Topic: RedLightBlues.in is looking for donations! (Read 1599 times)

Well I appreciate your judgment, but this project isn't interesting at all, even I doubt that on any reputed crowdfunding site this project will hardly receive any response. BTW to clear the air, let me proudly state that I'm an Indian also.

Do I look like I care if you are offended ? You cannot buy a house in Delhi with 10 Lakhs ? I'm sure you can atleast afford a nice road side slum with that money.Also OP is asking for 50BTC+.Those 20BTC would be a part of donation and you know there could be multiple donations.My point is,you don't get it.

I have based my articles only after reading the entire bull crap.Don't give me that "All Indians are not scammers bullshit" I never said that but yeah most of them do emerge out of Delhi.All the MLM schmes.Wanna know ?
-Qnet
-Ebiz
All from Delhi.
Here's what OP needs money for:
-Hey Random hard working man,pose for a selfie ,you're going to be featured on our blog
-Tell us how you run that sugarcane machine,in the world of magnets you're using hammer to cut grass.
-Here take a pack of biscuit and have a great day meanwhile on the blog "Meet Random guy who we gave 2 satoshi's from the 20 bitcoins we received." Fuck outta here redlight whatever bullshit.

I'm not being racist.How can I be when I'm an Indian myself ?

I'm an Indian, and I take offence in your words. First of all, Rs. 9,61,000/- is not enough to buy even a decent 1BHK house in Delhi. So it seems you're knowledge on Delhi real-estate is very outdated. It might have been sufficient a few years ago, but not today.

Don't think of every Indian as a scammer. This redlightblues or whatever seems like a very nice, interesting project. Read the damn articles, take your time before you start shitting your judgement everywhere.

Also, I notice the OP has already admitted to a mistake or misunderstanding about the price or whatever. I think that means something. Besides, just because somebody posted on this forum doesn't mean people will come running with their money. If redlightblues is a scammer, the forum members will find out and do something about it. Let everybody use their own judgement. And seriously, stop being racist.

No buddy this new account is not only for this post I mean the one you've pointed, this is a genuine account. And I don't have any personal issues with the OP but yeah a few years back I've lost my money on a scammer. And yeah you're right, asking on this kind forum for money is not the way legit charities should work and that's how he made a joke of himself over here. But bro a house in Delhi for 20BTC, really? I mean I would like to purchase one if anyone will offer me. Just kidding. And not every Indian are scammer though nowadays more more scammers are popping up in there, but still there are a myriad of good people in India.

Why would you make a new account to post that ? Are you genuinely a new account or you have personal issues with the OP just like I do ?And by personal I meant the idea is looting people to fulfill their pockets.They come to a random forum and beg for 20BTC,OP can buy herself a nice house in Delhi with that money.Seriously what was she thinking ? Typical Indian scammer scum.

Yeah you should have done some research and proper planning before posting your idea. The first mistake you've made is by posting here as this is not a crowdfunding site. These days scammers are everywhere and just because of them those who're actually in need of money are suffering. If you guys are legit then you guys should adapt transparency cause only with a website to support your statements, you guys can't even expect a dime from people nowadays. And to be clear, you guys are actually acting like nonprofessionals. So next time better present yourself with a solid plan and all the verifiable infos, so that people can trust you guys and oh almost forgot to mention, obviously on a crowdfunding site. Good luck...

Thank you very much for your comment. We should have done some more due diligence. The current cost of 1BTC shows as ~$647. That is amazing, but then screws up all our existing calculations. Lol, we sound so stupid asking for so much money!

We definitely don't need so much money. It's not only stupid, but annoying to see someone asking for that kind of money.

We'll do our research, and break up the costs as you suggested. We thought of doing that originally, but dropped the idea.

Thank you again.

i think this seems "off" to a few people because the OP is throwing out numbers like 0.5btc($330)
or even 50btc($33,000) before he will get off his ass to make a video

not only do i not like the "Once we reach 50[$33k] Bitcoins - We will shoot a few videos of our interactions with the people at traffic lights"..
but also you wont give donors your personal emails unless they hand over 20btc($13k)

come on $33,000 for just "a few interactions"... and $13k to get a personal email.. sounds off!!

if the charitable cause is to feed a child. then dont ask for $330-$13k, instead ask for $0.50.(enough to feed atleast one child)

for instance seans outpost was a massive success. not because he asked for $33,000.. but instead he calculated the cost of one meal and promoted the donations as X would pay to feed X people.... XX would pay to feed XX people.
he received alots of funds combined. but this was because he was not asking for lots of funds combined.

for instance you said that your own $375 went to pay for 90 people..
so how about saying that
0.6btc can feed 90 people,
0.06btc can feed 9 kids
0.02btc can feed 3 kids

put it another way..
children selling balloons on "happy street" do not ask people to buy all the balloons in one go.. they sale each one individually until the total is reached.

but with that said.. after "whois" searching the domain and looking at the address its obviously a dropbox address. unless you share an office with L'oreal hair stylist, a solar company, a recruitment company and many many more..

