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Tism the Dragon Tickler posted:Holy poo poo thank you goon
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Thanks so much fund goons, I was one of the $200 requests so I could afford medicine and some groceries, got it and got what I needed and I'm still just shocked at the generosity. Will absolutely try and put some money back in when I start a new job hopefully soon and thank you to everyone who donates to the fund, I hope it helps plenty more people in these crappy times.
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Yardbomb posted:Thanks so much fund goons, I was one of the $200 requests so I could afford medicine and some groceries, got it and got what I needed and I'm still just shocked at the generosity.
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For those unaware, we started a fundraising promotion for the Goonfund! We've had a couple donations made in the past couple days, and if you make a donation in April, feel free to post the receipt in this thread and claim which megathread (or another forum!) you claim loyalty to and you have a chance to win a commissioned artwork for your thread to claim superiority over the other threads in CSPAM! Don't have much to give? No worries, giving even $5 a month gets you 10 points - and if you make a post in your thread to let people know - we'll give you 30 points!
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Apr 10, 2023 03:05
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Just donated, hadn't seen there was a new fund. Now, this all looks professional and aboveboard, but I do need an assurance that some weirdo is going to pay for comped casino steaks with it.
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Apr 10, 2023 14:16
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You can't pay for those. They're comped.
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Cup Runneth Over posted:You can't pay for those. They're comped. and yet
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really queer Christmas posted:While this is cspam, I'd like this thread to be a non-shitpost zone please. I was being serious though
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bvj191jgl7bBsqF5m posted:I was being serious though Thank you for expressing your interest in the upcoming Diablo 4 video game. However, I must respectfully remind you that this forum is dedicated to discussing a community charity fund and how we can best allocate the funds to help those in need. While we understand your enthusiasm for the video game, it is not relevant to the topic at hand. We kindly request that you refrain from derailing the discussion and focus on the charitable cause at hand. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in keeping the discussion on track. Let's work together to make a positive impact in our community.
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hey, this isnt a direct financial request, but I have a pretty urgent situation (not involving me for once). My friend had been driving without insurance or registration (i know, i know) and they got their car impounded. They just got a notice saying they have 10 days from time of writing to obtain valid registration, insurance, and probably a title, and retrieve the car from the impound lot, or the car will be destroyed. This is long island, and they're pretty frantic at trying to do this in time, especially since they thought they had 30 days, not 10. Can anyone familiar with the laws in long island PM me advice or resources for my friend to get their car back before it is destroyed? currently they think the deadline is the 15th or 16th, so time is, obviously, of the essence
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bvj191jgl7bBsqF5m posted:I was being serious though Imagine being mad a charity
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Quick update for people! First off, we got our debit card and cashapp SHOULD work for us now. Why do I say should? Well, Paypal STILL will not work for us! It doesn't matter what we do, we just get this screen even after KCW spent an hour on the phone with them. Our current solution for paypal requesters is for KCW to fulfill the request out of his personal account, and then use the debit card to reimburse himself. It's not perfect, but this has to be our path forward especially since we've paid out $2K via paypal already. As such, I have updated our form to remove the "unavailable option on cashapp" and added a short description for paypal encouraging people to select another option as well so paypal can be a last resort option for the time being. Also, here's a quick update on our financial position:   Reminder that we have a fundraiser ongoing!! Click here to see how it's going and join in to help a good cause and get some artwork showing your megathread off to the masses! Please feel free to ask any questions about this or anything else here or in that thread!  Finally, a bump for this person if anyone is able to help them out: A big flaming stink posted:hey, this isnt a direct financial request, but I have a pretty urgent situation (not involving me for once).
