• 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.

Bad Guy Steve Jordanides

I agree with Deb. Never depend on FedEx to send that email. I always follow up with an email including the shipping info just to make doubly sure they got it. If they did get the email from FedEx, it's just a few seconds more of their time. If they didn't, it saves some headache for all of us. Cover your butt. With both hands.

I agree that communication could've been better, but I don't think it deserved a bad guy thread at all.
 
<blows whistle>
Enough already. The point has been made that people disagree with the title - belaboring that point will not help change the title...arguing about it will only lead to infractions.
I think both parties see that they could - if not should - have done a couple things differently.
 
Ameivaboy said:
Wow, this thread has gotten way out of control. How dumb.

here's the tracking info

http://www.fedex.com/Tracking?language=english&cntry_code=us&tracknumbers=523759915000006

It's in transit.

Now the OP shouldnt have made this a bad guy thread- but what's done is done. People make mistakes just as SPJ made a mistake of not following up with his customer.

hopefully SPJ will personally let his customers know in the future that their package has been shipped.

Hopefully the OP knows this should have been an info thread, instead of a bad guy one.

I dont see why this thread should continue any further unless there's an issue once the OP receives his items.

But of course someone will chime in with their opinions :)
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yup, it continues

:deadhorse
 
hhmoore said:
<blows whistle>
Enough already. The point has been made that people disagree with the title - belaboring that point will not help change the title...arguing about it will only lead to infractions.
I think both parties see that they could - if not should - have done a couple things differently.
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:iagree:
 
lucille said:
There is the matter of the less than stellar thread the OP initiated in the classifieds showing that maybe this sort of response by her wasn't just a one time oops.

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200495
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That thread is a short, but interesting read in which the op shows her true colors. I was taught as a child that when you hear a story, "consider the source". I don't know Steve, but I would do business with him anytime.
 
For starters if you would even look at my profile, you would discover that my name is Miles, and i am a Man. So you can stop referring to me as a "she" that thread was after multiple smart-alick type responses that could have been handled inside of pm were not. I don't even see how that thread is relevant to this subject.

It would be nice if you guys would pay attention to what I have said and to what the mods have said about this. This issue is dead, all you people are doing is perpetuating a thread that you say is bad form to even be here. You posting in the thread trying to make different accusations about how this thread shouldnt even be here is the reason is still alive and kicking.
 
Lopann said:
This issue is dead, all you people are doing is perpetuating a thread that you say is bad form to even be here. You posting in the thread trying to make different accusations about how this thread shouldnt even be here is the reason is still alive and kicking.
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If you will shut up, it may go away. Keep responding and see what happens...
 
Thanks for the karma Miles

Telling me to shut up in an online thread? Nice true colours. And again YOU perpetuate the thread. You are neither the buying or selling party, you have no grounds to continue the thread. The subject is dead.

The above karma that you just left me shows your true colors. Please keep it up, you are only doing yourself in. I do not have to be the buying or selling party. You brought this to the BOI, but you do not get to declare the subject dead. Live with it...
 
Errr.... Miles, A thread doesn't die simply because you say it's dead (heck, I have a hard time with THAT trick). Just about any post you make at this point will spur another comment; so, if you want it to stop, you have to take the first steps.
I know that you've apologized to Steve, so I suggest that you turn off your email notifications, gather up some will power, and let it go. When your stuff arrives, make a post to that effect, then don't look back.


(That is, of course, simply a suggestion)
 
Lopann said:
It would be nice if you guys would pay attention to what I have said and to what the mods have said about this. This issue is dead.
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You seem to be the one with an attention deficit. One mod said something about belaboring the title. We are not doing this so have adhered to his wishes.

BOI threads, one started, can and should contain relevant info. The way you spoke to posters on the thread I linked when you started a classified with unusual payment methods is definitely relevant to showing who you are.

