• 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.

Lonley Hearts Club work for you??

No, but I am not trying either...... Just a fun place to share stories.
 
lucille said:
Phone sex count?
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Nope...... And if it is small enough to fit in a fiber optic line you really need to find a real man... ;)
 
Stardust said:
No pics no phone, geez Brian you just take the fun out of everything;)
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I sure do now don't I......... ;)
 
lucille said:
Thank you Rozanne!! How about it big boy, where's our pix?
(Or are you actually a woman and you do not want us to find out?)
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Does the phrase when hell freezes over mean anything. The picture issue is moot at best. I can't tell you how many requests for my picture I have gotten over the past four days. They go straight to the trash can..
 
lucille said:
Don't be so touchy, sweetie
We are just playing.....:)
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Oh I wasn't getting touchy.. Can't seem to get touchy over the internet now can you? ;)
 
I'm not really looking for someone, I'm dating someone in real life who's quite ok with my penchant for pythons and cutesie geckos, but this seems like one of the friendlier forums I've run across so I thought I'd stick my nose in where its not welcome :D .

-whit
 
To be answer the original question, I think this forum is a little too new to judge. It's only now starting to get some use! ;) There are only a handful of "ads" up thus far...maybe you'd like to put up yours?

But, at any rate, it is a lot of fun. It is one of my favorite places to be lately. LOL!!
 
I wasn't aware that this forum was new, I am new to FC myself and I originally only came here to inquire about a breeder on the BOI. I have had fun on this forum the last couple days though!
 
Fauna Classifieds has been here a while but The Lonely Hearts Club is relatively new. The room has been unused for a while and we've only recently started playing in here. ;)
 
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