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I got the money! I didn't make the post I promised, I'm sorry my bad. A bunch of posting happened this weekend. I will post about the thing you guys helped me buy: a textbook on communism
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drat thanks to the latest donors that was really helpful
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speng31b posted:drat thanks to the latest donors that was really helpful So this post is gonna be somewhat rough to write and has kinda taken me some time to get my thoughts together and let the drama somewhat settle a bit (or at least, come to a conclusion). While the past month has not been as financially successful as I would like to have hoped - we still haven't hit the $3k a month plinkey had on patreon. We have had a couple guardian angels that have watched over the goonfund since we got off the ground. I call them guardian angels because they literally provided 1/3 of all funding all on their own. One of them has literally provided 50% of our total donated funds as of this moment! During the interim, when we were at the end of our rope several times and completely out of a donor base - we had to go back to two or three people in particular for help and aid. These people were reliable, answered super quick, and could be depended on to get goon funds and trust that we had done our job in return. I'm not going to talk about the other two - who I still do absolutely appreciate what they did for us. I want to talk about our top interim donor and donor who just dropped $500 as a parting gift - Lady Radia. She was absolutely instrumental in getting this fund off the ground, she was in the early discussions for how we wanted to set this up, she even wanted to be part of the committee!... Until she realized that would mean being a woman on a public facing 'job' on a public forum that may require you to put PII out there for any weirdo to see. So she backed out and offered to be help behind the scenes - which she was MASSIVELY. I can't tell you how important she was for getting people funds on short notices, and how awful i felt going to her even after giving, 1, 2, 3K out to people because she was the only one left able to give. But she was always happy to, and just wanted to make sure no goon went without the basic necessities of life. So why am I writing what feels like an obituary? Because, as I foreshadowed, a weirdo goon decided to doxx Radia late saturday night and shes now stepped away from being a goon for her own protection. I have been so utterly angry at the circumstances that led to her needing to self-ban, but what has made me even more angry is the pure injustice of it - someone who has contributed to this community in a very real way (that isn't just good posts) essentially had this community spit in her eye for it. It was not able to protect her when the doxxer announced to a former admin that they planned to do it, and then that person went ahead and posted her phone number to a very watched thread in SAD. While she is free to come back to the forums at any time, (and may do so in the future!) she has effectively left SA for her safety. Despite this, today she sent us $500 knowing we still needed funds to help people, and I'm not gonna lie - it tears me up to think that someone who literally just got doxxed by a forum and now has their safety threatened - is still concerned about others. I asked her yesterday if it would be ok to let people know about what she did and she is ok with it, and I want to make sure the people who use this fund know that there are good people out there who want to help and look out for them. That no matter what you are dealing with, we really do want to make sure you get the help you need. I hate having to limit requests so much, and hate having to wait till deadlines to make sure we have the funds available, but some of our donors have always been there to make sure we never fall below their safety net. That despite everything bad you can say about this website and goons in particular, there are some amazing people here. And I'm saddened that we lost one for the foreseeable future.
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drat... lady radia ftw
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500 good dogs posted:drat... lady radia ftw yeah she is epic and not at all in the usual sense of the word around here
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All I can really say is just in case you're reading this, thank you, Lady Radia, and I'm really sorry that a horrible idiot chased you off the forums. I hope that someday you're able to come back on your own terms, and if there's any way I can help with that, you don't need a forums account to email me at my admin email address.
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jesus. didn't know lady radia but what an awesome person.
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loving hell I knew Radia was good people, but this just drives home how big a loss it is. Hope she's safe.
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500 good dogs posted:drat... lady radia ftw
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radia is great and it really sucks that she got driven off like this.
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Tism the Dragon Tickler posted:radia is great and it really sucks that she got driven off like this.
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drat... look... if any of these top donators need a bitchmade husband....
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I dont have the resources to match Radia but i tossed in what i could in her honor so yay
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projecthalaxy posted:I dont have the resources to match Radia but i tossed in what i could in her honor so yay genuine thank you, that is insanely rad
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speng31b posted:genuine thank you, that is insanely rad This. Everyone helps however much they can. If you're able to help with $5 because that's all you have, then so be it. The person who will get 10 people's $5 is able to get a tank of gas so they can get to work today is going to appreciate it as much as 1 person's $50. It's nice to actually build a community of people that can trust and depend on each other in times of crisis.
