HerpVenue
New member
I am just wondering why Adam always brings up my home life.
oh yeah.....here is why
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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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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.
An overhaul and new way of using the Warning System
- Thread starter WebSlave
- Start date
oh yeah.....here is why
HerpVenue
New member
Correction.
It is flattering how you always have something to say about me.
Even threads I try to stay out of. You have to go mentioning my name. You are not lucky enough to be me. So just keep dreaming.
anyway back to the topic.
I think if you totally make up a story just to try to crucify someone and destroy their good name. I think you should be banned.
Lets say you post a story about a breeder. Lets say you pretend to have a partner that bought from said breeder.
lets say you pretend the animals stayed with you for a certain amount of time.....
lets say you posted a story that would totally destroy someone.
lets say the whole thing is a lie.
lets say a year later the truth still has not been told.
lets say a year later you try to impress your so called "integrity" or lack thereof upon others.
lets say you were already banned.
lets say you came back promising to be good but have failed miserably.
I say BAN the f l_l c l< # r
1. no one asked you
2. I do not work for this site.
3. Definately not everyday.
I did not post about nerd.
i was posting about a participant in the thread....which is you.
nerd happens to be one of those facts when posting about you.
Also if I get warning points...you should to.
Because this thread has nothing to do with my so called leash.
It has nothing to do with my family life.
But here you are again Whinning about other people points and posts.
you fail to see that you are doing the exact same thing those other people are.
Does this mean you want warning points for calling me clueless and an idiot savant?
or should warning points only go to other people and not adam?
point.
Before you tell people they do not have warning points......READ and make sure they don't
before you tell people rules should apply to them because they did wrong......check yourself first.
Before you tell people to disclose all sorts of information..............check yourself first.
Everything you try to impress upon others.......you should be taking your own advice.
HerpVenue
New member
Crystal clear.
it stops now.
Adam Block
New member
Are you saying something negitive about idiot savants? From the quote above I'm getting the impression you think they're less then human or something... I have the utmost respect for your gut feelings Ritchie, I think it's great you're good at finding quotes and trying to twist peoples words.
Understandable you're unhappy I won't play your game. But if you search users by number of posts, you'll see I have a life to tend to. We weren't all able to rack up 5,000 posts in the BOI, oh I'm impressed, very nice job buddy! Oh and that count doesn't even include all the time you need to spend on porn sites!
Go ahead post some more quotes, I'll have a little laugh and get back to them when I get the time.
Your number one fan
Guess what Adam? You get to be the first one locked out. I thought my warning was pretty explicit.
Here's how it will work. You are going to be locked out of the system until you pay a $10 fine to get back in. If you figure it is not worth $10 to come back here, then so be it. Your choice.
Next time it happens, it will be a $20 fine. Then $40. Then $80. get the picture?
I'll copy this to Adam via email so he will get this message.
Here's how it will work. You are going to be locked out of the system until you pay a $10 fine to get back in. If you figure it is not worth $10 to come back here, then so be it. Your choice.
Next time it happens, it will be a $20 fine. Then $40. Then $80. get the picture?
I'll copy this to Adam via email so he will get this message.
Wilomn
New member
YEAH>>>>YIPPEE>>>>HURRA
I whole heartedly agree on this one.
Wes Pollock
I whole heartedly agree on this one.
Wes Pollock
Well, that's going to be the policy from now on, or until I see a reason to change things once again.
I will need to take a look at the warning structure and adjust it accordingly. There will be warnings still placed for minor problems, and some major ones as well. Warnings will not be cumulative except in the sense that I will use it as a monitor to how someone is behaving on this site. There will be no automatic point where a fine will take place. This will be completely subjective on my part, based on my interpretation of the events in a given circumstance. Everyone can lose their cool every now and again. That is acceptable. But if you exhibit this behavior habitually and frequently, eventually you will exceed a threshold of what I feel is reasonable and tolerable here.
The one being fined will certainly not agree with my decision, but I doubt it will come as a surprise.
What the fines will be levied for is someone who insists on continually causing problems or will come across immediately as someone who will be such throughout their stay here. As such, this is going to have to be a seat of the pants judgement call on my part.
But it will be similar to getting a speeding ticket. The financial aspect of having to spend money for violating a speed limit while driving tends to keep many people from speeding. Those who do speed, know the risks and have to pay the fine or they may lose their license. This warning system will act a bit differently, however. In this case, you lose your privilege to being here FIRST until you pay the fine. The fine is not mandatory, of course, as you can just choose to stay away. Which will probably just suit everyone just fine.
