Soldato
This.
Or just donate directly. Don't people usually do something to get people to donate rather than raise awareness?
** CHILDREN IN NEED - "JUST GIVING" MAKE YOUR DONATIONS PLEASE - OcUK **
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This.
Or just donate directly. Don't people usually do something to get people to donate rather than raise awareness?
Do I get a free game If i donate
Sure, can have a free game with me of noughts and crosses.
Soldato
Just looking out for the charitable cause, and making sure the most money goes to the right people.Happy to donate something as I normally do each year.
Although it saddens me to see people so pedantic as to pick flaws in a charity campaign. How cynical and bitter you must be inside. Real hearos!
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Free PR for OCUK and 5% less money going to the charity. Sounds awesome!
Although it saddens me to see people so pedantic as to pick flaws in a charity campaign. How cynical and bitter you must be inside. Real hearos!
It saddens me too.
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It saddens me that OcUK have hijacked a charity for some free PR and the acquiescent just go along with it. If they'd promised to match members donations (even increased it by a small ratio) or earned the donation by doing something funny then I wouldn't be saying anything. Sadly this is just lazy and cheap PR that will reduce possible donations by 5%.
So yes, it saddens me too.
So yes, it saddens me too.
Soldato
Got to agree with this. To me it just seems like a shameless PR exercise. It annoys me further when I think I did a gruelling charity bike ride in awful weather last month (half destroying my bike in the process) and not a single person I know sponsored me, despite me practically begging, yet on the asking of strangers on a forum people part with cash for essentially nothing.
OcUK should be holding auctions or raffles for PC stuff via the forum and shop or auctioning off temporary access to the Don's room or other secret parts of the forum.
At which point it stops being charity....
Soldato
Of course it doesn't. Providing something for free and all proceeds from a raffle/auction for it given to charity, or, something that money can't buy raffled/auctioned and the proceeds given to charity.
To me it seems all that OcUK are trying to do is raise awareness of OcUK in my opinion. :/
Soldato
^ LOL
Soldato
I won't be supporting Children In Need, not because of the campaign here but because I lived in Africa and saw first hand how the money was spent.
I choose to support Médecins Sans Frontières for personal reasons. In 3 years in Africa they were the only charity I saw that really lived and delivered the values that they promoted.
Of course, no harm in supporting any other cause you feel is right. Whatever works for you.
I choose to support Médecins Sans Frontières for personal reasons. In 3 years in Africa they were the only charity I saw that really lived and delivered the values that they promoted.
Of course, no harm in supporting any other cause you feel is right. Whatever works for you.
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If a link from OcUK is what popularised donating then I think those people need to expand their source of influences.
Maybe I'm just a bit too cynical.
Maybe I'm just a bit too cynical.
I would be amazed if may people had not heard of Children in Need.