• 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 WARNING....Nick Nistico "Precision reptile labs"

simplechamp said:
I agree with Brandi. The whole point of this thread should be to prove your case. You can choose not to, but your argument will lose almost all of it's weight.

I know I'm probably coming off as antagonistic (not my intention at all), but posting a BOI badguy thread is a big deal. BOI threads can make or break people, and no one should be condemned without a fair, objective judgement.

Let me say again I hope this matter works out for you, and you get whatever you are entitled to.
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Ditto.
 
First off, if you indeed have pending court case, I wouldnt be plastering it all over the internet as of yet. I am sure your lawyer wouldnt be happy about it. Work things out with your lawyer and get whats due then you can come here and post all you want.
Just my humble advice kiddo....
 
Thank you norsmis for understanding that i cant post it all till i am settles. This story about nick is to show you all that he should not be delt with.
 
snakeboy12 said:
Thank you norsmis for understanding that i cant post it all till i am settles. This story about nick is to show you all that he should not be delt with.
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What have you shown, again? Forgive me, but I've read this thread a few times and missed it. Perhaps it would be best to just let it fade until after the cout case and maybe them you can provide something...anything to substantiate your claims.
 
Josh, I am glad to hear that you do have verification..

Good luck with your case


but next time.. wait till you CAN post any evidence before starting a thread like this.
 
When I was in highschool I used to go to a local sub shop for lunch. One day one of the sandwich makers was using the restroom when I went to take a leak. He quickly zipped up, headed straight for the door and back to making sandwiches. When I walked back into main dining area, I mentioned to some of my friends that they might want to eat somewhere else. Everytime the shop was brought up in conversation after that, I relayed the events of that day.
I see this as a similar situation. The OP obviosuly feels that he is owed money, otherwise he wouldn't be taking this to court. He also feels that in the mean time, people who might deal with Nick should be aware of what they are dealing with. I too would like to see some proof, but without it we have to draw our own conclusions.
If this does go to court, will everyone be satisfied when proof is posted? Will anyone who deals with Nick between now and then think "Man, I wish I knew he was like that before I dealt with him"?
Personally, I want to know that the hands weren't washed before I find a pube in my sandwich, and if someone says that the guy didn't wash his hands, I am going to steer clear. If I do decide to eat there, I am going to be looking for a curly before every bite.
 
i've always felt that one of the great things about BOI is that either party has a chance to display their side of the story.. so i would vote we invite nick over here, and i see a LOT of ads posted by nick (or some representative of nick), so i'm sure you could respond to one of his ads with something like "there's a dispute involving you that requires your attention at: FaunaClassifieds.com/blahblahblah" or something like that.. i mean if every other attempt to contact him has failed. i know if i were nick, i'd want to have a chance to lay my side of the story out.. and that may be all it takes to find a quick solution to the problem.. nick may realize a misunderstanding, and pay him.. or explain what the misunderstanding was so that nick doesn't have to pay him, or something... it would atleast bring this particular thread to a quicker and more fair result.. although if it's a court case with lawyers, i'm sure there are certain things they can't/shouldn't talk about.. but it's worth a shot imo. i was just about to inquire about a few animals nick owns.. but now i'd love to see this worked out first. i waited 3 days for nick to show up, but he hasn't yet.. so if noone else feels comfortable asking nick, i could mention something to him while i ask about his animals.. ?? let me know.
 
I find no discomfort in contacting someone to get their side, but I am not going to do it. It isn't my place. If Nick can only be contacted through an ad when he is trying to sell something, then that tells me more than I could find out from him in email. Maybe if he repsonded to the OP he would know this was here. Hell, if he responded to the OP, this might not be here at all.
 
Since i am going to serve nick without him knowing, i would rather you not tell him this till he has been served but anyways, nick has been kicked off fauna so he cant come in yet.
 
wow

oh wow, i didn't know that.. that's not a good sign, heh. anyway, i will respect your wishes and not contact him about it.. i'll keep an eye on how this turns out though, so please keep us posted.
 
snakeboy12 said:
Since i am going to serve nick without him knowing, i would rather you not tell him this till he has been served but anyways, nick has been kicked off fauna so he cant come in yet.
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You have to be kidding, right?
Do you think that only the people posting to this thread are the 2598 views this thread has had?
Do you think that none of those people have contacted him already?
Somehow I think you should have thought this through a little further before posting. I'd be very suprised if he has not already read this thread through for a good chuckle.
 
DreamDrownedAtHotmail said:
i've always felt that one of the great things about BOI is that either party has a chance to display their side of the story.. so i would vote we invite nick over here, and i see a LOT of ads posted by nick (or some representative of nick), so i'm sure you could respond to one of his ads with something like "there's a dispute involving you that requires your attention at: FaunaClassifieds.com/blahblahblah" or something like that.. i mean if every other attempt to contact him has failed. i know if i were nick, i'd want to have a chance to lay my side of the story out.. and that may be all it takes to find a quick solution to the problem.. nick may realize a misunderstanding, and pay him.. or explain what the misunderstanding was so that nick doesn't have to pay him, or something... it would atleast bring this particular thread to a quicker and more fair result.. although if it's a court case with lawyers, i'm sure there are certain things they can't/shouldn't talk about.. but it's worth a shot imo. i was just about to inquire about a few animals nick owns.. but now i'd love to see this worked out first. i waited 3 days for nick to show up, but he hasn't yet.. so if noone else feels comfortable asking nick, i could mention something to him while i ask about his animals.. ?? let me know.
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I have lifted the ban on "Precision Reptile Labs". But if this member comes right back in belittling this site and/or it's members, the ban will go back into effect.
 
Josh never worked for me, he is a child, he stole rodents from my freezer and animals from my cages. I will not tolerate this type of disrespect. Dont believe me, ask vegas chad?
 
Precision Reptile Labs said:
Josh never worked for me, he is a child, he stole rodents from my freezer and animals from my cages. I will not tolerate this type of disrespect. Dont believe me, ask vegas chad?
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Why should anyone have to contact vegas chad?

Certainly if this is true then either you or nick can easily post a copy of the police report for review.

Doh, don't tell me you guys forgot to call the cops?
 
Nick - Please register your own account.
This particular forum requires that the poster include his/her full name with each post. Given the number of times you have already posted under Jerry's account, it will always be questioned which one of you it is...and that is an unacceptable situation - we all have to own our words here.
 
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