Where do our donations go?

[katesage]

QUICK Dave and BF! Close this thread, then close the site...grab all the dosh and run...... or some nutters gonna start shooting kittens:o

 

ROFLMAO

 

[Guest willowb]

Whilst I think that some people may well have used this site and probably had no intention of donating from the beginning even though they could have, there definately are people here whose 'winnings' have been swallowed up with overdrafts or they are that hard up that actually feeding and clothing their family is more important to them than donating to this site. Everything I have won because of this site has been 'swallowed up' just leaving £250 but I still donated £100 because I would have been in a worse situation if it weren't for CAG existing.

 

As for having a go at Edinburghbucket........leave him the hell alone! the guy was just asking a question...........does that give anyone the right to jump on him like he's Dr Evil himself.........and he didn't start up this argument again, I bet he's sick to death of it! If you actually read his posts you'll see that he is grateful and that he's all for donating.

 

If I see someone being misrepresented it makes me angry or if I see someone being 'picked on' for no good reason that too makes me angry.

 

Edinburghbucket.........why has this started again?????:-| lordy lord!!!

 

Wxx

[katesage]

willow...dont worry the debate hasn't 'started again'. i don't think edinburgh was wrong to ask the question...and my official opinion on the subject if you check was that 'i don't give a stuff'!

 

no, my anger is nowt to do with edinburgh, its to do with the many thousands who have failed to donate to the site.

good on you for donating £100 even tho you could ill afford it.

i was just really shocked at the 540 figure that BF mentioned in his post and just had to say something.

 

right, does this mean kittens are going to die??!!

 

please no.................................

[Guest willowb]

no, my anger is nowt to do with edinburgh

 

Yes I know:)

 

and is it safe to come out?

 

[meagain]

no, my anger is nowt to do with edinburgh, its to do with the many thousands who have failed to donate to the site.

 

As has already been mentioned, a good many of these people have good reasons for doing so. They may not have the means to do so (remember, lots of people have been left without a card or cheque-book after their claims), an association with this site might have adverse professional implications (especially for those working in the finance sector), or they might just not have anything left over after the bills are paid and hungry mouths fed. Many of these people have helped in other ways, purchasing products that earn a commission, helping people out on the forum and in the chat room, spreading the word, complaining to the OFT, writing to their MP, getting questions asked in Parliament, bringing the issue higher up the media agenda.

 

By making such a generalisation, you risk alienating and even annoying the very people we are supposed to help (and maybe even some of those doing the helping), and very possibly missing the entire point of CAG's existence. Zealots weighing in with a holier-than-thou attitude does not help anyone, and threatens to harm a lot of people.

 

right, does this mean kittens are going to die??!!

 

If you drop the matter completely, here and now, there will be no needles kitten-killing. Deal?

[Deller]

Lets not forget what the original question was, but like katesage said "who gives a stuff". Spending many an hour on this site myself I see many of the mods and site helpers on here for hours upon end, lets not forget they have a life too, yet they're prepared to give up a lot of their time to help us get our lives back too, our financial lives that is. I can't believe that very few are prepared to make a donation to such a worthwhile cause. Selfish is all I can say!!

 

As for any threats to harm kittens, I don't want to hear anymore about it!!

 

I don't care where the money goes but I'll still be giving it, afterall a few months ago I wouldn't have been getting any of it anyway!

[Guest Scarletrose]

firstly how can you call anyone on this site a zealot?? if one is then we all are guilty eg fanatical about gettin our money back and to keep this site running so others may benefit, whats wrong with being fanatical about that, if it wasnt for the fanatics surely this site wouldnt exist

 

like kate and deller said without this site no-one would get there money back without possibly getting it wrong or chickening out thus leaving them with less than half of what the're owed, or they could always consult a solicittor which would cost a small fortune,

i for one am living hand to mouth but there is no way i would forego donating to this site, i see the point that some people cant afford to of which i am one, but with the statistics kate showed that shows that the likely hood of all those who didnt donate falling into that category very slim. i for one have suspicions about certain people that may not have donated and have just used this site for personal gain, which i for one find disgraceful, and it hasnt been out of financial hardship just greed.

 

with the help and advice of its members that is how money is reclaimed and a small donation even if it is less than the 5% is something...

 

as for the kitten thing i think it totally shameful to even joke about hurting animals... here here kate and deller

[katesage]

By making such a generalisation, you risk alienating and even annoying the very people we are supposed to help (and maybe even some of those doing the helping), and very possibly missing the entire point of CAG's existence. Zealots weighing in with a holier-than-thou attitude does not help anyone, and threatens to harm a lot of people.

 

 

 

If you drop the matter completely, here and now, there will be no needles kitten-killing. Deal?

 

NO DEAL

 

Don't call me a zealot, you don't know me, probably havn't bothered to read my posts or educate yourself to my attitude to CAG. Its only your extremist and highly insulting views that threaten to cause harm.

Now shall we leave it at that:evil:

[Guest willowb]

I'm unsubscribing and extremely disappointed.

[gizmo111]

As has already been mentioned, a good many of these people have good reasons for doing so. They may not have the means to do so (remember, lots of people have been left without a card or cheque-book after their claims), an association with this site might have adverse professional implications (especially for those working in the finance sector), or they might just not have anything left over after the bills are paid and hungry mouths fed. Many of these people have helped in other ways, purchasing products that earn a commission, helping people out on the forum and in the chat room, spreading the word, complaining to the OFT, writing to their MP, getting questions asked in Parliament, bringing the issue higher up the media agenda.

 

By making such a generalisation, you risk alienating and even annoying the very people we are supposed to help (and maybe even some of those doing the helping), and very possibly missing the entire point of CAG's existence. Zealots weighing in with a holier-than-thou attitude does not help anyone, and threatens to harm a lot of people.

 

 

 

If you drop the matter completely, here and now, there will be no needles kitten-killing. Deal?

 

And also there is a lot of people who actually never see the money they reclaim it goes straight off a debt.