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Originally Posted by csb
Sincere apologies if the "Asking for money" thread upset anyone.
I certainly realise I should have broached the issue in a less forthright manner to encourage a better discussion.
Houghy (mod) contacted me to state the thread has been moved while the mods discuss the issue. They may welcome other members opinions.
Craig
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Hi Craig,
No I was not offended.
In fact I thought the same thing myself - when I first read the thread Title.
So I initially decided not to even open the thread.
When I finally got around to reading the thread, I thought, Oh, it's a youngster starting out asking for help! ...
Is that OK???
And then I didn't know what to think.
Certainly that changed my initial thought, but still there was a bit of a feeling of uncomfortableness of someone asking for money for a hobby.
(Happy to give money for Charitable causes, but this is something else.
Probably depends on your financial position to some extent.)
I say good on you for raising your concerns.
It is certainly something we don't want to see as a regular feature on IIS.
However, at the end of the day, its your decision as to whether you donate or not.
Or even if you read the thread or not.
But at least the thread Title was clear and concise in what it was about.
Something other regular posters could learn.
(eg Thread titles like "Read This..." or "You gotta see this")
But like you and most others here, I am overly keen to help newcomers.
Preloved equipment for next to nothing; Out of my way to help; etc..
So this was a little conflicting for me too.
But that's just me.
Thanks for opening the discussion at least.
