I changed my Location in response to the way crotalusadamanteus has his location FEMA region IV. Which I feel is a fair general location assessment of a location.
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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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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.
Updates to the infraction system
- Thread starter hhmoore
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Dennis Hultman
New member
Yes but he no longer posts in the classifieds where the location is required. If he did the same warnings would apply to him. His name is attached in his profile.
And now my edit feature is gone. I swear it was there early this morning. Anyways, I feel that not changing names are not a a reason to BAN someone. Just not have them participate in separate sections.
I know how the IP lookup goes. It is next to each post and in http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/modcp/ and http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/admincp/ and in the usercp of mods & admins on various boards / versions of boards. I know, again, I run a couple.
My intentions are not to sell anything here. Just purchase 2 rat snakes with the USA and move on. I have been in contact with many business and breeders and cannot find what I am looking for. Everyone has unwanted mutations. I know that this is the time of year that eggs start to hatch for certain species and thats why i thought I would get a jump on things.
I know how the IP lookup goes. It is next to each post and in http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/modcp/ and http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/admincp/ and in the usercp of mods & admins on various boards / versions of boards. I know, again, I run a couple.
My intentions are not to sell anything here. Just purchase 2 rat snakes with the USA and move on. I have been in contact with many business and breeders and cannot find what I am looking for. Everyone has unwanted mutations. I know that this is the time of year that eggs start to hatch for certain species and thats why i thought I would get a jump on things.
I'm also very well known around here. My info was legit for many years. I have simply taken a hiatus. I do tend to still pop in and read though, with the occasional response.
If anyone does any googling on this username/ me, they will also see that I am a legitimate trustworthy person on the net.
That is still not in compliance with the rules.
Seriously? Do you think that no one has ever LIED on this site when it comes to trying to obscure their identity?
Be that as it may, you've only got about 7 hours to comply with my request for a REAL FULL NAME and a REAL city and state for location in your profile.
I am sorry, but you are not anyone special here that should be allowed to violate long standing rules.
Thats my point. I am NOT lying and was straight forward with my intentions. ALL of info I have given is factual. I could have LIED during the registration process. TO subvert the whole process. I didn't.
Cop forums do not even require this information!
By definition then, there are others in violation. I cannot delete my post in the for sale section, but basically you are saying that after the 7hrs, my account will be deleted. Am I correct?
Cop forums do not even require this information!
By definition then, there are others in violation. I cannot delete my post in the for sale section, but basically you are saying that after the 7hrs, my account will be deleted. Am I correct?
I can put your account into limbo until you comply with the rules, if that will make you feel any better.
hhmoore
tired & cranky shadow
This statement is incorrect (unless there was a change of which I am unaware). You CAN delete your ads in the classifieds...that will not, however, change the fact that your real full name is required to be shown in your profile