Comments | skolov: Your help will make a difference

skolov

Your help will make a difference

Feb 26, 2005 20:48

Following is the post that I've published in quite a large number of communities. I know, that it may look as SPAM (and by some comments to it I see, that some people saw it that way). I'm sorry for any inconvinience I've caused, I never had intended to, really. As I said I'm new to all this website thing and I just do not know how to inform people ( Read more... )

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flashlikewhat March 3 2005, 04:22:16 UTC

Howdy! I noticed you were in a free ipod community place, and I was wondering if you'd like to swap referrals with me or something! <3 <3 <3

I have signed up for the following places:

- FREE IPOD!

http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=15605179 <- RIGHT HERE ( ... )

skolov March 3 2005, 22:58:15 UTC

I'll gladly help you. Just let's do it by email and not here, ok? Email me and tell what exactly do you want me to do.

Soo, err.. trusmiles March 3 2005, 20:07:38 UTC

Basically your website is part of the whole 'cyber begging' cult and pretty much covers the opposite of what your toucbing speech on the face of humanity says.

The sad change in soceity is when a guy 'brings people together' to con them out of money so he can afford fun things for himself. Good work you've got going there.

Here is a positive suggestion in case I am coming across as a tad bit cynical - Start a charity that collects money and distributes this amognst people who really do need some fun in their lives. The homeless, the sick, etc. Me, I could do with a bit of fun. Where is my share?

Re: Soo, err.. skolov March 3 2005, 22:54:45 UTC

So it's a cyber begging, so what? What is so opposite to my words? Yes, I'm begging for money. I never said I'm not. Though it's not the only thing I'm doing ( ... )

Re: Soo, err.. trusmiles March 4 2005, 13:43:57 UTC

Well your little article makes the whole thing sound like a plea to help save the human race, rather than clearly state that you are just begging for money. That to me is conning in way that the truth is somewhat distorted. Perhaps if you make it appear a little more obvious then people like me wouldn't get on their high horse and post comments like this ;)

Yes, I can see how the Maslow concept works. However begging for money and items of greed as opposed to working hard for it seems quite low to me. Besides, within that concept it does not imply that you need silly material goods to be happy. On the contrary.

anonymous March 19 2005, 21:39:19 UTC

This is U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E. The world does not owe you money because you exist. There are MILLIONS of people on earth who have it worse than you. Also, your description of where this money is going is long and misleading to the point of being fradulent. That's assuming I believe your little story about where the "Funds For Fun" are going, which I don't.

longhairedgeek March 31 2005, 09:16:35 UTC

I think people would be in less disbelief if you did provide more information about yourself. The reason so many are reacting is because your approach is similar to the infamous 'I am the banker of an african general/president/, we just need 1000$ from you and then we will give you millions!' email spam.
Put up photographs of yourself and your family, write about the hardships you are going through and why you need the money. Begging usually isn't successful if you come across as though you think you've earned it -- speaking from experience here -- you have to eat crow and just show why you /need/ the money. Once that is self-evident, money will come in. But nobody is going to give you money when it's obvious you have Internet access -> if you have Internet you have a computer -> if you have a computer, what's to say you don't have a BMW in your garage, eat veal every day, got your wife a mink coat for Christmas etc?