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Originally Posted by mick
sorry folks good idea but its not going to work
1) Roy says this is not a charity site
I appreciate that but essentially all the fund raising was being done off site - we were just trying to attract new and old members to visit the site within a 24 hour period.
I think you need to realise that, as good and worthy you may think 'Children in need' is, if Roy allows one charity, at what point and with which charity does he draw the line when the members become too frightened to come on because they are expected to dig deep whenever they do. ('Children in need' has plenty of places where payment can be paid I'm sure a link in your signature to some such would be allowed without being too intrusive).
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Originally Posted by mick
2) you need Roy to ok it and he is in Siberia working
I can sort of see this but surely he's got the mods in place to ok things in his absence. Plus, as it is a community site and this is a community activity I'm afraid I can't really see the issue.
There isn't a real issue Mick told you what is going on and even if he could make decisions while Roy is away he is trusted by Roy to respect his (Roys), decisions.
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Originally Posted by mick
3) you cant start sending e-mails out in bulk as its classed as spamming people.
Fair enough but all we were recommending was that people visit the site - surely publicity for the site is a good thing.
Of course publicity is good for the site, but as Mick has already explained, sending e-mails in this fashion is spamming.
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4) not everyone has a paypal account or credit card
We were trying to think our way around this but don't think it should be a barrier.
No need to think of ways around it if people want to contribute to 'Children in need' it would be difficult not to find a way to pay in any form.
Having said all that - it's not my decision and if you say no then it's a no.
No, and it wasn't Mick's or any of the mods decisions so why put pressure on them when it isn't needed? Mick gave you the answers now go work hard for 'Children in need' and good luck in your fund raising.