• 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.
  • 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.

At least my gecko remembered! LOL

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LOL I got a great little Birthday present from one of my females this morning. I knew she was due to lay any day now. She had laid 2 infertile eggs (first clutch laid this year) about three weeks ago. She also aborted one of her eggs last week. Then I checked in on her this morning and found her guarding a little surprise. I went to take it but realized she just laid it (very soft), so I took it out about 30 min later after taking my son to school. It was nice and firm, when candled I saw PINK!!!! Yippee!!!
 
Happy birthday and congrats on the egg. I think geckos purposely lay eggs/hatch on special days. For instance I got some eggs for V-day, maybe they can sense or brain activity or something :).
 
Happy Birthday, Felicia! Congrats on the egg too. It's always exciting to find them! :)
 
I didn't get any eggs on V-day :( *glares at her 5 females with their legs crossed* come on!! Just pop em out!! lol

Congrats Felicia, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :)
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FELICIA!!!! congrats on the new additions. nice present for the big day.
 
Happy Bday! Well my geckos always lay at night so its right b4 school that i find them. My gecko hatched on a special date, 5 minutes before i left fot the outdoor show, lol. Congrads
 
Happy birthday Felicia! and congrats for the egg-present!
 
Triple Yippee, one of my other girls left me two more little gifts!!! They love me. LOL
 
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