• 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.

Wath Out For Dt Thomas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DThomas said:
Thank you for being the first to test out the re-introduced immediate fine and suspension.

Of course, no one take posts from an admitted THEIF seriously. Nice try though.
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I would agree, he asked for the door, looks like he found it. :thumbsup:
 
Damnit Dennis! Would you quit banning these jerkoffs so fast and give me a chance to boot one now and again?!!?? Share the love a little buddy! :rofl:
 
Dr Owens said:
Damnit Dennis! Would you quit banning these jerkoffs so fast and give me a chance to boot one now and again?!!?? Share the love a little buddy! :rofl:
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I'll call you next time...lol
 
What I can't figure out is if this doesn't affect him why does he sound so mad? I think he is spending all his money on food for the animals he can't sell now and can't afford to pay me what he owes me LOL. It's kinda funny, he says he is justified in not giving me back my money, but I think he just doesn't have the money to do it. Any one else seen any of his posts to sell animals on other boards let me know via PM and I'll post about him on the ones I haven't done so already.

Jerry
 
Can he be banned from posting here? Maybe we can get back to talking and learning about what we came here for. I'm sure we will know if he comes back under another name or IP address and can ban him again. Personally I'm quite tired of him.

Jerry
 
umn...

ScottsSerpents said:
My good custermers know me and know that I am a good guy and they are laughing at all this!!!!!!
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someone has probably already said this: what good customers?

And could we all quit "the hee hee, you're TEH* GAY" stuff already? I have many a gay and bisexual friend, and it is just flat out discrimination. Might as well start slandering people's religions already. Cripes.

*intentional misspelling of "the" ;)
 
tail shaker said:
Ahhh, but that is where you are wrong "Varnyard". What the fuck kinda name is that anyway? This is exactly the kinda shit that belongs on the Board Of Idiots. All you people do is waste a lot of time chattering about mindless bullshit. You serve no purpose! I have watched you guys bash many a good name and its all for not. You guys bashed me for at least a month. It didn't affect me. I still have a steady client base of repeat customers that know me. Do you think any of my customers or the customers of any of these other good people that you so casually judge are going to cancel their orders because the Board of Idiots says that they are bad? Your kidding yourselves. Keep on yappin'. This is exactly where this belongs. Here with all the other pointless drama. Im just glad for once that Dickhead D Thomas is gettin a bit of it. Don't worry though D. It won't matter. Noone takes you dumbasses seriously anyway.
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hey I take it seriously.
I have been reading all about you.
I have learned a lot by reading what you do and say.
So the next time I get back into reptiles, I will accept money.
I will not send the animals. I will admit to being a thief.
I will come to the BOI and show my @$$.
I will come to the BOI and say what a total waste of time it is.
I will curse everyone out.
and if what you say is true.... then the customers should all come out of the woodwork and fall in line just to try and send me their hard earned money.
Then I will not ship them a thing and I will repeat the whole cycle all over again. I figure by 1 year I should be a millionaire. That is, if what you say is true.
 
darkbloodwyvern said:
And could we all quit "the hee hee, you're TEH* GAY" stuff already? I have many a gay and bisexual friend, and it is just flat out discrimination. Might as well start slandering people's religions already.
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Unnecessary yes, discrimination no.

Griz
 
Guys I will ask again, why is this thread still on the BOI? It has nothing to do with the thread starter inquiring or reporting bad business with Dennis.
 
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