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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"

Get Sum said:
First off, Nice car Ken, I had one of those back in High School when they first came out about 15 years ago. Are you a rent-a-cop or something of that nature? You speak your words with such authority. If and when I actually do threaten someone on this ridiculous site, you will be the first to know. Hoping to eventually cross paths with someone is not a threat by any means. Hey, Happy New Year. A new episode of cops is now on, Gotta go!
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If this site is so ridiculous to you, get out and stay out. One more quip like that and it won't be voluntary on your part.
 
Still here Chucky

critical bill said:
Doh, antagonizing a moderator. Thats gonna cost ya!

Arrivederci! (that's Italian for: So long, you've been BANNED)

Wish I could say it was nice knowing you...but it really wasn't!
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This will be my last and final post on this particular thread. I have spoken with Josh and have advised him to stop any further post as well as it is getting him no-where. Chucky, Its time for you to either move on to another thread or grow up. I would hope you are mature enough to choose the later.
 
Get Sum said:
This will be my last and final post on this particular thread. I have spoken with Josh and have advised him to stop any further post as well as it is getting him no-where. Chucky, Its time for you to either move on to another thread or grow up. I would hope you are mature enough to choose the later.
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Thank you.

If Josh wants to listen to yet another stranger... I wish him luck. My advice to him would be to stop listening to anyone other than his parents because he is underage and I know nothing about the situation other than what he's saying.....just to enlighten you: You may be looking for trouble yourself by interferring.

I would encourage him to take everything that YOU say with a grain of salt, or he may find himself out of the frying pan into the fire. I am no stranger to predators acting as if they are "befriending" someone.
 
Get Sum said:
This will be my last and final post on this particular thread. I have spoken with Josh and have advised him to stop any further post as well as it is getting him no-where. Chucky, Its time for you to either move on to another thread or grow up. I would hope you are mature enough to choose the later.
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You don't belong advising anyone anything. You and Nick are no different from each other. You're a nut that likes to repeatedly threaten people - just like your pal Nick likes to do. Josh should be advised to stay away from you - because you are a bad influence.

And where is your public apology to Ken and Rich? You owe them one!
 
critical bill said:
And where is your public apology to Ken and Rich? You owe them one!
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I don't need any apology. What I need is for all this interpersonal sniping crap to cease on this site. Questioning the authenticity and credibility of someone is one thing, but when it degenerates into a pissing match and chest beating, then take it to private correspondence or somewhere else where it will not detract from the purpose of this forum. :NoNo:
 
Glad to read what type of business people Precision Reptiles are, no thanks. I was just thinking of taking advantage of their "special" probably a scam.
 
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