Some people won't agree with this, I am sure, but this is just one way I am trying to make management of this site work. If someone wants to be a real pain in the butt, and is willing to pay for that privilege, well more power to them. I can tolerate them until they run out of money, or the price to get back on just gets too high for them.
The scale for the fines will be as follows:
First offense - $10
Second offense - $20
Third offense - $40
Fourth offense - $80
And so on and so on. Each subsequent offense will double the previous one. So yeah, a rich pain in the butt can have the run of the place.
I will need to take a look at the warning structure and adjust it accordingly. There will be warnings still placed for minor problems, and some major ones as well. Warnings will not be cumulative except in the sense that I will use it as a monitor to how someone is behaving on this site. There will be no automatic point where a fine will take place. This will be completely subjective on my part, based on my interpretation of the events in a given circumstance. Everyone can lose their cool every now and again. That is acceptable. But if you exhibit this behavior habitually and frequently, eventually you will exceed a threshold of what I feel is reasonable and tolerable here.
The one being fined will certainly not agree with my decision, but I doubt it will come as a surprise.
What the fines will be levied for is someone who insists on continually causing problems or will come across immediately as someone who will be such throughout their stay here. As such, this is going to have to be a seat of the pants judgement call on my part.
But it will be similar to getting a speeding ticket. The financial aspect of having to spend money for violating a speed limit while driving tends to keep many people from speeding. Those who do speed, know the risks and have to pay the fine or they may lose their license. This warning system will act a bit differently, however. In this case, you lose your privilege to being here FIRST until you pay the fine. The fine is not mandatory, of course, as you can just choose to stay away. Which will probably just suit everyone just fine.
Some people won't agree with this, I am sure, but this is just one way I am trying to make management of this site work. If someone wants to be a real pain in the butt, and is willing to pay for that privilege, well more power to them. I can tolerate them until they run out of money, or the price to get back on just gets too high for them.
The scale for the fines will be as follows:
First offense - $10
Second offense - $20
Third offense - $40
Fourth offense - $80
And so on and so on. Each subsequent offense will double the previous one. So yeah, a rich pain in the butt can have the run of the place.
StubbyUK
Not entirely new member
Okay, I have no intention of getting any points - heck, I hardly ever post anyway being a confirmed lurker (I think I'm going to be a 'new' member forever, lol) but I have couple of eejit questions about the new system.
I think the fines idea is a good one, and would have no problem paying if I did bad but how are you collecting the money? I guess Paypal would work for the large majority of cases, but I know that not everyone uses this (I don't). Have you thought how people from far flung places would settle up if not by paypal?
I'm only asking to check you've considered that kind of thing as I'm wondering if collecting the money might become a headache for you, maybe dealing with different currencies and the like.
I guess it would only be a teeny percentage we're talking about here, so the system is probably fine - just playing devil's advocate and thinking of obscure problems that might arise.
Right, I think that's it, will head back into lurk mode now
Yvonne
I think the fines idea is a good one, and would have no problem paying if I did bad but how are you collecting the money? I guess Paypal would work for the large majority of cases, but I know that not everyone uses this (I don't). Have you thought how people from far flung places would settle up if not by paypal?
I'm only asking to check you've considered that kind of thing as I'm wondering if collecting the money might become a headache for you, maybe dealing with different currencies and the like.
I guess it would only be a teeny percentage we're talking about here, so the system is probably fine - just playing devil's advocate and thinking of obscure problems that might arise.
Right, I think that's it, will head back into lurk mode now
Yvonne
Well, to be honest about it, if someone went so far as to get fined for their actions, I think the burden would be on them to figure out how to get the money to me. Otherwise, I certainly will not be losing any sleep worrying about it. If you catch my drift...
StubbyUK
Not entirely new member
Lol, darned good point
Well here's hoping the fine sytem works, cos while some of the arguments can be amusing for a while, it doesn't take long for it to get tedious. I do start skipping stuff after a point and of course sod's law being what it is, that's when you miss something useful.
Yvonne
Well here's hoping the fine sytem works, cos while some of the arguments can be amusing for a while, it doesn't take long for it to get tedious. I do start skipping stuff after a point and of course sod's law being what it is, that's when you miss something useful.
Yvonne