• 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.

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Is it effecting you area? Here in NE Ohio today was extremely bad. Looks like an all day fog on cloudy day here and it is supposed to be 70 plus sunshine. Wife's asthma been triggered a couple times with just a short amount of time out doors.
 
Yes. If you just looked at the temps and humidity outside you'd think it was a beautiful day. Walk out and the code red air quality + stink of plastic drives you back indoors. We run HEPA filters on the HVAC which helps.

My husband has had respiratory issues for a while now. Not quite asthma, not COVID-related or anything, just started hitting last summer. It's affecting him a lot more than me.
 
Nothing down here in north Florida. Just really hot temps, but the air seems pretty clean.
 
Really bad here in central WI. AQI is 193 right now, was like 225 today. Even looking across the yard you can see that the air is smoky, and can't see to the other end of the neighboring farmer's field. Local events are being canceled:

MADISON: Concerts on the Square postponed from Wednesday night to Thursday night
MADISON: Olbrich Botanical Gardens Summer Concert canceled for Tuesday night; will be rescheduled to later date
MADISON: Olbrich Botanical Gardens tram services and Discovery Cart not available Wednesday
MADISON: All MSCR programming canceled Wednesday, no MMSD summer semester classes including ESY, virtual programming also canceled, MMSD athletic practices and programming canceled
MADISON: Wednesday night Noel Gallagher and Garbage concert at Breese Stevens Field canceled; ticketholders should check e-mail for refund information
MADISON: Madison Mallards game scheduled for Wednesday night postponed, rescheduled to July 17 at 6:05 p.m.; tickets for Wednesday 6/28 game will be valid on July 17.
MADISON: The Madison Ultimate Frisbee Association canceled all games for June 28.
MIDDLETON: Pool closed and swim lessons canceled Wednesday, additional decisions on Wednesday PM programs to be made at 2 p.m.
MONONA: Monona Pool closed Wednesday
SHOREWOOD HILLS: Tennis program classes canceled Wednesday morning, will be made up on Friday. Wednesday classes planned to resume at 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
BELOIT: Krueger Pool closed Tuesday and Wednesday
BELOIT: Beloit Tide Swim Team and Krueger Pool canceled Wednesday and Thursday morning
BELOIT: Vernon Park Playground Program canceled Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon
BELOIT: Wacky Wednesday at Leeson Park canceled
BELOIT: Parks, Recreation and Conservation Advisory Commission public meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 28 moved from Vernon Park to indoors at Grinnell Hall Senior Center.
EDGERTON: Arts Council's Concert in the Park rescheduled to July 5
 
AQI is much better yesterday and today here. My wife was hacking away from working on the docks most the day last Tuesday when it was really bad. I have a friend in Wisconsin telling me how bad it was there John.

I live about 9 miles from Lake Erie. Depending on the wind my area can get heavy.
 
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