• 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.

Feel free to igonre this post, serious self pity party inside.

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Okay, how many of you have had this problem. You are stuck in a finacial situation that you ened up having to have someone move in, then all they do is make your life a living hell? Oh, and to top it off, they're family. My cousin moved in with us about two years ago, we were kind of helping him out too. He had no place else to go, and we were trying to get our old roomate out of our house. I won't even go into that nightmare. Just a hint, never let anyone move into your house on the impression that they look like a nice person, even if you work with them. Otherwise, you might discover that he beats his girlfriend, and then you have to takle him, because he goes after her with a pair of scissors. I think that pretty much gives you an idea of what that whole situation was like. Anyhoo, now I am dealing with a twenty two year old who acts like a two year old. No, strike that, a two year old is easier to deal with. He leaves his mess all over my house, works only when he feels like it, has his girlfriends over all the time, their laundry ends up being in with his, when he is not paying to do his own, and overall he is just a pain in the ass. I am so sick of taking care of people who should be taking care of themselves.! The only reason he is still living here os because my Fiance feels bad for him, my fiance was homeless at one time, and feels like he has to give my cousin the chance he never had. The only problem is, my cousin did this to himself. Now, don't get me wrong, I love my cousin and will not kick him out on he streets, but he has to learn how to take care of himself. I was the primary care giver for my mother who died a little over two years ago, and now I am caring for my mentally ill father. I do not have time to care for someone who just doesn't Want to deal with their own problems themselves.! Well, there. That got some of it off my chest. Sorry for my whole life story finding it's way in there. Feel free to ignore my self pity fest.
 
I t sounds like you have your hands full.
You can be a good person without being a doormat. Think about what you need out of life to be at peace. Draw up a plan and stick to it.
If it means finding another place, think about making that change.

Misfortune and disaster can happen to anyone, but a lot of the stuff in our lives that we don't like, we do to ourselves.

Caring for people does not mean letting them enslave you. You can be a good helpful person and still have your own life, and enjoy it.
 
Thanks for the reply and advice, it's something i've been told many times.
 
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