• 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.

What do y'all look like?

What do reptile keepers look like? (More than 1 OK)

  • They have tattoos

    Votes: 357 57.6%

  • They wear jeans

    Votes: 379 61.1%

  • They have long hair

    Votes: 170 27.4%

  • They carry scam detectors

    Votes: 77 12.4%

  • No britches

    Votes: 40 6.5%

  • Hand pressed Ralph Lauren button down oxfords (this is what I wore)

    Votes: 51 8.2%

  • They look like good citizens

    Votes: 273 44.0%

  • They look like troublemakers

    Votes: 189 30.5%

  • They look like Hell's Angels

    Votes: 131 21.1%

  • Depends if they keep snakes or turtles

    Votes: 198 31.9%

  • I know 'em when I see 'em, I can always tell

    Votes: 151 24.4%

  • Britches embroidered with snakes

    Votes: 38 6.1%

  • I dunno, I just keep parakeets

    Votes: 21 3.4%

  • They look like Lucille

    Votes: 40 6.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 147 23.7%
  • Total voters
    620
Haley3k1 said:
I think it's rather funny also that someone would have a stereotype of what a reptile keeper should look like. I've seen all kinds of people at reptile shows. I don't think there's any one look that a reptile keeper has. I will say that usually, in my experience, reptile breeders are men or tom boyish/ tough looking women. I think people are surprised to know that I breed snakes. Breeders at reptile shows often ignore me because they don't think I'm there to buy. It's rather annoying. I even had one guy ask me if I could afford a snake when I asked to see it. :angry: Needless to say I was very offended and went to buy the same morph at a different booth. I'm a girly girl so I guess I see why people might think I'm not there to buy. Most of the girly girls I see at shows are scared of every snake. I started buying snakes when I was 16 (I'm 21 now). That might also be a reason. People really need to broaden their minds though lol. There are several breeders that would've gotten my money if they treated me like they treat a "stereotypical" looking breeder.
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So what do you look like, besides girly girl or non stereotypical? LOL
 
This is me, Hi!
 

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My life: Sports first, then snakes (reptiles and amphibians in general), Star Wars, sex, and sinning. The order is subject to change depending on what mood my girlfriend is in (hates snakes and Star Wars, good with the other three). If that's TMI, then fantastic. And, I look like a quintessential millennial, (a.k.a. I always look like I'm dressed up to go to a bar and bother the opposite sex, undercut come-over haircut, metrosexual/frat boy/hipster dress, etc). I've embraced a sect of Catholicism called Notre Dame football. We worship every Saturday in the fall.

God, Country, Notre Dame (and reptiles and Star Wars)
 
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