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Does it always have to pay via credit/debit card and paypal? Unfortunately, I can't donate, as I don't even have a single one.

I will be happy to donate and spread the word. Just ashame I only have £0.63 in paypal at the moment. If you want it, it's yours .

The same thread again? Last time we didnt have any donations cause ideas were being made right?
I would donate but it'd probably not be as much after the conversion Plus paypal doesnt work here and i dont have a CC so if anyone has an idea then let me know

So we can't be sued by some lowlife who thinks we are stealing money from them, I think it might be a good idea to register the site with the charity commission.

I think you'll find that this forum isn't the charity, therefore we don't need to register with any charity commision. I'm positive that even if they did try and sue, they wouldn't win. I think you may've misread the website.

We've already made $60 (usd) which is great, so we're over a tenth of the way there .

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Originally posted by traxor
Any suggestions etc. please PM me or menthix regarding it .

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Idea is excellent and I will donate.

However:

1) Paypal accounts have been closed (without any refund!!!!) in the past for the reason that paypal though it was a scam of some kind seeing that many 'strangers' suddenly started to put money on a single account. I strongly advise to contact paypal and to get more information/advise so they don't close this account.

2) Why should everything be a competition? Especially for something like this? I certainly do not agree upon "he who donates the most gets a price".... This doesn't only goe against the idea of charity in general. It is also very discriminating to the people who can't donate that much or not at all. 10$ might seem very little for some people, while it will be a month's allowence of somebody else!!!! Please do not turn this into a competition and drop the idea of that t-shirt.

Okay, I will contact Paypal about the website now and the paypal account now.

As for the second point, I see what you mean... Instead of the highest donator winning something, anybody who donates can get the t-shirt. They will be selected randomly when the total is reached.

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Originally posted by traxor
As for the second point, I see what you mean... Instead of the highest donator winning something, anybody who donates can get the t-shirt. They will be selected randomly when the total is reached.

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much better....

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suggestions:

3) Change the used currency on the paypal account to the more universal US dollars (if possible)

4) Verify your paypal account.


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Question:
Who actually has access to the paypal account? In things like this it is better to have a few trusted (by everyone) people having access (you, patchou, chris, trekkie, ...). Eg: so they can't accuse you from withholding money etc... (it's the same way as with bankaccounts of companies: it are always several people who has access to them; no matter if they all are close friends or not. It's just safer for both you and the rest)


I just donated

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
2) Why should everything be a competition? Especially for something like this? I certainly do not agree upon "he who donates the most gets a price".... This doesn't only goe against the idea of charity in general. It is also very discriminating to the people who can't donate that much or not at all. 10$ might seem very little for some people, while it will be a month's allowence of somebody else!!!! Please do not turn this into a competition and drop the idea of that t-shirt.

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I agree. I remember a story happened to Jesus. He saw a lot of people throwing coins into the treasury chests of a synagogue. But then he then saw a poor widow who throwed two smalls coins of very little value. So Jesus said to his disciples: "This poor widow dropped more than everyone else because they all dropped their surplus, but she dropped all she had for living...."

Moral of the story: There shouldn't be price for the one who donated the more, but the important is to donate what we can afford. I would donate if I had a Paypal account and money in it...

will the charity that donations go to be put up as a vote after suggestions have been made? Is there anyone that gets a final say?