• 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.
Cheryl Marchek AKA JM

Cheryl Marchek AKA JM

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  • Laura Fopiano
    Hey stranger! Bry and I were just talking about you and were wondering how you were doing in Bama! Hard to believe that I've been in the south for almost 7 years now. Has your boy graduated college yet? Have you gotten used to living in the south? Would love to catch up!
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    Cheryl,
    The 4 het albino and 4 50% het pied girls have been received and all are doing well. It was a pleasure working with you and hope we can work together in the future.
    Thank you very much!
    Melinda
    Hi Cheryl, quick update on the 4 50% het axanthic girls. They are looking fat and glowing. The male is doing his best to keep up with them. Will let you know if any lay and what hatchs out.
    Cheryl Marchek AKA JM
    They've never been in a glass tank before~ always in tubs in a rack~ so that may have thrown them off. Glad they are going well for you now! If you want them in glass tanks~ they are fat little girls and it won't hurt them at all to miss a few meals while you acclimate them to the new environment~ but make sure they have a good tight hide and thermal gradient!
    Glad they are doing well for you!
    D
    Hey Cheryl, I just wanted to give a quick update on the girls I got from you... 2 of the het pieds didn't want to eat for me for a little while... Which didn't scare me too much considering they were chubby little buggers... But I switched those 2 over from glass tanks to tubs and now they're eating just fine on live rat pups for me. All the others are doing great too! Thanks again.
    F
    Hell Cheryl My name is Carl Hill and I bought some live rats from you last year and was in need of some more. I was wanting to know what you have available right now.
    Thank you, Carl Hill
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