• 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.

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At the end of this message, you are asked a question.
Answer it immediately. Don't stop and think about it.
Just say the first thing that pops into your mind.
This is a fun "test"... AND kind of spooky at the same time! Give it a try, then e-mail it around (including back to me) and you'll see how many people you know fall into the same percentage as you. Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2%. You'll understand what that means after you finish taking the test".
Now. just follow the instructions as quickly as
possible. Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous one..
You do not ever ! need to write or remember the answers, just do it using your mind.
You'll be surprised.

Start:


How much is:
15 + 6







3 + 56












89 + 2



















12 + 53











75 + 26














25 + 52


















63 + 32
















I know! Calculations are hard work, but it's nearly over..
Come on, one more!







123 + 5













QUICK! THINK ABOUT A COLOR AND A TOOL!










































Scroll further ! to the bottom....


















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A bit more...




















You just thought about a red hammer ! , didn't you?
If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have a different, if not abnormal, mind.

98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise.
 
I answered "red drill", so I guess I have a half-abnormal mind.
 
ladyserpent7 said:
You just thought about a red hammer ! , didn't you?
If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have a different, if not abnormal, mind.

98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise.
Click to expand...

Are you sure you haven't got got it the wrong way round? :rofl:
 
Red hammer. I guess I'm just an average joe.
 
I thought Black Hammer.

but what is the ideal behind it? like.. what is supposed to trigger the idea of "red hammer"

I am curious

thanks
 
It's a case of the most common denominator.
Most people when asked suddenly "Say a color!" will automatically say "red".
Again, most people when suddenly asked "Say a tool" will say "Hammer".
The math stuff is to take your mind off thinking about answering the questions, or to make you blank your mind, as you struggle with it, thinking that the math will matter highly in the end.
Again, this is "MOST" people. The fun thing is, if you thought of something else, you are more likely to close the window and go "Pfft, whatever". You might even respond to say "I thought of red hammer too!" just to be a part of a neat phenomenon. Group mentality. If you DID happen to honestly think of "red hammer" which a lot of people will, then you are totally amazed and will post about it.
It's part of a simple way of cold reading. It's amazing, like most stage magicians' tricks.
 
The same thing with shapes... You draw a couple shapes and like most people will choose a star. I did it on my friends and like 2/3 say star.... It's a neat trick.
 
I guess I just thought of my favourite colour, and the most commonly used tool I could.

hence the black hammer. .. and I would never draw a star as a shape.. too girly for me.

ha ha.

just oddness all around
 
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