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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.

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Hello,

For some odd reason Fauna Classifieds is not letting me go the category I'm after(in which case the Amphibians group). Instead I get all these junk ads which have nothing to do with this website. What is going on with this website? Did someone put a virus in it or something. If an Admin could look at things and then tell me what is going on, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks and have a great day.
 
If you are referring to the Amphibians classifieds forum, I am able to access it just fine. Just click on the link.

As for ads, well, they are from Google Adsense. Apparently this platform utilizes them a lot differently than the old vBulletin platform did. I have asked my programmer to set it up whereby they will not be visible to paying members, but I haven't heard back from him about that. But for regular members, sorry, the ads are what now pay the bills here. Memberships and advertisers have dropped off considerably. My FaunaAds.com website is no more because it was not compatible with the operating system of the new server and the original developer have long ago abandoned that script. Sorry, but something needs to pay the bills here of the site just gets the plug pulled on it. Very simple black and white fact of life. No one gives me the stuff needed to keep this site running for free.
 
Click on amphibians then click close on ad and you'll be in the amphibian forum.
 
Speaking about the ads here. I have asked my programmer to reinstate the function where paying members are not exposed to all the ads. So I AM working on it.
 
This should be enabled now. I don't want to say ALL adds are removed for paying members, but I think the greater majority of them are now gone. I know it is MUCH better for me right now. I was just gritting my teeth and bearing it, but I honestly don't like all the ads, neither. But if it comes between having to put up with the ads, or closing down FaunaClassifieds, well, I hoped I was making the right choice.
 
Yes much cleaner now Rich. Don't worry, about time you get this running 100% they'll update and it starts over, lol. I ran a large forum years ago and never ending.
 
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