• 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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nevin
 
thank you both. river, those are the only 4 i have, and there all the same sereise. hahahahahahaha.
nevin
 
river, those are the only 4 i have, and there all the same sereise
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only four what? cause theres 2 geckos and 3 pictures.

p.s. doesnt this belong in the Leopard Gecko Pictures Sub Forum?
 
He's talking about his hot wheels. And he posted this in the pic forum too, it just didn't get any responses there...
 
thank you josh, i was talkn about hot wheels. and im SO SORRY (not really) that i posted pics of 2 of my favorite leos in the leopard gecko forum. i didnt realize i would upset someone.
evin
 
Oh come on Chad!!!.....I know you have some hotwheels in your closet somewhere?:bleep:
 
no, not anymore. i got some comic books in my closet but no hot wheels.

and nevin,
im not upset dude, im just stating that theres a photo sub-forum for a reason. its fairly new and i was just making a point that something like this would go there while discusions belong in the main area of the leopard gecko forum.
 
i know about the gallery. i posted the pics there, but i figured not every one looks there and only looks at this forum.
 
i know about the gallery. i posted the pics there, but i figured not every one looks there and only looks at this forum.
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but your wrong. and if everyone assumed no one looked at the pics sub forum than there wouldnt be any purpose for it.

when youre just posting pictures of your geckos they go in the gallery. if your posting a picture to help explain a question you are asking or a point your trying to make than it goes in the leopard gecko forum.

the gallery sub forums are new and i think they are a great idea but if people dont post in the proper places than whats the point of having them, right?
 
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41892

check that out. i asked about the hole gallery thing, and no one answered. i wasnt sure, and no one helped me. so i said what the hell, some people just dont care, and others dont know. so if they dont know then they might not check the gallery. i figured out how every thing goes. and i just posted the pic here. why the hell are there so meny up tight people hear?
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