• 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.

Inquiry Nick Lillis – XtremVipereXotics

SobekSerpents said:
You're nicer than I am. Why apologize for how someone else has handled themselves? You did exactly what anyone else would do.

I see some back peddling in order to save face on his part. Maybe he's a genuine guy, but I didn't buy that "chaco" tegu because of all the red flags he set off for me.

Something is fishy, nice guy or not.
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I have a bad habit of feeling bad if I accidentally offended someone. Was not and has never been my intent to make someone feel bad about their looks.
 
SofaKing said:
So Nick is viewing this thread right now, but yet doesn't want to provide proof of permits..

Nor does he have anything else to say, I guess tomorrow New Jersey Fish and Game gets an email with this link.
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Seriously? You're really threatening to get NJ Fish and game involved? Why should he say anything at this point? You need to find a hobby that helps you fill your free time. Oh wait, maybe threatening people is your hobby.
 
This is what they do here..Did the same with me and my medical license..and reporting me... and Parrots of the World and the Veterinary Board...

Nick ....You're a great guy doing a great service with your Dad ..I'm happy to consider you guys friends...

Just stay away from here...You will never win or convince anyone no matter what you write...And you don't need these guys ....

I'll see you soon. ...

Happy Holidays !!
 
Brunner
Weren't you the one caught looking at Fauna when you told everyone you were in surgery?
 
Haha

YES..You guys caught me ...Operating and being on Fauna... ....Also faking documents ..All while patients are asleep...You guys on Fauna busted me....

How did I fool the Thousands of Patients I have seen over the years ...??

Go Fauna !!!! Police the world !!!

Pathetic

Stay away Nick....See what I mean
 
3240 said:
Seriously? You're really threatening to get NJ Fish and game involved? Why should he say anything at this point? You need to find a hobby that helps you fill your free time. Oh wait, maybe threatening people is your hobby.
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Hey, it's the butt plug from another thread...
 
SofaKing said:
So Nick is viewing this thread right now, but yet doesn't want to provide proof of permits..

Nor does he have anything else to say, I guess tomorrow New Jersey Fish and Game gets an email with this link.
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You should definitely send a link of this thread to New Jersey Fish and Game now. I'm sure you'll have huge credibility when they see you calling another member a butt plug.
 
I suggest that mike and john take their squabbles to pms, rather than trash yet another BOI thread, is this two today already? Or three?
Please lets just stay on the topic at hand!
Thank you
 
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