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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.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

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    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

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    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

Disgusted with Banner ad on this site...

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These people are advertising and selling one eyed and no eyed turtles and are proud of it! Obviously they are severely inbred. Some of the turtles they are selling do make good pets but COME ON, Red-eared Sliders have became a major burden on Rescue Groups just like Green Iguanas & Burmese Pythons. Selling these is bad enough but to sell ones that are defective is really low.

:angry:TurtleSale.com
 
Wow...I never even pay attention to ads but now that you bring it up you have a great point. That is pretty ridiculous. The advertiser should be removed...
 
Its not a banner on the Fauna system - its a Google banner ad that runs in a rotation.

It is possible to block that ad through the AdSense control panel.
 
Or even better, every time you see the ad displayed, click on it. Rich will get a little money from Google and the owner of the website will have to pay for the click.
Kind of a win win situation as long as you don't actually buy anything from the site.
 
Clay Davenport said:
Or even better, every time you see the ad displayed, click on it. Rich will get a little money from Google and the owner of the website will have to pay for the click.
Kind of a win win situation as long as you don't actually buy anything from the site.
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:rofl: Never thought of it that way.
 
I use the same thing on my site to help offset the hosting costs and all. I also get a few ads we would consider unsavory. One for instance was a company that sold snake skin products. Billfolds, trinkets, and whatnot. I could have blocked the ads from being displayed on my site, but I figured why bother? No one visiting my site is going to buy anything from them, and any time someone clicked on the ad to see what it was I got a few pennies and it cost them a little more than that.
I haven't seen those particular ads show up on my site in a while, so I tend to think they discovered it was not a viable advertising source and quit the program, which was just as good.

I have however blocked ads from Peta and the HSUS, just because they are our mortal enemies and I don't want anyone encouraged to go there for any reason even if it is to put a few pennies in my pocket.
Everything else is fair game though. I don't mind Petco or the guy selling snake skins helping me pay server costs.
 
I agree Tim, the ad and the folks behind it are disgusting. This is another reason on my list of why I will not use Google ads on my site. I'd rather pay the hosting fee each month than have to look at ads for one eyed turtles and snake skin trinkets, yucko.
 
Clay Davenport said:
Or even better, every time you see the ad displayed, click on it. Rich will get a little money from Google and the owner of the website will have to pay for the click.
Kind of a win win situation as long as you don't actually buy anything from the site.
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Actually mentioning this is illegal and can get your advertising privledges pulled.

That post along with this one ought to be removed.

I've had sites lose their advertising for saying things like this, just a suggestion.
 
boybronco said:
Actually mentioning this is illegal and can get your advertising privledges pulled.

That post along with this one ought to be removed.

I've had sites lose their advertising for saying things like this, just a suggestion.
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Its not illegal.

It violates Googles TOS for their AdSense program.

Clay saying it isn't an issue since Clay isn't the owner of nor in the employ of Fauna Classifieds. It would be a problem if Rich made a similar statement.
 
Scott is absolutely right. It isn't even remotely illegal. While if I said the same thing on my site it could cost me my account with Google since that would be a violation of their TOS, I can encourage clicking on them all I want here because I in no way benefit from those clicks.
There's a huge difference between violating a terms of service agreement, which hasn't been done here, and actually breaking the law, which is the definition of illegal.
 
boybronco said:
ought to be removed.
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Scott has a good analysis; it is neither illegal; nor when done by us a violation of anyone's TOS.

And I do not think it ought to be removed. It is a thoughtful way to deal with people who advertise to make money off of handicapped animals not apparently to benefit the animals themselves but it seems for commercial purposes..

I do not know exactly how adsense works but it seems to target words we use while talking. Here, from one of their ads:



Google AdSense is a fast and easy way for website publishers of all sizes to display relevant Google ads on their website's content pages and earn money. Because the ads are related to what your visitors are looking for on your site — or matched to the characteristics and interests of the visitors your content attracts — you'll finally have a way to both monetize and enhance your content pages



I have noticed before that these ads reflect our conversations. If we talk about turtles, we might get the ad in question. If we talk about birds, or playground equipment, or recipes, somehow a program picks up on that and the ads reflect what we are talking about.
 
lucille said:
I have noticed before that these ads reflect our conversations. If we talk about turtles, we might get the ad in question. If we talk about birds, or playground equipment, or recipes, somehow a program picks up on that and the ads reflect what we are talking about.
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What conversation was it that initiated the dove womens deodorant add??? :rofl:
 
I have to say I didn't realize it was a google ad until someone mentioned it. That's just disgusting that they actually advertise it as some kind of valuable trait. They also advertise in Reptiles Magazine.

Double LY said:
Probably some "fecal" talk over on the BOI :D
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That's great...I haven't seen the Dove ad pop up yet.
 
Here's a good one. I got an add for "Pro Extender" penis enlargement system on a page I'm working on about reptile genetics. I don't know how talk about Punnett squares and possible hets draws an ad to enlarge your penis, but apparently Google sees a connection somewhere. :rofl:

It is however, the first of what I would consider an adult oriented ad to show up on my site. I would think Google wouldn't allow it. I think I'll block it regardless, I just don't want that one on there.
 
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