• 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.

I’m being INVESTIGATED!

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I’m being INVESTIGATED!

I can’t get over this! I want to purchase a female Cuban boa and sent the money through PayPal goods and services. I get an email saying there is a hold on this transaction to “comply with government regulations.” ALL BECAUSE I PUT “0.1 CUBAN BOA” in the notes. Like I and/or the seller are terrorists. I am not kidding!
 
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Gee, I don't know why anyone would consider it a paranoid conspiracy theory when someone who claim they fear the government is looking over their shoulder 24/7...... ;)
 
Usually does, should of used the Latin name and they dont think you are a terrorist it just due to the embargo that was lifted
 
Cancel the purchase and do it over without using the word Cuban. I once had a shipment of Iranian newts stopped at the senders post office. When they were reshipped as Neurergus kaisieri they went through no problem.
 
Everyone needs to use scientific names for all shipments. I couldn’t cancel and resend. The funds weren’t released for 3 days.
 
Oh geez. Now I can't remember what my transaction was called for my recently purchased snake, but it did not include the latin name. Transaction was for an Elaphe schrenckii aka Russian rat snake.
 
I know it’s over and done with, but I spent 3 full days feeling very ill-at-ease. So many people think government scrutiny can’t happen to them; well, obviously it can, and for no justifiable reason, and without probable cause.

Here’s something interesting for everyone to think about. Lack of Privacy was a topic of research and discussion in the HS Senior English Seminar I taught last semester. 26 out of 27 students (aged 17-18) said they had no problem/did not care that the government was screening their “data transmissions” because it keeps them safe (not IF, which requires oversight and probable cause, but BECAUSE, which assumes the government is only doing it for the betterment/increased safety of our society.) This is the generation that will be in charge during my twilight years. (I’m 54)
We are so f***** .
 
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DLenaRuth999s said:
This is the generation that will be in charge during my twilight years....
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I agree...those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it. The younger folks are growing up media-savvy, but not always with an appreciation of what "Big Brother" is all about. And if you diminish public education by relaxing standards & siphoning money off to voucher programs, you can be sure there is even less awareness...(now who would do a thing like that? :eek:) And those who don't remember what walls can do* might think that's ok too? *Are you keeping people out...or in? :face_palm_02: I'm right there with ya...
 
I'm with you on the privacy issue. It is disturbing. Has been disturbing for many years. That isn't a laughing matter. Not in the least.

However, in relation to our reptiles, I'm waiting for the notice telling me my Russian has been expelled. :rolleyes:
 
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