• 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.

Ugly guys need luvin too!

I don't know, I have known a few a hot chicks that just dropped right into My lap. :dgrin: :dgrin:

What you need, besides the change of outlook on yourself, is a babe magnet. Meet Sati.......
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She's got Me 3 numbers in less than a month. Of course, I am enjoying the single life right now, so Maybe I should give YOU the numbers. HA HA

Rick
 
bcfos said:
They do if you have a fistful of dollar bills.. :willy_nil :rotflmao:

Only problem with that is quite simple. They are all nuts. No maybe or sort of about it. Pure nuts, as in stab you in an argument, slash your tires when mad at you, burn your house down nuts!!

Tip on finding sane chick. Don't look. ;)

Tip for getting massive attention from hot chicks with biological clocks hammering away. Borrow a friends toddler and take it to the park.

Tip on being miserable in a relationship. Date a stripper.
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Wow Brian, talk about looking for love in all the wrong places......I've never burned a man's house down, slashed tires, or stabbed anyone........
But I will agree with you on the stripper thing...........ridden hard and put away wet.....
 
Ugh..I didn't realize this got bumped back up til right now. I don't really think I've been slamming myself..I'm just very honest and realistic by nature. I try to call it like I see it. I have to agree with bcfos on this one..
"They do if you have a fistful of dollar bills..

Only problem with that is quite simple. They are all nuts. No maybe or sort of about it. Pure nuts, as in stab you in an argument, slash your tires when mad at you, burn your house down nuts!!

Tip on finding sane chick. Don't look. "

ZenReptiles was right in that I'm not looking at all anymore. Other than the slim chance of running into someone interesting on here or other forums, I've already more or less conceded defeat. That being said, there's still an open invitation to anyone that wants to get to know me.
I decided to go a different direction with my "babe magnet". I figured if ANYTHING was gonna get me some attention it'd be this thing..I was wrong.
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Nice car. Much better than mine, but it don't stop Me. :dgrin:
And some advice, If you DO find a girl who is all about how nice your car is, SMOKE THE TIRES GETTING OUTA THERE. Unless you like them materialistic. ??? :>poke2<: :>poke2<:

Rick
 
Right now it's a nice yard ornament..the rustang's out of commission. "If you DO find a girl who is all about how nice your car is, SMOKE THE TIRES GETTING OUTA THERE. Unless you like them materialistic. ??? " I couldn't agree more. I'm not down with the materialism..even though it does seem to be the norm nowadays. I'd already given up on ms. Right by the time I got the car..by that point I was more interested in ms. Right NOW. :hehe:
 
All of the hippie chicks I've known all had hairier legs than mine. Tempting..but NO! :raspberry :bolt01:
 
I'm a whole country away, but I'd date this guy just for his dog....
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The car does nothing for me...IDK..the paint job screams "flamer' to me. I like old cars painted primary colors, maybe I'm old fashioned.
Really, you're cute. You're just too dismal for your own good, Dan.
 
Other than the occasional tarantula, I don't generally don't keep furry animals as pets. Apart from my face, I'm not a big fan of excessive hair. My ideal girl won't be afraid to come up to me while I'm out walking my anaconda and actually know what it is. Now that'd be a keeper there.
 
DoraDay said:
The car does nothing for me...IDK..the paint job screams "flamer' to me. I like old cars painted primary colors, maybe I'm old fashioned.
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Like this one? LOL

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(Had to tease a little. Still can't have. :raspberry )
 
Awww, that's so CUUUUTE!!! :)
 
lucille said:
Awww, that's so CUUUUTE!!! :)
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She's funny!!! Always has something in her mouth. That frog, a stuffed ball, a moose that's as big as her almost. They all squeak too. She loves 'em.
She also likes to have My hand, My foot, or My arm in her mouth. HA HA But she has not figured out how to make the latter squeak. ;)
 
ladyserpent7 said:
OMG...shes sooo adorable...habibi...i shes so tiny and furry and innocent....i love her!!!! so richard...how you doin...;)
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Innocent? HA HA HA. You haven't met the little devil yet.
As for Me........Baby, I am always good. LOL

Rick
 
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