True, when it's needed. Otherwise I'd rather buy boas and ball pythons.There's nothing wrong with spending hard earned cash on an attorney though
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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.
Quite interesting.... I loved the reference to the Streisand Effect mentioned -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
There's absolutely no question in my mind that some of these BOI threads are worthy of a TV series 'The Fauna Chronicles'. This one would would have to be the basis of the premier show.
Ooh, ooh! I want my character to be played by Danny DeVito. Calling him the "Big Meanie" would be a hoot.
An attorney, if properly used, is fabulous. I'm hiring my own next week, for purposes entirely unrelated to this forum.. but yes, attorneys can rock
On topic? I know this stuff is permanent, which is why I am exceptionally careful about my wording. And that was even before I found out one of my coworkers was also a member here (he's a reptile breeder). It pays to employ a bit of self-restraint...
On topic? I know this stuff is permanent, which is why I am exceptionally careful about my wording. And that was even before I found out one of my coworkers was also a member here (he's a reptile breeder). It pays to employ a bit of self-restraint...
*** Post deleted. When you are banned, you are BANNED from here. Which means anything you say is not welcome here.***
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Definitely one for the vaults.
Big Borg Reptiles
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I love that he named his new account 'throwaway' lol. This kid is a piece of work.
Probably get double sued now Big Meany!
Big Borg Reptiles
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Lol. Well he is the beast master who is capable of killing and hurting everything because he's unstable...or whatever he was rambling on about in the other thread. Maybe he's going to use his superhuman animal bonding abilities to have them attack you while you sleep.
After all, he is a superior being and you are nothing but a mere human. Or whatever he said, it's hard to read when you're laughing. (And no Mike, nothing you said was funny, I was just laughing at you). Where do you guys find these people?
After all, he is a superior being and you are nothing but a mere human. Or whatever he said, it's hard to read when you're laughing. (And no Mike, nothing you said was funny, I was just laughing at you). Where do you guys find these people?
This issue comes up from time to time and this is as good a place to address it as any. Some people make a big deal that I am almost Rich's age and seem smug and self satisfied when they point this out instead of addressing their own negative issues which are usually being discussed at the time.
Many times, they pair this with the observation that some of us have 'too much time on our hands' and criticize participation (only, of course, those others who don't agree with them, they never criticize the participation of those who agree with what they are saying.)
This seems to me to be a particularly stupid way to respond to someone in a thread, particularly if you are having your own negative issues discussed and even more particularly if you have realized that what you are saying, unlike other sites and places like fb, is permanently available for review.
If you poke a bear and remind it of how much time it has, it is a safe bet that the aforementioned bear might take some of that time to go after the poker. What? You expect that you can say whatever comes into your little head and then have no responsibility for your very own words? Well, good luck with that.
I do have the time to take these threads and send them outside of this site. Normally, I do not have that inclination, I feel that there are plenty of people who do searches of the BOI and who can make their decisions of who to buy and sell to based on their search.
But there are exceptions; Fauna is not some alternate reality safely sealed away from others and particularly egregious misdoings that have harmed others or smug pokes against me are fair game.
Mr. Chiappini has circumvented Fauna rules in order to bypass his ban and get into this site. He can hardly then cry foul if others bring site content elsewhere.
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Speaking here as one of the elderly---
We are not bullying you. We have either raised our own kids, or spent enough time around kids, to know how they react and respond when they don't get their way. As you become mature and present yourself in public, you learn to use proper grammar, stop throwing around empty threats, and do not consider 'troll' to be a verb. This is especially true in the very tight reptile community, where this little rant will prevent anyone from taking you seriously. "War"? Really? That's what my boys used to say when they battled with Legos. Of course, we DO have to prepare for those zombies. We are simply advising you to step back for a year or so, and let this die down.
Noelle
We are not bullying you. We have either raised our own kids, or spent enough time around kids, to know how they react and respond when they don't get their way. As you become mature and present yourself in public, you learn to use proper grammar, stop throwing around empty threats, and do not consider 'troll' to be a verb. This is especially true in the very tight reptile community, where this little rant will prevent anyone from taking you seriously. "War"? Really? That's what my boys used to say when they battled with Legos. Of course, we DO have to prepare for those zombies
. We are simply advising you to step back for a year or so, and let this die down.Noelle
I'm 53 and each year my patience is a little thinner with certain under 20 something. Under 12 years old I'm great. Once they get cocky and mouthy, not so much.
Somebody declare war? Where are my fatigues 
Edit: By the way Michael, if you contributed $25, you would have received editing privileges and probably could have removed all your nonsense. You should have took the time to think and instead, ask how you can edit your posts. Guess its a little late now.
Edit: By the way Michael, if you contributed $25, you would have received editing privileges and probably could have removed all your nonsense. You should have took the time to think and instead, ask how you can edit your posts. Guess its a little late now.
hhmoore
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I believe that editing and deletion are only available for a limited time period. By the time he started this thread, his posts were well outside the limit (and wholesale deletion of one's posts is frowned upon, anyway; which is WHY that time limit is there))
Christine butcher
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Web slave is the worst per site in the world!
Christine butcher
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This website needs people to screen shot the messages and take it to the fbi for them to find and take care of this website personally