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500 good dogs posted:drat... lady radia ftw
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I lost track of this thread for a bit after the reboot. There previously was not a method to set up a recurring subscription. Reading the OP, it says that there is now and that CashApp is the way to get it to you with the lowest fees. You also mentioned you were having trouble with Paypal. Are you just having trouble sending or receiving with Paypal? If I set up a recurring donation via Paypal would that be an issue? Or is there a way to do it via CashApp (I don't use this and would prefer not to set up a recurring payment on a platform I don't check regularly, but it's not a big deal if it is easier for you guys and gets the most money there)? Whichever option works easier for you with the most money received and is still somewhat easy to keep track of on my end is fine.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:I lost track of this thread for a bit after the reboot. There previously was not a method to set up a recurring subscription. Reading the OP, it says that there is now and that CashApp is the way to get it to you with the lowest fees. You also mentioned you were having trouble with Paypal. Are you just having trouble sending or receiving with Paypal? If I set up a recurring donation via Paypal would that be an issue? Or is there a way to do it via CashApp (I don't use this and would prefer not to set up a recurring payment on a platform I don't check regularly, but it's not a big deal if it is easier for you guys and gets the most money there)? We have recurring donations available through stripe - which is a renowned Cc processor for charities. They take a slightly larger fee than venmo or cashapp but it's the only reliable way to do recurring. As well, stripe does CC as well as DC so you don't have to have it directly taken from your bank account. I'll quote the links below: really queer Christmas posted:
edit: we discussed it, and we do want to give people more options. Here are the links to be able to donate through the specfic payment methods we use to send money out. This will help us keep some cash on hand specifically to give to goons in case we are a tight on actual cash. Copied directly from the recently updated OP: GIVE VIA PAYPAL: LINK GIVE VIA VENMO: LINK GIVE VIA CASHAPP: LINK really queer Christmas has issued a correction as of 05:00 on Apr 18, 2023 |
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vyelkin posted:All I can really say is just in case you're reading this, thank you, Lady Radia, and I'm really sorry that a horrible idiot chased you off the forums. I hope that someday you're able to come back on your own terms, and if there's any way I can help with that, you don't need a forums account to email me at my admin email address. speng31b posted:yeah she is epic and not at all in the usual sense of the word around here 500 good dogs posted:drat... lady radia ftw
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500 good dogs posted:drat... lady radia ftw
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in honor of lady radia I've set up a reocurring payment. meant to do it earlier but life...
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Famethrowa posted:in honor of lady radia I've set up a reocurring payment. meant to do it earlier but life...
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i made a donation in honor of lady radia as well. let us all follow her example and be generous.
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lobster shirt posted:i made a donation in honor of lady radia as well. let us all follow her example and be generous. yep same
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Famethrowa posted:in honor of lady radia I've set up a reocurring payment. meant to do it earlier but life... Just did the same -- probably should have done it sooner, but it slipped my mind.
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500 good dogs posted:drat... lady radia ftw she is great and I hope she's doing alright. had no idea she was so generous with the fund too. I'd put in a donation in her honour if I was allowed to but I'm not a US goon
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Hey all, it appears we have a SAD thread raised about someone buying banner ads that look like imp zone IZWF promos but link to this goon fund: If anyone bought these with good intentions and doesn't want to mention it publicly, feel free to PM any of the committee members privately and we can chat about it. We are all very excited about the good work this fund is doing, but obviously do not want to endorse it in a misleading way or using someone's work in a way that has not been cleared. Thanks! UPDATE: the situation is resolved now. We asked vyelkin to remove the ads as they were attracting a fair amount of negative attention. If whoever bought them is reading this, my recommendation is to approach the admins about getting astral / Jeff to do an anonymous refund and use your powers for a sincere ad (something significantly less trolly). speng31b has issued a correction as of 19:02 on Apr 18, 2023 |
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