No begging - did I catch on rule #7 - page 2.

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Quote from: The Sceptical Chymist on October 30, 2021, 10:58:42 PM

I agree, because why would established forum members be allowed to "beg" but not others?

If a forum about magical internet money would allow anyone to ask for money, that would open the spam flood gates. By letting highly established members slip through the rules, it doesn't cause any spam. I think reporting infofront's topic would have been a real dick move, even though it might be against the rules.

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Quote from: PrimeNumber7 on October 30, 2021, 02:43:03 PM

I do agree that the no begging rule should be enforced more evenly, or clarified to be acceptable under certain circumstances.

I agree, because why would established forum members be allowed to "beg" but not others? And even though I pose that question, I know damn well that a member here who's got a good reputation and appears to be asking for donations for something is likely to be legitimate in his/her request than someone who just registered here and created a thread with some sob story and asking for money.

I'd prefer clarification as to what's considered "begging" as opposed to equal enforcement, because I think it ought to be allowed to ask for donations for things like that biliary atresia surgery but not "Im poor, plz donate to [insert bitcoin addy here]" and there's a big difference between the two--and yet both can be considered begging.

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Somebody suggested you to contact Royse777 for this, did you ask him?
I saw that irfan_pak10 was also ready to help you out, did you talk to him?
Why didn't you go to the local fundraising programs which could help you by verifying this for you and making the documents publicly available about your Uncle's situation?
You must have gathered something till now if you had done any of these.

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Quote from: LoyceV on October 30, 2021, 11:35:20 AM

Quote from: Lucius on October 30, 2021, 10:43:55 AM

Someone reported the topic and the mod had no choice but to follow the rules of the forum.

Mods always have a choice. I reported the topic 10 days ago, and it took this long to be deleted. Or maybe more people reported it since then.

I also reported it 10 days ago, and the report remained unhandled until recently.

My guess is that several mods decided against removing the thread, and another mod was handling older reports and decided to remove the thread.

I do agree that the no begging rule should be enforced more evenly, or clarified to be acceptable under certain circumstances. There has been a number of established forum members over the years that have been able to have threads open that amounted to begging.

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Quote from: LoyceV on October 30, 2021, 11:35:20 AM

Quote from: Poker Player on October 30, 2021, 08:51:23 AM

it doesn't seem very different from the others I've seen, like this one from infofront, in which I myself donated:

Donations to Provide Funding for Biliary Atresia Surgery for Infant [SUCCESS]

I'd say a well-known WO-regular with a topic in Off-topic deserves a bit more credit than someone who asks for donations in Services after making only 3 posts in 2021.

Jeez I didn't hear about any of that and I'm certainly glad to hear things worked out.

Not only what you said but that is one of the most justified, documented and noble pleas for donations I've ever seen on the forum.

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Quote from: Poker Player on October 30, 2021, 08:51:23 AM

it doesn't seem very different from the others I've seen, like this one from infofront, in which I myself donated:

Donations to Provide Funding for Biliary Atresia Surgery for Infant [SUCCESS]

I'd say a well-known WO-regular with a topic in Off-topic deserves a bit more credit than someone who asks for donations in Services after making only 3 posts in 2021.

Quote from: Lucius on October 30, 2021, 10:43:55 AM

Someone reported the topic and the mod had no choice but to follow the rules of the forum.

Mods always have a choice. I reported the topic 10 days ago, and it took this long to be deleted. Or maybe more people reported it since then.

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I did not report it because it did not seem to me to be about begging.

Would you consider it begging if the topic would have been created by a Newbie who made 3 posts this year?

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Quote from: Poker Player on October 30, 2021, 08:51:23 AM

I'm curious, if it was deleted, to know the explanation, as it doesn't seem very different from the others I've seen, like this one from infofront, in which I myself donated:

Donations to Provide Funding for Biliary Atresia Surgery for Infant [SUCCESS]

I think that in this particular case there is a difference - the topic you are referring to is in the Off-topic and therefore has much less exposure than in the Service board. Someone reported the topic and the mod had no choice but to follow the rules of the forum.

I will just say that I personally saw this topic, but I did not report it because it did not seem to me to be about begging.

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I posted in the "begging" thread as it can be seen in the archived thread.

I'm curious, if it was deleted, to know the explanation, as it doesn't seem very different from the others I've seen, like this one from infofront, in which I myself donated:

Donations to Provide Funding for Biliary Atresia Surgery for Infant [SUCCESS]

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The OPs thread was moved to the trashcan. Begging is not allowed. I'm sorry for your Uncle's situation.

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Quote from: mdayonliner on October 30, 2021, 08:22:19 AM

Let me know if any of it looks begging now other than a proper meta topic.

You're still not saying what happened to your topic (mod deleted?) and what your complaint is (you think you didn't break rule #7 because...).

"Others did it too" is not a valid excuse, perhaps nobody reported those other topics.

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Let me know if any of it looks begging now other than a proper meta topic.

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So the topic got deleted? It's not clear from your post.

If it did get deleted (for begging presumably) then reposting it in Meta is not a particularly bright idea and makes you look even more like a beggar. Edit this thread to make it a proper Meta topic/complaint. Only repost your original topic if your complaint is resolved to your favor, and do so on the correct board.

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Few days ago I had a topic on Service section. It was about getting some financial help for my uncle.
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I have read few topics about financial support. In fact, in one appeal I personally donated but kept it anonymous, I would like it that way. Those past history inspired me to try the community. I am not sure what changed now. Hopefully there will be a response about it.

Thanks.

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