• 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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  • charlene.dourty
    Hey Bob,
    I would like to post that I enjoy my new snake from you but Im still waiting for closure from you on our last transaction. Female Albino almost breedable for $750. I have yet to see a refund check in the mail...and I would imagine giving you over a year to do it was plenty of time. Please get back with me. I haven't forgotten out original deal.
    deobra2869
    Bob I love my new enchi you are the best!!!
    Anybody considering getting an animal from Bob buy with confidence!!! You will receive a gorgeous well cared for quality animal :)
    Deobra
    OakRidgeSnakes
    Morning Bob,

    Got any good snakes for sale? My niece is looking for a spider or a bumble bee. Not iven sure if you have those morphs in your stable, but I thought I would ask.
    morph evolution
    good to hear,its finally comin to a finish of the year..hatching out some more babies..dont really know what they are yet but gonna post up some pics later..good to hear you are well.talk to you soon...
    p.s. pssst what did u pick up?
    Dawn Zimmerman
    Things with Riley have been touch and go. The vet thought the infection in his mouth and the RI were gone before we left town only to be called by the vet who was boarding him that the bacterial infection in his mouth had spread into his skull... doing everything I can... :(
    Daequix
    Hi Bob,

    Thanks for the karma! :) much appreciated! And beautiful pied in your avie here!
    joseydiann
    Good to hear, naaa I would def. love to have him but no cash for a while and nothing to trade really but some veiled chams, and corns about to hatch! Will have some beautiful dragons in about 3 months but..
    Dawn Zimmerman
    I don't know Bob. I talked to a guy who runs another site and he thinks from how I described Riley and the fact that the vet told me he was anorexic that Riley has been starved for months! I have only had him a month and he probably wasn't eating due to the abscess in his mouth probably from the previous owner feeding him live. The vet relayed to me via the assistant today that he cannot tell for sure whether or not Riley has only not eaten for a month or so or 2 or more months. All I can do is follow the vets instructions and pray. The waiting sucks. Thanks for asking, Bob. :)
    Dawn Zimmerman
    I had been thinking about checking out the group tattoo'd freaks. Noticed you are in that one, is that a pretty active group?
    Dawn Zimmerman
    I just finished reading the BOI thread Amanda started on Shawn. Took me about 2 hours to read through and my head is spinning. Yikes! Even though there is no Midwest Connection group, I do hope you will stop by my profile to keep me in the know on what you're doing! I will try and do the same. :)
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