• 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.

James, Texas Reptile Expo, [email protected]

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I have some unfinished business with him. He does send me updates on upcoming events but will not respond to my numerous inquiries about our deal going back to late last year.

Any info?

A. Rentfro

[email protected] <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'>
 
HI GUS,
CAN YOU ELABORATE MORE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED A YEAR AGO??
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND HIM AT ANY OF HIS SHOWS.

GOD BLESS!!
BEN SPARKS
C.R.C.
 
Ben,

In San Antonio he got an animal from me. Earlier this year I said 'hey, let's square up'... I've never gotten a single reply to maybe 12 e-mails. I don't have his phone number but I never have had any trouble getting him or Bonnie to reply to me before.

As far as I'm concerned he is a great guy and I would drop by a show and look him up but the Arlington or Irving shows are a 10 hour drive for me, that drive is a lot more than the deal is worth.

I suspect he or somebody he knows will read this and very quick he will contact me and he will have a good reason why he hasn't come through. On the other hand, if he is trying to rip me on a little deal like this (doubtful) I'll let you know.

Thanks

Gus
 
HI GUS,

DONT KNOW IF YOU HAVE IT BUT JAMES/BONNIE'S PH# IS
903-862-2291. I'V ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO REACH AT LEAST
ONE OF THEM WHEN I'V CALLED IN THE PAST.

TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS!!
BEN SPARKS
C.R.C. <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>
 
Gus,
I couldn't help but notice the email you left on the title of this as "[email protected]"
Well, if you've been sending emails to that email, it's the wrong address.  The correct email is [email protected]
You can find him, like Ben said, at any of the expos walking around.  If you ever go back to an expo, they all wear badges.

Just wanted to give you the correct email.   <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>
 
There is more then one person that he has not "finished" business with. I wish you well. I do not understand how he can be put on reptile shows and claim to "love" reptiles and at the same time be a vendor at rattlesnake round ups. He does sell at the rattlesnake round ups here in Texas. I do believe that is one bad person

Irene Olier

ps namelesspain, please use your full real name here, it is required
 
I'll probably take a beating over this, but as to his being a vendor at rattlesnake round-ups, I've spoken to him about it before.  Let's be honest, he's in BUSINESS to sell and make money, in this case, with his handling equipment.  Personally, I'd rather see someone knowledgeable with quality equipment at one of those things than some idiot trying to tell folks that the best way to catch a venomous snake is with their hands and a stick, or worse yet, homemede equipment that might kill the animals.  Besides, he's not the only herper that does such but I won't name other names as they weren't mentioned in any previous posts.  Some of them might shock the herping community into a rather nasty uproar because the names aren't "small-time" like James.  

As far as the "unfinished business" that started this thread, just contact him and settle it.  James and Bonnie have always been easy to talk to and deal with in my experiences.  Best of luck and God bless.

David Jobes
Double "D" Reptiles
Stigler, OK
 
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