A very good question. And we've heard this multiple times from different people.
We don't want to be taking donations forever. We also don't want to make RLB a business.
We want to create something that makes money to be self-sufficient without external funding/donation.
Hence, (1) is true. We want to make the blog famous. That's one way it can become self-sufficient. (2) We definitely want to help the poor. We've only spent money till now, never got any inflow of money. All of that, to help the poor. Our founder has done a whole bunch of odd jobs to make funds available to pursue this. We even teach students in our spare time, as you'll notice in one of the articles on the blog.
We don't wish to scam. And we realise the 'newbie' status is giving us a lot of negative light. But we sure need help. We're looking for any and every suggestion on raising money for this!

Yes, we understand that now!

You could give more information how you're actually using the donations .

If I'm not wrong,you're making stories from interviewing random poor struggling people from the streets,making a blog post about it and given them food as part of the gesture.Now,I'm really not sure what you're intentions are
1.You want to make the blog famous
2.Or you wish to help the poor,
3.Mutual profits

In 1 and 3 cases,you don't need donations at all,there is a term for it logically ,"Investors" who need a equity stake in your business.In the 2nd case,you don't need the 1st and 3rd discrepancies at all,that does make it look like a scam you're doing to fulfill your packets while giving biscuit packets for the poor and a name for the donater on your website.Well,that hardly matters,you're not giving any significant benefits afterall and it sounds shady as hell.Make up your mind and decide what exactly you have to do.You can't make a business out of charity ,unless you want to scam people. 

yep the newbie status is pretty shit for that stuff

Thank you very much robelneo. Yes, Aanchal Pant is our founder and editor in chief. We are a 50 odd member organisation working from various parts of India. We aren't associated with the Government, but have recently got good support from famous BJP leader - Uma Bharti.

Hey, yes, we understand that there are a lot of scammers and that people would automatically assume us to be scammers as well. Please link us to your website and we will try to get a campaign going there! Thank you very much!

You have a very good intention om my research you are headed by a certain Aantchal ,you should have started your post about who are behind this organization and what are those people credentials to run this campaign,and are you goverment accredited and where can we access it..

Along with previous replies, your newbie status here in the forums is likely going to catch some heat for you. Plus, since your project doesn't really have anything to do with bitcoin or another cryptocurrency, posting in here just looking for bitcoins is a bit problematic too. You'll get some negative reactions here for sure. Feel free to open up a campaign on my site though, PM me if you need help getting started.

Yes, that makes sense. We think we can do a campaign on coinfunder.com. Also, just because our account is completely new, we've added the Bitcoin address on our website as well, to prove that we are the same people!

Newbie ask for donations which we don't really know who you are.
If you really serious about this project, you can create your own campaign on indiegogo crowdfunding, or on coinfunder.com
People here will not donate to someone who don't know. Especially you rank is newbie with 3 activity point.

• Fuck Delhi? Why so? And no, we are not looking to scam people.
• To do free stuff? Do you know how much money it would take to organise these things to scale, to actually mean something? We could just as easily approach corporate sponsors and get thousands and thousands of dollars from their CSR fund. But we thought this would be unique, to be funded by Bitcoins.
• We have donated around $375 to this. We continue to donate. When we're completely out of funds, we go to peoples houses to ask for donations. We go around knocking at 200 peoples houses. Why? Does that seem like scamming to you?
• No, you cannot buy a house in Delhi for 20BTC. We want to give them a meal, we want to make them happy even if it is only for 1 meal. Yes, we also do free hugs!
• We're not begging. We're asking for donations. Scam? Why do you keep saying that? Can you justify? In India, like most countries, "Innocent until proven guilty." So please, prove us guilty, and we will withdraw. Otherwise, don't be coming here with jealousy or vendetta in mind and trying to spoil our donation drive.
• Yes, this is the only part where I agree with Joel. Do not donate if you think this is a scam. Please ask for proof. Please wait a bit, see what else we do. There is no deadline. We never said "Hey, we want your money this instant." We're just putting it out there. If anybody is interested, you may, if not, thank you for your time!

Please refrain from throwing out accusations like that. Sure, you guys may have been swindled in the past, but that doesnt mean you can insult our work outright like Joel here. Its ridiculous.

I'm not expecting a reply from your since it's mostly a throwaway account.Let's break it down for ya.

1.Fuck Delhi and fuck you for looking to scam people.

2.Basically you want money to do free stuff ? You jobless piece of shit,you go around taking time out of poor people's lives and make stories out of it ,distribute it around and make money ? Right?

3.Have you ever thought you could actually donate some money and help those poor people ? No,you would not care.

