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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.

Where's that mod?

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Greetings everyone,

I must apologize for my absenteeism, but I have been incredibly busy with work, the breeding season and some recent Drymarchon and a couple other herp acquisitions, which even I am only beginning to believe has actually occurred. Anyhow, I now have the chore of getting up to date on the forum happenings, figuring out who’s been naughty and nice and getting to know all of the newbies which have entered the ranks of Dry keeper / enthusiast during my absence.
Anyhow, it’s great to be back and I look forward to getting caught up with everyone…

Best regards,

Jeff
 
Jeff,
It's about friggin TIME!!!

As for who's been naughty,...well,...you know me by now.

What aquisitions??? I gotta know!!!

Give me a call when you get a chance, so we can catch up. Or just say the word, and I'll jump in my truck, and hit the road with this pair of couperi Iv'e been saving forever for you. My schedule is wide open.

Welcome back!
T.
 
epidemic said:
some recent Drymarchon and a couple other herp acquisitions,
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I feel ya. I am busting my butt trying to get the herp room ready for my impending massive influx of acquisitions.
 
We can start a game guessing Jeff's new animals ;)

I would like to buy a vowel, Vanna ............
 
Thanks guys!

Well, I can honestly say I've missed you all, but not the mess I have seen on some of the posts!
C'mon guys, you, being Dry keepers, all tend to be the most dedicated, passionate and open minded group of herpers there are and it just chaps my hide to see everyone squabbling over things not directly pertaining to Dry husbandry here, as there are other forums on this site for such discussions. "Hell" certainly comes to mind, in regards to one particular thread!
Anyhow, I’m not ready to publicly air what exactly it is I acquired, but you guys will be the first to know, as any discussion of one group of animals I acquired certainly belongs on the Dry forum!
Tony, if I understood one of your posts correctly, you will be attending a show in St. Louis next month. I would like to meet up with you up there, as I have yet to attend one of the shows up there. I was hoping to be able to meet up with you this weekend, as my wife and I normally make an annual pilgrimage up to Fulton the week prior to Thanksgiving, to visit with her family, but she’s going on a cruise ion December and decided to forego the trip to Fulton this year . Also, sorry I didn’t call last night, but enclosure maintenance got in the way and I didn’t finish up until late, but I will cvall you this evening and we can iron out plans to meet up.
BW, you know I am envious of 2.1 of the influx you’re expecting, but I look forward to you “spilling the beans” on here!

Jeff
 
Almost forgot.

My appologies for being so ornrey,....I have since begun to spend more time reading my Buddhist teachings. Probably a good idea. Of course now that the elections are over, t.v. and radio quality has improved dramatically! And that helps! As for Eric, I said I was a Buddhist, I never said I was a good one,...but I am learning.
T.
 
Lol

Hey Jack,

Actually, most everyone who has posted to this thread knows what they are! I just haven't aired it on the forums as of yet.. ;0)

Jeff
 
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