A Call To Alms
or "Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?"
On
March 24, 2002, the
gods made the following
offer:
"Don't like a writeup? For only 1000 USD, you can have it killed. For 10000 USD, it will be painfully killed! Hurry - this one-time-offer expires at the end of this month."
I've decided to take them up on
it.
Now, as a
Canadian student, I can't afford the
grand myself. But I think I might have a
solution: we
pool our
resources and see what we can
nuke. All you need to do is head over to the
Donation Box and make a
pledge, and be sure to attach a note saying that you want it to go towards this little
quest.
Now, we need a
target. After some
consideration and a few
suggestions, I do believe the most easy and worthwhile target is none other than:
It's high-profile, considerably
controversial, and isn't
run of the mill. A
perfect choice for a
crusade, of sorts.
I request one
concession: that the gods graciously extend the deadline to
May 1st, 2002. (
Update: They have
agreed!)
So get into the
Donation Box, and give what you can. We raise anywhere from $300 to $900 a month usually anyways, so now we do it with
purpose.
Message me with your amount and date of
donation, and I'll make a
note of it on my
home node. Together, we can both support
E2 and watch a little piece of
nodegel burn brightly.
Step up to the challenge, folks!
Update: For clarification, these few points:
- It would only be the first w/u that appears under Butterfinger McFlurry, of course, which just happens to be written by someone wonderful and understanding.
- Any donation over a dollar US counts, and I'll also take any donations that were made as of March 24th, 2002.
- To clarify, I have NOTHING against this particular node. It is just the most high-profile node that I could think of that would get people's attention and what not. This is for the financial betterment of E2, people. Honest! If you disagree with this method of fundraising, /msg me and TELL me why!
- By popular demand! You can NOW donate to KEEP Butterfinger McFlurry around too! Just let me know which side of the dime you're on, and I'll post it on my homenode with the amount, etc.