4.Asking people for 20BTC,you can buy yourself a fuckin house in Delhi with that money.You don't deserve even 1 rupees for your shit idea.Making stories out of hard working people,what are you giving them in return ? I know ,a fuckin hug right ?

5.Who said bitcoin community helps such things ? No one likes scammers around like you and your entire entourage.No one gives two satoshi's about people begging for bitcoins.You're case is different ,you're looking to scam.

6.Please if you're reading this,don't donate even a satoshi to this scammers.Scamming people in the name of business ,fuckin devils fear karma ,see what you're doing.

Who/What are we?

RedLightBlues.in is a website created to voice the voiceless. At RLB, we head out to various traffic lights in and across India's national capital - Delhi, to interview and give voice to the stories and lives of people that we pass on a daily basis at traffic-lights. We ask you through our posts to let them in, hear their story and empathise with them instead of sympathising even if it is for the duration of the stop light.

Here are some sample, heartwarming stories that you may like:

The Story of Radha - http://redlightblues.in/index.php/lens_portfolio/the-story-of-radha/
The Story of Raamnivas - http://redlightblues.in/index.php/lens_portfolio/the-story-of-raamnivas/
The Story of Phoola - http://redlightblues.in/index.php/lens_portfolio/the-story-of-phoola/

What do we want:

We want to reach out to more people, especially children. We want to expand to different cities and places. We want to give as many people as we can, a voice.

Somebody in our team suggested that we try to look for donations in Bitcoins as the community cares about such issues.

Our reason for raising donation is to feed everybody we interview. On average, we interview 5 people per story. One common thing we hear from them when we give them some chocolate is "Didi, hume koi acche hotel mein khana khaana hai ek baar.." Which translates to "Sister, we would like to eat in a good hotel once." So, we tried to pool in our pocket money and borrowed a bit from here and there and were able to arrange for Rs. 25000/- (about $375). We were able to feed about 90 people with this money.

We want to do more than just give these amazing people food. There are people on the streets that make breathtaking jewellery. There are those that have specific skills like singing or dancing. And while they might not be professional grade artists, we're sure it'll give you a warm feeling to know that they earned their donation and were able to go eat at a good hotel with it. We're also thinking of creating an aggregation service to let them feel the love of the Bitcoin community. To be able to sell to foreigners and earn their money without having to open bank accounts and deal with import/export law and all that government rubbish. We want to give them an opportunity. We want them to feel like there are people out there who still care.

Here are some images from our blog. The photos are taken by the interviewer, on most occasions. Though they may not be the best photos, you will notice that there is a level of professionalism here.

https://i.imgur.com/FNAvuJA.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Rc6gtfp.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/FUi4cZs.jpg

What we offer the Bitcoin Community:

If you would be so kind as to donate, please send your donation to this address - 3Ef5oLnjXJneJjq58D841SLPvpCh5M1rqi and once you have, leave a comment below. We'd like to offer the following to the Bitcoin community:

• Once we reach 10 Bitcoins - We will announce the support of the Bitcoin community for RedLightBlues through our website, and social media profiles.
• Once we reach 20 Bitcoins - We will change our logo on our website and social media profiles everywhere to reflect that Bitcoin is a big part of RedLightBlues. We have some ideas on how to go about this. (We can give you guys a rough sample if you'd like).
• Once we reach 50 Bitcoins - We will shoot a few videos of our interactions with the people at traffic lights, and also shoot how we take them to some fast-food restaurant like McDonalds, or KFC and how they react (Note: We usually only take kids to eat.)

What we offer donors:

We want to thank any and every donor, irrelevant of donation size, because we believe that small drops of water make a mighty ocean. We will put up a list of every donor that makes a contribution to RLB.

But as a special thanks, we will have 3 classes of donations.

• Diamond Donors (20BTC or more donation) - These members will be given our personal email addresses where they can keep in touch with the RLB team, ask about the developments, make suggestions about the direction of RLB and help guide us onto the next level. These members will also receive a weekly newsletter telling them of RLB's advancements. It will contain links to media that will not be publicly shared on the blog. We will host a page where each Platinum donor may mention their real name or nickname, one website and one picture (anything except those deemed inappropriate).
• Platinum Donors (10BTC - 20BTC donation) - These members will receive a weekly newsletter telling them of RLB's advancements. It will contain links to media that will not be publicly shared on the blog. We will host a page where each Platinum donor may mention their real name or nickname, one website and one picture (anything except those deemed inappropriate).
• Gold Donors (5BTC - 10BTC donation) - Each Gold donor will get a place on the website to mention their real name or nickname, one website and one picture (anything except those deemed inappropriate).
• Silver Donors (1BTC - 5BTC donation) - Each Silver donor will get a place on the website to mention their real name or nickname and one website!
• Bronze Donors (0.5BTC - 1BTC donation) - Each Bronze donor will get a place on the website to mention their real name or nickname!

Contact details:

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.redlightblues.in/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redlightblues/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/redlightblues1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redlightb/