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I wouldnt in a million years think about buying something, on this board of all places, a mere few days after I received monies from people here, no matter whether or not I could rationalize in my mind that it's ok since I am paying by credit card, need it for a band, etc...
Everything in my character would scream at me to not do it if for no other reason than it looks wrong, and there are plenty of reasons not to do it... I recently gave money to a friend who is going through a hard financial time as his daughter is very sick and he needs the money to travel with her. If saw him in the mall buying new sneakers and polo shirts a couple of days later, you are damn right I would be pissed. Who wouldnt?
I gave money to Rich, but didnt come across the Chuck-a-thon thread until after he had reached his goal, so as I did not donate to you Chuck, I dont have a problem from a personal standpoint. However, I have to admit, after I saw your thread buying in the classifieds,I was fairly disappointed...
You would be better served to simply apologize(which you did), and not make rationales for why you did it(which you also tried to do), because they just dont hold water. Hell, if you had room on your credit card, but needed cash, you could have simply paid for something one of us was buying via your credit card, and had that person send you cash.
I dont know what Pat typed to you, and in what manner, but I hope that MY thoughts were presented in a manner that leaves no doubt that I think you were (are) in the wrong.
Hopefully it's ok to be honest about a situation, typed in a non-tirade manner, without losing your JCF priveleges.
Shawn
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Pat didn't lose his priveleges, Shawn. He was so upset that others who had donated were supporting Chuck in this that he demanded that he be cancelled, or that he, as the owner of our web server, would shut down the JCF. So he threatened to cancel all of our priveleges.
Hoowever you feel about this situation, remember that Chuck has a potentially fatal medical condition. Maybe he is trying to live life while he still can, and made what you feel is a faux pas. Try to imagine yourself in the same situation, and think about what you'd do, or how you'd feel if a supposed bro went off on you over something like this.
You have the right to express your opinion, but so do the rest of us, and if those who gave are fine with it, then what is really the problem? Chuck didn't ask for the help, and it was freely given. It would be great if everyone would just calm down now.
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I wouldnt in a million years think about buying something, on this board of all places, a mere few days after I received monies from people here, no matter whether or not I could rationalize in my mind that it's ok since I am paying by credit card, need it for a band, etc...
Everything in my character would scream at me to not do it if for no other reason than it looks wrong, and there are plenty of reasons not to do it... I recently gave money to a friend who is going through a hard financial time as his daughter is very sick and he needs the money to travel with her. If saw him in the mall buying new sneakers and polo shirts a couple of days later, you are damn right I would be pissed. Who wouldnt?
I gave money to Rich, but didnt come across the Chuck-a-thon thread until after he had reached his goal, so as I did not donate to you Chuck, I dont have a problem from a personal standpoint. However, I have to admit, after I saw your thread buying in the classifieds,I was fairly disappointed...
You would be better served to simply apologize(which you did), and not make rationales for why you did it(which you also tried to do), because they just dont hold water. Hell, if you had room on your credit card, but needed cash, you could have simply paid for something one of us was buying via your credit card, and had that person send you cash.
I dont know what Pat typed to you, and in what manner, but I hope that MY thoughts were presented in a manner that leaves no doubt that I think you were (are) in the wrong.
Hopefully it's ok to be honest about a situation, typed in a non-tirade manner, without losing your JCF priveleges.
Shawn
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Pat didn't lose his priveleges, Shawn. He was so upset that others who had donated were supporting Chuck in this that he demanded that he be cancelled, or that he, as the owner of our web server, would shut down the JCF. So he threatened to cancel all of our priveleges.
Hoowever you feel about this situation, remember that Chuck has a potentially fatal medical condition. Maybe he is trying to live life while he still can, and made what you feel is a faux pas. Try to imagine yourself in the same situation, and think about what you'd do, or how you'd feel if a supposed bro went off on you over something like this.
You have the right to express your opinion, but so do the rest of us, and if those who gave are fine with it, then what is really the problem? Chuck didn't ask for the help, and it was freely given. It would be great if everyone would just calm down now.
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