tim brophy
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Just read this thread. Gotta say it was an absolute waste of time.
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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.
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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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Wilomn
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I'm not on Dan's list but I'd like to think we're friends. As far as that wonderful man John, he's a bit crude on occasion, but his knowledge and animals are top knotch.
Had a momentary flashback there, but it turned out to be a bit of clam working its way down the ol chute, if you get my meaning. Poor tommy, he's not bringing even his C game anymore.
Had a momentary flashback there, but it turned out to be a bit of clam working its way down the ol chute, if you get my meaning. Poor tommy, he's not bringing even his C game anymore.
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Your signed it Jasballs but your name here says brian. Are you the John this thread is about or brian?
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Black Adder
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err his profile says brain not brian....lol
so with a fake name of brain s smash he is not even complying with the boi rules
never mind that it may even be Pecanic in disguise!
Join date Jan 2016?
smells like fish, tastes like fish
just maybe fish!
I typed brain I guess my phone corrected it for me. That's what I get for not proof reading.
Black Adder
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And he is down and out for the count
Might be an interesting Friday night here.....
Might be an interesting Friday night here.....
Whoever he was, he didn't last too long!
The IP address of this fake registration hails from Blackwood, New Jersey. I know who I believe it was.
guruza
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Idk, if the SS in page 1 are true i would not be dealing with that dude.
Is John stranahan from nj? Sorry I have no flippin clue who he is or where he's from. I don't own a single snake so I'm not part of that part of the reptile world!
LauraB
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Laughing my buns off. What a waste of BOI space.
Yes. Probably one of the top people in the BP world but he's got more than a bit of attitude and is rather abrasive. I'd also bet based on the SS posted that the people involved were merely poking fun at each other.
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The one about letting animals die wasn't poking fun though. I agree he does have an attitude, to the point of viciously attacking and degrading you over your thermostat choice, I personally don't like the guy or his friends but it seems Tom just lies in wait to attack anyone he can.
I can understand giving up when you find out you have cancer, that's a very hard blow, but he should have sold them down to a much more manageable level or asked someone to care for them not let them die. I read the post that first screen shot was taken from, he mentioned the death of the snakes (not how many though) at least twice.
I know. He's not the first to lose animals due to personal issues arising from grief, depression, illness, etc. Sadly he won't be the last. There, but for the grade of God, go I...
Yes, this.
Every human can hypothetically fall into a state of reduced emotional and/or physical capacity. Until a person goes through it or has observed it closely, it can be difficult to understand. While it is still their responsibility to provide care to their wards, it is not a state that is reasoned into...nor reasoned out of. I count myself as fortunate thus far.
I haven't been here in quite some time, and am out of the loop. I do not believe, however, that John is one of the top people in the BP world. Having an attitude and abrasive is difficult to deal with, but the brand of humor in the "poking fun" is inappropriate for someone that is conducting business online. I have no problems with John. I have read many informative posts from him, and I love the way he tells it like it is when he sees something wrong. I somehow got added to several new BP facebook pages over the past year or so, and don't know how, and my timeline is filled with awesome pictures of amazing animals. With that though, comes a bunch of dirty DIRTY posts that would turn my attention to other vendors if I were in the market for a ball python.
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