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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.

I need my profile deleted ASAP please.

Really? Well it's not meant to be professional I had made it to give out to online resumes.

Really? Just trolling again?

So is it because you are afraid that prospective employers will see this thread -> http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317259 that you want it all deleted?

***Warning! The above linked thread contains a lot of very colorful language in it. All by Michael Chiappini, I believe. ***

Just out of curiosity, why were you so interested in having an "impressive" animal like a crocodilian to walk on a lease beside you? Who were you wanting to "impress"?
 
Michael Chiappini, Somerville, Ma.

Just out of curiosity, are these your or your family members public online profiles you now wish would disappear, along with your Fauna account?

https://www.twitter.com/KidChiappini

https://myspace.com/tyranno128

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-chiappini/88/768/524


You guys are still arguing with me too over my personal Christ you people are truly pathetic.

Your "personal Christ"? Now you're going to try to turn to religion?
You're the one who was looking for more illegal, "exotic" animals to walk on a flippin' leash to make you you look cool. You're the one who admits to being a troll ...

You're the one who now regrets his words and wants them erased. Thanks to Rich for NEVER deleting posts from the BOI (even though my own have resulted in infractions :))

Words, like actions, can never be undone. Even if they are deleted from a forum screen, they will never be deleted from the mind.

Shoulda thought about that, Chiappini.
 
Practically a self taught Zoologist?! :rofl:

So if I own a telescope, I guess I'm practically a self taught Astronaut...
 
Ya know what Richard FUCK YOU your nothing but a big fucking pussy who's a washout breeder that's retired and has nothing better to do with their life other than be an asshole to people online. Not to mention the fact that you've been criticized yourself for releasing/killing unwanted corn snakes and feeders. The rest of you people are no better. Some of you are way older like Lucille who's in her 50's and you're "mature bullying" me as one guy put it. Get a life all of you, plus to make matters worse you can't even argue like sensible human beings. You act like everyone else on Internet forums, refusing to realize when I actually make sense in an argument and instead choosing to point out minor spelling errors and typos that are clearly a mistake. I even corrected personal Christ to personal life but of course someone chose to be ignorant and not acknowledge the correction I clearly made right after my post. Only one of your mods had the balls to admit that I was right but unappreciated. Plus you people think that I'm afraid of future employers seeing this crap? As if anyone would actually take the effort to find it and if they did I'm sure they'd see the error in your ways instead of mine. Seriously you guys are the real trolls on this forum.
 
Oh yeah and by the way get rid of the blue font, you're not worthy of using it.
 
To think I banned him for the blue font crack, without even reading the post before it...

Now that I have read it, I have a funny feeling his ban is going to be extended.
 
Bye! Dang Rich that took a long time. Of course I can understand, Sometimes it's fun to slowly drive by the accident.
 
Some of you are way older like Lucille who's in her 50's and you're "mature bullying" me as one guy put it.

You must be referring to when I asked that you just apologize and start anew, so you could continue to be a part of the community. You apparently were unable or not inclined to do so:
Michael, you have choices. Why not apologize and make a fresh start? If you treat people with understanding and courtesy, most of the time you will get the same back.

you people think that I'm afraid of future employers seeing this crap? As if anyone would actually take the effort to find it

In fact, it is almost due diligence these days for employers to do a search of the Internet, and with your unusual name it is not difficult to find results.
You had the opportunity to recover from a bad start, and such an effort might actually be seen by some employers as positive quality.
Unfortunately you threw the opportunity away and chose to continue to troll, argue, curse, denigrate, and in general behave in a way that would in my opinion put off most potential employers.
 