The people here are experienced and knowledgeable. You cannot lead them around like Kinder children and tell them when to speak and when to be silent. That you would try says a lot about you.
 
Lopann said:
I still have not received anything so i don't know how the merch is yet, if its what was in the pictures and its not broken it will be 100% fine though, its what i ordered. And yes i would, but i doubt he will.
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Please clarify the above statement as it seems you are implying you are expecting to receive misrepresented items that will be broken with absolutely no reason to be thinking so. :NoNo:
 
lucille said:
Here is a quote from the OP from a thread she initiated in the classifieds here. I think it shows how she deals with transactions. I would never deal with this person.
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Thank your Lucille for posting that.
 
Well, well, well, it seems that Lopann may have retired from the thread, but he is far from done with it, throwing around the red ink and backstabbing in private. Here is his negative karma message to me, which mentions the good people who had questions on the thread I referenced, you know, the one where he said the 'f' word to those potential customers writing for clarification:

Lopann said:
Your posts are irrelevant, newegg is a reputable site and i have had offers off of that add. There is nothing unusual about it. People who dont know how it works must not be expierenced and as knowledgable as you claim.
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Lopann said:
I guess everyone with as good of a rep as steve should just be immune to the boi.
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Are you kidding me... I have personally come down on someone on the BOI with a much better Rep than Steve. I look at what is posted and make up my own mind. It has been proven that folks will stellar reps can go bad... therefore I look at everthing that has been posted to come to a conclusion.

Like I said before.... Steve dropped the ball on communication (even though he thought it was covered)

and you jumped the gun in posting. I had a guy that owed me $120 for 10 months and I just started an INFO thread because I felt that maybe he was going thru the hard times that he claimed. Good guy and bad guy is not the only options.... and you have to weigh what you post here... because it is here to stay.
 
hhmoore said:
<blows whistle>
Enough already. The point has been made that people disagree with the title - belaboring that point will not help change the title...arguing about it will only lead to infractions.
I think both parties see that they could - if not should - have done a couple things differently.
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Sorry Harald... I just got to your post. Dont spank me :eek:
 
I am not belaboring the title as Harald requested but the other thread I referenced and people's general opinions are still relevant. If Harald needs to spank for those, he can just come on over ;)
 
Here is the latest correspondence between the 2 of us.

Originally Posted by Lopann
I will forsure, sorry again seriously, doubt you would want to but i would do business with you again, if that means anything. Sorry about the misunderstanding.


Quote:
Originally Posted by SPJ
Keep the money and enjoy the lights.
No need to continue with this. I now know I had better activate the function for PM notifications AND not rely on automated emails from Fed Ex.



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Originally Posted by Lopann
I realize now i may have jumped the gun a bit on the boi thread, and for that i appologize. But can you see how i was kind of in the dark? I know you thought you sent emails, but i got none that were sent.
Like i said i dont do a ton of business on fauna, and so i didnt know what to think when i was not contacted within a few days, as all of the other forums i frequent once a transaction is initiated is usually paid for and shipped within a few days. And there is usually frequent pming between parties, and the past transactions ive done on fauna have been, even for low dollar items.
If you like i can paypal you $50.00 as an apology, i know it cannot make up for the business that the thread may or may not take from you, but atleast reimburse you for some of the additional things and show you my apology is sincere. But thats about all i can do.
I am by no means a noobie trader, i have feedback elsewhere, and many people who will vouch for me, im sorry i am used to doing buisness on a quicker time scale.
I read the boi rules and there really was not alot of guidance, it says this to post an inquiry, and i had already done business with you, so sorry the title was out of line.
"Inquiry - you are looking for information on the listed person or business. Perhaps you are considering doing business with them and would like some feedback.<BR>"
Like i said in the thread it was not my intention to rep bash you on purpose, i just wanted to know what was going on.
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It is settled. Did I like the jump to the BOI about this....no....but he has apologized and I have admitted that I should have followed up better so let's let this thread die now.

Thanks.
 
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