• 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.

Bad Guy Jeff and Christina Wise (Wise Reptiles) Stole Money from Benefit Auctions for Maggie

Mistyck said:
I am hoping that they can come on here and explain themselves, or something. This is disheartening and sad to see. I hate to hear that something like this happened and to a family (or two) that is grieving as well. SIGH. :(
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i seriously doubt that will happen, however i'm willing to bet they'll be reading this really soon if they aren't right now... as a guest.
 
SierraMarie said:
I completely agree Willow.

I have this sinking feeling that this was no accident. It is what they planned on doing the entire time. They scammed all of us in one way or another. But what is worse, they are making Maggie's family and Rick's family relive their darkest hour.

That is the lowest of low and not excusable. The only way the money is going to get to the correct place is for us to do something about it and make the book is thrown at them.
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Now I do disagree here Reagan... I do not think that, in the begining, this was their intent. I DO believe that seeing how much money and donations were coming in made them cave into their lust for wanting some of the animals being auctioned off. I am sure they thought they could get away with it.
 
Sometimes local news stations love to chew on these types of stories. Also, many states tax organizations have whistle blowing numbers for reporting people that are not reporting sales income. Sometimes this generates an audit.

I'm not saying anyone has not reported all their sales income, just a thought I had.
 
Brandi I will be shocked if they come in here and explain this....and no matter what they have to say....it will be worthless

I'm all for helping out in any way as well to get this situation resolved....I donated in one of the auctions as well...and have two beautiful snakes from Jasballs....who I know for a fact is steamed by this situation....I feel like a retard for trusting them and not sending the money straight to Maggie
 
Did anyone take them up on their web design service that was being PM'ed around and posted in the classifieds?

I'm guessing this was a little scam as well, but am wondering if anyone has paid for this service and if they were delivered a final product?

I think I remember some examples were given of previous work, but the only one I thought I remembered was boa republic. But looking at it really quick It seems it was done by another member here....
 
Melinda said:
Sometimes local news stations love to chew on these types of stories. Also, many states tax organizations have whistle blowing numbers for reporting people that are not reporting sales income. Sometimes this generates an audit.

I'm not saying anyone has not reported all their sales income, just a thought I had.
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I was thinking somewhat the same thing myself.Local news would probally like to read this.
 
I hear ya Willow. That's what makes it an even worse situation. It's just horrible that people who are vulnerable were used to supplement greed.
 
Mistyck said:
I am hoping that they can come on here and explain themselves, or something. This is disheartening and sad to see. I hate to hear that something like this happened and to a family (or two) that is grieving as well. SIGH. :(
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There is nothing that they can say that will even come close to rectifying this horrible situation. Anything that will come out of their mouths will be for naught. Nothing they do or say will help ease the betrayal felt by Maggie, her kids, Rick, and everyone on Fauna that believed they were contributing to help those families in need during those families darkest hours.:(
 
garweft said:
Did anyone take them up on their web design service that was being PM'ed around and posted in the classifieds?

I'm guessing this was a little scam as well, but am wondering if anyone has paid for this service and if they were delivered a final product?

I think I remember some examples were given of previous work, but the only one I thought I remembered was boa republic. But looking at it really quick It seems it was done by another member here....
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i, too, was given a link to the boa republic site. that site looks great, however she told me something of it being done by a partner or some crap. she tried relentlessly to trade me a site worth $3500 for my male pied, even after i said i didn't really need one because i'm not producing anything right now. somewhat aggravating considering in my thread where i WAS selling a small collection, that i didn't really want any trades as i planned on going to disneyworld with the money and paying some of my mother's funeral costs.
 
garweft said:
Did anyone take them up on their web design service that was being PM'ed around and posted in the classifieds?

I'm guessing this was a little scam as well, but am wondering if anyone has paid for this service and if they were delivered a final product?

I think I remember some examples were given of previous work, but the only one I thought I remembered was boa republic. But looking at it really quick It seems it was done by another member here....
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I did NOT take them up on their services but, I do have some privy info regarding their web design. Yes, Christina DID mention BoaRepublic as one of her designs and it was done by someone else on this site. There was nothing unethical regarding their design other than the fact that she misrepresented that she created that site and she would not have been able to create that site on her own. The person who designed BoaRepublic has nothing to do with their web services other than mentoring the Wises on web design.
 
dragonluver83 said:
Give her some time to find out about this thread:yesnod: im looking forward to it.
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She was told (I was on the phone with her as I was typing) that she had until I was done typing my initial post to tell me the truth or else they were going to have their second Bad Guy thread. Wanna bet she is reading right now? Any new registrations reading right now?
 
DAND said:
She was told (I was on the phone with her as I was typing) that she had until I was done typing my initial post to tell me the truth or else they were going to have their second Bad Guy thread. Wanna bet she is reading right now? Any new registrations reading right now?
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I checked on her about 5 minutes ago, she was sending someone a p.m.
 
i just went through my inbox and saw several msgs from her. one of them was about attempting a payment plan for my bigger female pied. i'm sure glad i didn't go for that one considering the source of where the money could possibly be coming from.
 
yeah i was also offered a website for trade on some of my ballpythons,now im sooo glad i didnt!!!!
 
DAND said:
She was told (I was on the phone with her as I was typing) that she had until I was done typing my initial post to tell me the truth or else they were going to have their second Bad Guy thread. Wanna bet she is reading right now? Any new registrations reading right now?
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he was talking about lucille... in a response to a post i made.
 
Polasian Studio does GREAT work. When Christina offered to design a site like BR for me... I decided to talk to the source to get mine done. I didnt want a WiseGuy website.;) I really hope some people on Fauna understand me a little more about why I have been the way I have the last couple of months now.
 
bradleymoore said:
he was talking about lucille... in a response to a post i made.
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Yea Lucille is a bad :censored: chic who can lay it down right. i like it. So's Deb where is she at?
BUT i am glad to hear you were talking to her about this. SO she knows, Jeff knows. So whats the :censored: deal??? Time to get there a#$ on here an start explaining and refunding. Then may be a good idea to take a vacation for while from the forums. I dont think they have to many friends around here right now
 
StrictlyExotics said:
Yes Matt, that is correct. He was also mentoring them too to help them with design work. I just didnt want to mention his name unless he did it himself... LoL
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I didn't take her up on the offer, but the site is sweet and it was tempting. She passed it off as her own work to me, and something she was very capable of. I really wish I wouldn't have deleted that PM.

Strange thing was I don't remember someone else's name on the site when I was sent as link.
 
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