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I can't WAIT to get that court order...... :rolleyes:
 
Michael, you're not getting back into any animal business, you don't even have a car, you live at home with your mom, you're barely 21 and you're in debt up to your ears with all the bad tattoos you keep getting. This whole rapper wanna be thing is what you spend all your time and money on. I think your main issue is that you're constantly telling people on your twitter and other forums just how straight you are and macho and then you melt at very girly things. I think all this hostility is coming from that. If you're having issues with your sexuality you need to not take it out on the people here. Rich is not your father and you can't just vent at him and any other male who opposes you because you only do this to males and its not because you're a gentleman it's because you didn't have a father figure and you're angry at men and yet you still like them and want their approval. And I understand that but these men here are not your step fathers either. You are not being punished as you suggested earlier. You are just not getting your way again and you're infuriated and you're acting out and these people here are not your mom whose babied you for an eternity either, they're not going to coddle you. No means no. And to clear up another thread you blew up in, walking an alligator is not going to toughen you up, make you a man or keep the bullies from whipping you for your babyface. Tattoos won't do this either but that's another story. This forum is not a free health mental clinic, Boston is full of them if you need that and this is not the first site to recommend one to you. I'm sorry you're father is not around to teach you how to behave. And that's the whole issue here with your public image and your sexual crisis that you're going through. I think if Rich moves this thread to another part of the board, you might get the attention you need because you do need attention and I'm sure there's lots of us on here that can give you the right attention.
Another brief issue is reptile breeding. This is a jealousy point for you. These people Michael, whether you,like it or not can breed and charge what they want for their reptiles. It's their right and until a law is passed they can continue doing it. Just because you can't afford it or your stepfather told you no, doesn't mean you need to come down on them. In other words, you need to stop acting like a little baby. Your babyface is not going to get you what you want here and it works only on your mom ok, the real world as you can see will not tolerate your baby tantrums. I know its in a lot of rappers videos that they have lions and alligators and you probably love Scarface because he had a tiger in the movie and that's normal you're 21 and you're acting like a 21 yr old, maybe not a normal one but you're acting and displaying immaturity as a person and as a man. You need to find a strong female therapist to help you breakthrough because a man will just make you mad and your strong feelings for men is what you're misconstruing. You prove it when you lash out at the slightest provocation. I suggest you get a stable job, pull your pants up, don't adopt the Pekingese unless you have a girlfriend and get a girlfriend, but not after you seek a therapist because then you'll be subjecting her to your tears and no woman wants that and if you like men that's fine too, but you do need to stop acting like a baby about your account being deleted. Your idea of having it deleted and then returning as an animal breeder is not going to happen so focus your energy somewhere else like going to college or getting a car. You're having too many daytime fantasies that are really affecting your life. Like I said, maybe the admin will move this thread to another part so you can continue to get the attention you need and hopefully the truth will resonate in form of a realization and then apology. Then everyone will like you again and no one will care that you have a babyface or if you like men. No one will judge your Ace Ventura dream either. Have a good day Michael and remember you don't need to be Kid Chappini here the tough, tatted, malt liquor drinking no curfew guy, you can just be who you are, a nice, sensitive young man, who's afraid and insecure and that lives at home still with his mother.
 
Wow. Probably a good he's been banned for a year. He would likely go nuclear on us.
 
:rofl: :rofl:

At one time I was actually considering setting up one of those displays like you see in some factories indicating the number of days that have elapsed without an accident. But mine was going to be the number of days since the last threatened lawsuit instead. :rolleyes:

...and you haven't done this WHY?
 
Ok OP here's your chance to get educated in exactly how forum postings work, and how a lawsuit against FC will go, without spending your hard-earned cash on an attorney.

There's a company out there called TacticalRifles.net that builds precision rifles. There's a forum called SnipersHide.net where people discuss long-range shooting. Someone posted a bad product review on the forum and now it's owner is getting sued.

So, you get to watch in real time (months) as the drama unfolds, attorney fees rack up, discovery progresses, etc. It should be rather educational, especially since word of the lawsuit is spreading rather quickly through the precision rifle community, so I expect TR's sales to drop off rather precipitously in the coming months.

Anyhow, if you want the backstory: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1592183_tactical_rifles_net_suing_SnipersHide.html
 
This was an epic thread! No way was that kid for real. You all are great, loved the responses. I'm looking forward to slowly integrating myself into this fantastic community!
 
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