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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.

MGREPTILES Trouble with shipment

I am blaming the customer because they are wrong..Not wait this is the BOI I am always wrong..lol.. There were several phone calls as well where we talked about how easy it was to hook the element up and to my knowledge she was going to do it and save some money.. I can only go by what I am told to do and what the order says to include. I would have gladly have put it together for her if I was instructed to do so..
 
Matt, since you were so kind as to leave me negative Karma, you can rest assured that I will do the same as soon as I see an ignorant post. Wait...there's one, and there, and another... I reckon you've given me plenty in which to choose. What's that little saying Matt about who God will vomit out of his mouth? I do not know you? Something like that ring the bell? You've shown complete unrepentance, no remorse, nothing in which would show that you believe in the same scripture that I do.

Matt, in both my undergraduate and master level classes in Seminary we've discussed your type quite often. Jimmy Haggards of the world....... You've done more to hurt the faith then you have done to help if one is to base that opinion upon what we've seen online.

Griz
 
OOOOO I got mine too but no comment with it. :rofl:

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MGREPTILES Trouble with... 03-05-2007 05:26 PM MGReptiles

Reckon some folks can't handle brutal honesty or criticism. Hey Matt , the door out of the hobby is to the left of what used to be your reputation. Try not to let it hit where the GOOD LORD split ya bud. :bleep:
 
I thought Matt needed a chance to right his wrongs. So much for that, looks to be a lost cause. :rolleyes:

Matt, how can you treat costumers like this?
 
"An experiment" LMAO
Yeah right... Please! Looks like you have no tried to change one bit. Some ol Matt, different day, different customer getting chewed out and made to look like the bad guy.

When are you going to learn?
I guess when you don't have any money to put food on your table you think back and it will hit you hard.
 
Hrm.

Hey Matt, are you the same MGreptiles that was using that handle on AOL maybe... four or five years ago?
 
Matt we NEVER spoke. I left messages on your machine as well as e-mails. I can gladly print everything if you would like. By the way thank you for the negative trader rating. It will have no impact on my life. People here have seen my posts and will come to know my character in time when I do decide to start my own business and conduct trade. I at least now have the basis to know how NOT to act. Thank you for a lesson well earned.
 
By the way if I wanted to save money, I would have picked it up and have it done at the Hamburg show instead of having it shipped.
 
Looks like its not just karma hes still tagging on.

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Lied about what her order consisted of and was caught. Seller MGReptiles (110) 03-05-2007

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I seen this just before I headed out the door but didn't have time to post it. Judging from the e-mails posted she made an attept to explain how she wanted it wired. Looking at the invoice I don't see it listed but one would think to double check if an invoice comes across that don't read like it should . I'm suprised with all that "CONSTANT COMMUNICATION" he didn't bring it up before shipping. Oh wait , thats customer service , my bad. Has anyone oedered from Matt's site that can clarify if there is an order box specific for wiring it up or is it a request with the fee tacked on? Matt , judging from what she posted she not only tried explaining what she wanted but seems to have provided a link at some point to show what she wanted if you didn't understand her description. The whole customer service thing we keep harping about woulda been contacting her after recieving the invoice and pointing that out to her , not coming here and calling her a liar because she missed a step.
 
Matt, just FYI, I only withdrew my vote for your GGS when you started going overboard. I now have made that a Negative vote, as I see you as a bad guy to do business with.
I had bad experiences with you as mentioned earlier, my first purchase, yet came back for more.
You now lost another customer completely. I do not like the way you are treating people. i don't know who you think you are, or what gives you the right to talk down on people, play games with the trader ratings, and karma system.

But it's lame, and something i would expect from a 10 year old girl. But you're supposed to be a grown man. Conducting business no less. AND claiming christianity the whole time you are being spiteful and vindictive because people are coming forward with the truth.

Now, go ahead and zap My trader rating like a good little girl. See if it slows me down any. :rofl:


Rick
 
CurtisF said:
Naturally, everyone is skeptical of this revelation. Rightly so, I might add. People who respected you so much come and find this man, so abnormally different from the man they knew, but they ignore it. They try to avoid it as much as they can until they realise you have changed for the worse. Finally, they drop your reputation and call you out. You will have to EARN their respect back, Matt. You're at ground zero, build up. I hope you are truly sorry. I don't know you very well. I only know the second, nasty Matt, and I never met the nicer version. Myself, well, I can't help but think this is damage control, and merely cutting the cord before it gets any longer. If so, it won't work, and people will see right through it. Prove me wrong, Matt.

I really hope you can.
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MGReptiles said:
I agree!! I didnt expect anyone to say hey its ok.. This just dosent happen excet in the movies and with small town police..lol I know what I have to do but as you can see from the people above even if I do just that and prove It was just what I said, a game, it will not be accepted.. I hope I myself am wrong.. Day one at ground zero, looking forward to day to as only good can come..
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I hoped you could, I really did.

I'll make it a point never to give any hope to you again.
 
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