raidenradio Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Synopsis: Here's the idea, it's Black Friday and a lot of us are/have been stocking up on new releases and hot deals. What if we made a pledge to not buy one record and instead give that money to charity? How it works From now until Christmas Eve, we each pledge $20 to a charity of the board's choosing. If you wish to participate, post in this thread that you pledge to donate $20 on Christmas Eve. Which charity? We nominate charities for the donations to go to. Whichever one gets the most support in the thread gets the donations we pledged to... pledge. How will we know the money is going to the charity? Most charities accept Paypal, so on December 24th we'll be flooding that charity with our donations and the message that they're from the kind folks at Vinyl Collective. We can then post screenshots of our donations as proof if required. How can I get involved? Make a pledge similar to the one I will post below. If you see a charity and want to vote for it, say so. If you want propose one that hasn't been already, say so in your pledge. Give a brief synopsis of the charity and why we should select it. What if we pledge to one cause but want to support another? Edit your posts and support up to 3 other charities, they will be tabulated into the final selection. My Pledge: I, raidenradio, pledge to donate $20 to VinylCollective's One Record: One Cause. I nominate Child's Play (www.childsplaycharity.org). Child's play provides games, toys, books, and other resources to children in hospitals and domestic abuse shelters. Koolhandnick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Holy shit guys really? An open-ended charity drive for $20 with one month and 40 of you read this thread any just moved on. sacredheart, Black Phillip and caninesapien 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridxReality Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Damn, if I would've read this in the morning, would've totally participated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 You still can, all that's required now is to pledge to donate on Christmas Eve, and if you want to suggest a charity. Black Phillip and caninesapien 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 In all honesty, dropping this on Black Friday was a bad idea. Even with all the moaning and complaining the vast majority of us were after at least one record. And the brutal truth of it is that this board is built around consumerism.... suggesting abstinence is probably not the way to go. I'm not normally cynical of such things, I just feel like you are owed an explanation because it IS a very cool idea. Hopefully it will gain some momentum as we approach Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolhandnick Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 This was a good idea, I'm going to see how this takes off, but am undecided if I will donate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 It's okay, I had a sneaking suspicion that we were a bunch of useless cunts. Good to know I was right. Black Phillip, caninesapien and sacredheart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchino Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 It's okay, I had a sneaking suspicion that we were a bunch of useless cunts. Good to know I was right. woooah K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 even better idea, lets use all the money donated and start a collective to repress out of print albums, and lets call it record collective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 This was a good idea, I'm going to see how this takes off, but am undecided if I will donate. Gosh thank you so much for maybe, possibly supporting this. Your mostly inaction really sets you apart from the rest of the board. You should be proud. Black Phillip and caninesapien 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 get off your high horse you prick. you dont know what we do with our time off this board, dont assume just because we dont want to participate in some unorganized, undefined charity drive that we dont give elsewhere. stl_ben, Satan, daegor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 "Let's have a charity drive!" "Let's pick a charity!" fuckingcrickets.wav Yeah that's some bad organization on my part. caninesapien and Black Phillip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 get off your high horse you prick. you dont know what we do with our time off this board, dont assume just because we dont want to participate in some unorganized, undefined charity drive that we dont give elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Never change raidenradio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight1echo Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 get off your high horse you prick. you dont know what we do with our time off this board, dont assume just because we dont want to participate in some unorganized, undefined charity drive that we dont give elsewhere. Pretty much. There have been two or three charitable threads I have participated in on these forums only in the last year or so. If you want people to participate you are going to need a little bit of a better cause than "Black Friday sucks". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I won't donate because I honestly don't care. scottheisel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Wanting to help people? Who cares. Insinuating I don't want to help people? Where's that reply button!? daegor and caninesapien 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Yeah... you have to learn to take some constructive criticism raidenradio. This was vague and unorganized, and like a said before, built on a foundation that just simply doesn't jive with the population of the board. AND you expected that: we would individually read this thread decide whether or not we wanted to participate research and suggest what charity we wanted to vote for in less than a fucking day?? You posted complaining about the lack of response in less than a day from your OP. Since you're having a tantrum over this people aren't afraid to call it like they see it. Also, it was a bad call to suggest that we'll vote on what charity to donate to. Maybe the popular vote is for a cause I don't stand behind or an organization I don't agree with. $20 is a lot of money (for most of us) to throw at something we more than likely don't care about. I was honestly going to throw $20 into this, despite thinking it was a bad idea, because I like seeing people try and be creative when helping people. If you're just going to yell at people about then fuck that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 in less than a fucking day?? Here's the response 12 hours after I posted the thread: 40 views 0 replies No criticisms, no suggestions, absolutely nothing. You chime in saying Black Friday was a bad time, a bad time for what? To start a month-long discussion? The whole point is to decide on a charity to send money to, as a collective. You're telling me that this is a bad thing? It blows my fucking mind that you would post this and say, "in less than a day??" How long did it take you to type that out? Probably far less effort than to find a decent charity and propose it here. But that's the point, when someone asks you to actually do something you can't be bothered. But as soon as I accused the board of being selfish and apathetic, suddenly you have all the time to bluster back at me. Fucking useless cunts. Black Phillip, sacredheart and caninesapien 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 *shrug* if you don't want to take constructive criticism that's on you dude. McCandless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviolentworld Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Never change raidenradio pretty much this my man. i am one of the 40 viewers and i also donate 300 to 400 dollars a year to different charites. next time i put up my cystic fibrosis donation thread are you gonna donate? you haven't the past 3 years. McCandless, David The Gnome, nothingnatural and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviolentworld Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 also i don't think there is anything wrong with this thread. i mean who doesn't love a donation thread, but calling people cunts is not going to put people in your corner. daegor, nothingnatural and GradedOnACurve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Plz change title to "Last Annual.." Thx. eight1echo, batman, llamaface and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I just threw $20 away because I am a cunt. It was awesome. eight1echo, nothingnatural, ditc586 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Loving the holiday cheer in here! eight1echo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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