. I will fully support her if she gets the nomination to run. I think a Hillary/Obama ticket sounds awesome, and at least maybe with them, we wouldn't let big business and the religious right decide the fate of our country.
 
Chance, Your opinion, while welcome, could be a little tainted considering where you're from. I hope Hillary does get the nod from her party. I can see the ads now, some sweet old lady from the travel agency tells how she was fired because Hillary didn't like her dress. Just kidding about that but the point is she has too much baggage to win nationally. An election with her in it will get nasty, and not necessarily because she will start it, but because she has so much material to work with.
This country really needs someone that will bring it back together, I don't believe Hillary is it, and I don't know who is.
 
Oh you can be guaranteed that the run in '08 will get nasty. It's just gotten worse and worse over the few short years I've actually been observing them, and that's from both sides. I think it's quite a shame that political runs have to resort from "vote for me because" to "don't vote for him/her because." What are ya gonna do though? This country's populace just eats up the nastiness, so it isn't likely to end anytime soon.

As for my location slanting my opinion, if that were true, I can assure you it would be slanted in the other direction! Arkansas is kind of a funny place. We're the last Democrat stronghold in the south, but our Democrats are really just closeted Republicans. Most are more conservative than many Republicans. I live right on the border between Democrat and Republican in this state - basically the border between NW Arkansas (Wal-Mart, Tyson country, Republican) and the rest of Arkansas (small business, rural, largely poor, Democrat). It's interesting to watch how completely different an election will go between my county - Democrat - and the county directly north of me - Republican. But, the point is, even the Democrats in this state are mostly conservative, and I can assure you I'm quite the opposite of that. Bill Clinton was a very moderate Democrat himself, despite what you'll hear from certain national crazy talking heads (cougCoultercough). Hillary will not be a rabid liberal, because though she may be more liberal than her husband, she's still very much a moderate according to the spectrum.

I am very curious to see how this coming election will play itself out. If the Dems give the nod to Hillary, I can't fathom the Repubs giving it to a white conservative Christian man. That would probably be suicide after these last 8 years. So who would it be? McCain? Giuliani? Condi? Powell? I think they're going to have to work back toward the middle if they want any shot at winning....unless of course they want to just buy it again ;) I personally wouldn't be too upset with a Giuliani or McCain administration, as at least those guys are willing to stand up for what they believe in and not just bow to their parties.

But yes, you can be most assured that for whoever gets it, reputations are going to be trashed and smeared like no other election before it.
 
Oh you can be guaranteed that the run in '08 will get nasty. It's just gotten worse and worse over the few short years I've actually been observing them, and that's from both sides. I think it's quite a shame that political runs have to resort from "vote for me because" to "don't vote for him/her because." What are ya gonna do though? This country's populace just eats up the nastiness, so it isn't likely to end anytime soon.
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Tell me about it; I've been seriously considering just unplugging my TV and blocking any news sites until the week before the election. By then everyone's had a chance to make total idiots of themselves for over a year, and I can just sift through the fallout without too much danger to my sanity.

I can just imagine the campaign ads this time: "Hi, I'm Candidate X. Have you ever noticed my opponent never makes appearances during the day, and seems to have an aversion to garlic, crosses and mirrors?"

Henry
 
I will vote for whomever can show me that they will lead the country the best.

Be it Hillary, Barak, or Joe Shmoe...
 
Ritchie Luna said:
Hillary had a video out today. In it she claims that she just decided to launch an exploritory committe for the presidency.

The lies are starting already. In the video the background is GREEN. Last time i checked, it was winter outside. There is no greenery in Washington OR in New York right now.
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Ritchie,

Not to take sides, but it has been a mild winter and the cherry trees were blossoming in DC in January (and here in SE Virginia too). These are facts that you can check. So the video could have been made recently. And who says she didn't make it in Florida? I didn't watch the video but did it give a location?


John Apple said:
Sooooo what will that make ol-Bill ?? First Man ? :shrug01: :rofl:
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I think that the term would be First Gentleman.
 
Cat_72 said:
I'm neither a Democrat or a Republican. I vote for who I think is the best candidate, regardless of party affiliation. I despise people who vote only based on the party, whether the cadidate is worth anything or not.

That said.........I'd love to see a woman as president, but not Hilary.

And that's all I have to say about politics here.
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Amen, Cat.
 
LadyOhh said:
I will vote for whomever can show me that they will lead the country the best.

Be it Hillary, Barak, or Joe Shmoe...
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I like Joe Shmoe... I will vote for him.
 
JimO said:
I think that the term would be First Gentleman.
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Um.....I suppose that would perhaps be the "correct" term, but I just can't imagine calling Bill Clinton a "Gentleman" with a straight face....

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Chance said:
and at least maybe with them, we wouldn't let big business and the religious right decide the fate of our country.
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You're fooling yourself if you believe for even one second that Big Business is not in the pockets of all Democrats as well. As for the religious right.....well, we all know you can't be a Democrat and a Christian. :)

Griz
 
Cat_72 said:
Um.....I suppose that would perhaps be the "correct" term, but I just can't imagine calling Bill Clinton a "Gentleman" with a straight face....

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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And Hillary is a "Lady"? LMAO.
 
Cat_72 said:
Ya got me there, Jim. :ack2: :rofl:
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Actually, if you met Bill Clinton in person you would probably find him to be rather charming and engaging, and quite a gentleman. He is, after all, a master politician. Of his wife I doubt the same could be said.
 
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