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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.

Info Maria Smith, username Maria Smith

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Has the same typing style, and a few similar animals as another user here.

Shares the same photobucket account as this person here, banned last year for creating another username with fake name to post under.

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/member.php?u=71264

Photobucket account used for both people's recent pictures is the SAME.

Just a beware. It seems odd that a legitimate person would create fake accounts to run ads under.
 
Why is my profile attached with a link of someone else. I just joined this site in the hopes to buy good quality snakes and start breeding becuase its something ive wanted to do since i bought my first corn snake off Craigslist 8 years ago and i post hoping to fine a low quality female pastel and see this post directed towards me
 
hmm maybe because you have matching IP and reg IPs with another account (Elizabeth Minton) who already was caught creating false account under another name...
 
Can we get a mod to reinstate "Maria's" ads? It seems odd that someone with nothing to hide would run and delete ads once this was posted.

More interesting that the above linked username has ripped someone off recently and Maria is a new username.

Hmm ...
 
Shadera said:
Can we get a mod to reinstate "Maria's" ads? It seems odd that someone with nothing to hide would run and delete ads once this was posted.

More interesting that the above linked username has ripped someone off recently and Maria is a new username.

Hmm ...
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Here you go from her first post on this site.

There is absolutely no doubt with other facts that this is Elizabeth Minton.
 

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Just for the record, here's an email conversation that I had with this person:

On 10/31/2012 4:45 PM, Maria Smith @ FaunaClassifieds wrote:
> The following message was sent to you via the FaunaClassifieds Contact Us form by Maria Smith ( mailto:[email protected] ).
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> why was i banned. i just signed up for this account not too long ago and i was in the middle of reading accusation about me and it said i was banned.
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> Referring Page: http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=359997
> IP Address: 98.255.6.104
> User Name: Maria Smith
> User ID: 116334
> Email: [email protected]
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On 10/31/2012 5:10 PM, Maria Smith @ FaunaClassifieds wrote:
> The following message was sent to you via the FaunaClassifieds Contact Us form by Maria Smith ( mailto:[email protected] ).
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> Kinda hard to go to another account when the only one i had got banned you
****ing egotistical *****bags. I had high hopes i might fit in on this site but HA i was told you and your account holders where rude and cruel and i didnt listen. This is how you treat a new member and brand new ball python owner and future breeder.

Well you wont hear of anyone being refered by me. if anything ill deter them and tell them what ****ty customer and account holder service you and your members have.

Seriously disapointed at how my membership was treated.
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> Referring Page: http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=359997
> IP Address: 98.255.6.104
> User Name: Unregistered
> User ID: 0
> Email: [email protected]
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From: WebSlave
To: "Maria Smith @ FaunaClassifieds"
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: FaunaClassifieds Contact Us Form - wow

Well, Ms Minton, I guess the profane language you used in this email is
pretty much in support of the premise that we don't want the likes of
you on my site. And I'm sure you'll greatly influence others with your
own opinions.

Thank you for that.
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On 10/31/2012 6:00 PM, Marie Smith wrote:
> your quite welcome and quit calling me ms minton. my my name is maria smith.

god you guys are idiots
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From: WebSlave
To: Marie Smith
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: FaunaClassifieds Contact Us Form - wow

Yeah, right..............
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On 10/31/2012 8:12 PM, Marie Smith wrote:
> its on my birth certificate dumb****.
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> My father was billy f. smith and my mother was Lacides (Vernaza... maiden name) Smith. I am brunette. 5'2" inches, Hispanic decent. My middle name is Elenor and i am 32 years old born in riverside california moved to orland 3 years ago. purchased my first ball python off craigslist, bought my het pied pair off kingsnake.com. then i heard about you.
>
> the way you treat your non paying users is horrific. There are many other places out there with much nicer users and moderators. Now kindly leave me alone i do not wish to associate with "your kind"
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From: WebSlave
To: Marie Smith
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: FaunaClassifieds Contact Us Form - wow

As I said, "yeah, right...."

I suppose it's just a coincidence that your IP addresses matches with an account of Elizabeth Minton's on my site and you also have access to a PhotoBucket account for "Eminton1".

AMAZING coincidences, wouldn't you say?

So it sounds like we agree on something, anyway. You don't want to be on my site, and I don't want you there neither. Sounds like a plan to me. Just stick to the program, please, and stay off of my site.

Rich Z.
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On 10/31/2012 9:13 PM, Marie Smith wrote:
> funny considering i change my ip just about every 3 days or so to make it impossible for hackers and scammers to get into my computer.... bet you dont know thats possible and i dont even use photobucket. i save all my stuff on flash drives. too much of a risk losing it online, have a nice night just remember your on MY **** list and thats not a good place to be since i do not know my way around all computers
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On 10/31/2012 11:31 PM, WebSlave wrote:
> Evidence indicates otherwise.....
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Please note the above mentioned threat. Duly noted, and she will be the FIRST person I will notify the FBI about if this site undergoes any sort of cyber attack.

Not that I am seriously concerned about her cyber abilities, mind you... :rolleyes:

But all things considered, I think this site would be much better off to shed itself of this person entirely.
 
Rich... You're to funny! Poor Elizabeth probably had a melt down. I swear some people have a few to many screws loose!
 
Maybe if someone actually crushes her legs she can afford to pay for the snakes she's scamming by using the disability money?
 
MrLang said:
Maybe if someone actually crushes her legs she can afford to pay for the snakes she's scamming by using the disability money?
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That sounds threatening and despicable. There are ways to deal with her without falling to her level.
 
It was a joke based on the facts of the scam. She's claiming to have had her legs crushed at work and therefore living on a disability budget and can only afford 'low quality pastels.' I'm really getting negative rep for that? Did my post seriously read as if I was honestly advocating or threatening physical retaliation?

Come on now... save your neg repping for the real bad guys.
 
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