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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.

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This is from Timo, Bert's son:

Dear readers,
It is with great difficulty that I must inform you all that Bert is currently in the hospital. He has been fighting colon cancer for almost 3 years now, and it has spread thru his body. His liver is affected the most at this time. We are hoping for the best at this time of course, but the latest prognosis is not good. So please keep him and us in your thoughts during these tough weeks.
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Dear people,
It is with the greatest difficulty that I must inform you all that Bert Langerwerf is currently very sick in the hospital in Alabaster, Alabama. He has fought colon cancer for almost 3 years now, and is currently hanging on to life. He is surrounded by friends and family 24 hours a day. We all hope the best for him of course. But the prognosis is that there is just a few days or weeks left before Bert passes on. Please feel free to sign our guestbook on our website www.agamainternational.com and keep us in your thoughts during this tough time. A book will be published about his life story in a few months. It was one of the many projects he has worked on for the past years, together with Russ from Oklahoma.
Sincerely,
Timo Langerwerf
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As many of you know, Bert is a long time friend of mine. This is very hard to post here, but many of you need to know about him. :(

Please keep Bert in your thoughts and prayers, his family and friends are also having a hard time right now, so please add them as well.

Thanks guys.
 
Im so sorry bobby :(

This is very sad to hear....... I Will think of him and send all my best wishes out to him and his family and friends. *Big Hugs*
 
Mooing Tricycle said:
Im so sorry bobby :(

This is very sad to hear....... I Will think of him and send all my best wishes out to him and his family and friends. *Big Hugs*
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Thanks Alicia, it means a bunch to many of us.
 
Sorry to hear this Bobby.

You and his family are in my thoughts.
 
Sorry to hear this bad news..........
 
I had the pleasure of meeting Bert in Daytona and talking with him after the show. Bobby you were with me and introduced us. I will keep him, his family, and friends in my prayers.
 
Bert, Hester, and their family have been, and will continue to be in our prayers and in our hearts.
 
Laura Fopiano said:
I had the pleasure of meeting Bert in Daytona and talking with him after the show. Bobby you were with me and introduced us. I will keep him, his family, and friends in my prayers.
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I was there too, Bobby was proud to be able to introduce Bert to his friends from the West Coast. Bert's family and friends are in our prayers.
 
I got a wonderful Argentine Black and White Tegu from Bert several years ago. I never met him in person, but just from correspondence I could tell he is a very kind and caring person. My thoughts are with him and his family.

Jon Van Laarhoven
 
Truly bad news............

I've known Bert for alot of years and his knowledge and professionalism is one of a kind. I wish him and his family the best.

Scott Sweeney
 
I'm sorry Bobby. That's tough.

Bert is a great guy, and he will be missed in the community.
 
Hey Bobby, I'm sad to hear the bad news. I know just how much he means to you and how he's inspired you. I'll have you both in my thoughts and prayers.

Stay strong buddy......
 
Hello

Hello,

It is very bad & sad news. I have not had the opportunity to meet him yet, but we have been corresponding via email for over a year now. He is a very generous & kind man, & he is a fighter for sure.



Tracie
 
Bad news guys, as of 2:45 pm CST my long time good friend Bert Langerwerf passed away. It's a sad day in the reptile world, he was 66 years old and a great man, he will be missed.

Some pictures of him that show the man that many of us respected highly and called a good friend:
 

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Bert will be so missed. Sorry, Punkin. I know you're hurting right now. Thank you for letting us know.
 
Bobby, I'm so very sorry to hear this news. My brief encounters with Bert in Daytona were always pleasant and learning experiences and he will be greatly missed by many. My condolences on your loss of a close friend. Thanks for posting the photos...he truly was one of a kind.
 
Sorry to hear this news. Makes the world feel just a little bit colder now.
 
Very unhappy news..... We need more positive influences in our world like he and his have been.
 
Bobby im so sorry for the loss of such a great man. This is horrible news. I Truly wish i had a chance to meet him. *hugs* I am sorry to the Family as well. my condolences to all of you. *hug*
 
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