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Comment by Rabidmonkey1 | Hacker News Reader

Is this really such a horrible idea that it's worthy of downvotes by mods? I mean, I'm literally willing to give at least 10,000 to charity if I can get help for this, which is a whole lot of money last time I checked. And it doesn't cost you anything except a few clicks.

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So, you think that because it was a terrible idea to post this on Reddit you somehow think it's a good idea to post here?

I see you've made other contributions here, so I do see you're not trolling or spamming; but this really doesn't fit the HN environment.

No, you misunderstand. I posted on Reddit previously and was dugg down by troll types. See the aftermath here: http://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/7zgyw/dear_reddit_i_...

And you're right, I'm def not trying to spam or anything. Just trying to get some help and in return give a bit.

It's not the idea that's horrible. It's the disrespect you show to the site by disregarding its rules.

Spam = spam. Doesn't matter whether it is excipient for charity or for self-interest.

Yeah, and what rules would those be? Last time I checked the guidelines, this fits just fine into the off topic area of submission. I'm a real guy who will really give to the charities, who wants to be able to put a 10,000 dollar check in some deserving group's hands. I mean, that could be an absolutely awesome story if it ever came true.

You're mistaken by thinking I'm disrespecting the site. This is not spam. If I wanted to spam, I'd build a bot and go to digg with this. But I don't.

And lastly, this topic also provides for people to give me the opportunity to discuss who I could best give this gift to. Hacker News is about hackers and tech, mostly, yes. But hackers are people with hearts, too. They can help a guy get money to give to charity.

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