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[Jonathan Sud]

Kirrahe supports this.

Modifié par Jonathan Sud, 23 mars 2012 - 12:28 .

[martiancake]

Wow, that's... disappointing.

[Mims]

I definitely don't regret donating. 80,000 is one of the largest fan-based charities I've seen. People should be insanely proud.

[txmn1016]

nevar00 wrote...

Wait a minute... what happened? Pro-enders complained to the guys at Child's Play and annoyed them enough to shut it down or... was someone else complaining? Why the hell should ANYONE complaining matter in this situation? What the **** does a couple of antagonistic emails, no matter from whom it may be, matter when 80K is raised for charity? Who the hell do these guys think they are?

It was more like inaccurate journalism attributing the goals of the Retake charity to Child's Play itself.  PR is everything for charities and not for profits.  At some point, it was going to negatively effect Child's Play, so they decided to respectually request that UN wrap things up.  Not animosity.  No hostility.  The negative PR from the trashier gaming media just got to be a little too risky.

[txmn1016]

Jonathan Sud wrote...

Kirrahe supports this.

[sirstikay69]

Im glad I got to donate before the charity drive ended, and its understandable as to why it had to stop but its just depressing to see some people are just so against us just to be against us that they would willingly hurt a decently good cause for selfish reasons.

[nevar00]

Seriously, can someone explain to me what the heck happened? The guys running Child's Play received some hatemail from some group and because of that, shut this donation drive down? Boo hoo, some folks shouted at them and they turned tail and shut down: who cares if we could've doubled that amount by the time it was over? Who cares about those sick little brats, amirite?

Seriously this is ridiculous.

It was more like inaccurate journalism attributing the goals of the
Retake charity to Child's Play itself.  PR is everything for charities
and not for profits.  At some point, it was going to negatively effect
Child's Play, so they decided to respectually request that UN wrap
things up.  Not animosity.  No hostility.  The negative PR from the
trashier gaming media just got to be a little too risky.

Oh alright, thanks.  I still think this is incredibly ridiculous that a charity for little kids would shut down something that made them $80,000 in little over a week and was still going strong if they truly cared about the kids over potentially looking bad from a few whiny folks. 

I understand they want to avoid bad PR but Jesus, it's not like we're representing the **** Party of America here.

edit - Okay... why is that censored?  

Modifié par nevar00, 23 mars 2012 - 12:36 .

[Quietness]

txmn1016 wrote...

nevar00 wrote...

Wait a minute... what happened? Pro-enders complained to the guys at Child's Play and annoyed them enough to shut it down or... was someone else complaining? Why the hell should ANYONE complaining matter in this situation? What the **** does a couple of antagonistic emails, no matter from whom it may be, matter when 80K is raised for charity? Who the hell do these guys think they are?

It was more like inaccurate journalism attributing the goals of the Retake charity to Child's Play itself.  PR is everything for charities and not for profits.  At some point, it was going to negatively effect Child's Play, so they decided to respectually request that UN wrap things up.  Not animosity.  No hostility.  The negative PR from the trashier gaming media just got to be a little too risky.

This unfortunately. I have done a lot of work with CP Rochester and it all boils down to PR. If at any point a charity is placed in too risky a situation that may affect their income they will have to distance themselves. It really hurts/sucks to have this happen( i was planning on donating some more now that i finally have some spare money on friday).. But i understand and respect their position.

[SoHARDCORE]

I do disagree with the decision to end the charity to end so early, basically because I feel that people who would send hate mail to a child's charity should not have an influence on us in any way, whether positive or negative. I also believe that their opinion does not matter, as someone who would sink that low would not even bother to send a single penny to the charity in the first place. 

At any rate, I respect the decision to end the charity early, and we had a discussion about it. Thank you all for your donations, and for everything you've done for the charity, and don't worry. This isn't the last you've seen of us...

Modifié par SoHARDCORE, 23 mars 2012 - 12:32 .

[CheeseEnchilada]

nevar00 wrote...

Seriously, can someone explain to me what the heck happened? The guys running Child's Play received some hatemail from some group and because of that, shut this donation drive down? Boo hoo, some folks shouted at them and they turned tail and shut down: who cares if we could've doubled that amount by the time it was over? Who cares about those sick little brats, amirite?

Seriously this is ridiculous.

My guess would be that since non-profit organizations want to look neutral, people associating them with the petition would make them seem biased. Not exactly the best image. The fact that people would actually send hate mail to a charity makes me sick, but I understand why CP made this decision.

[Fuzrum77]

Are you guys working on organizing another charity drive? I hope you are.

[rorako]

So, because the media decided not to do their research and assumed a charity was supporting a "rabid and horrible movement", they closed down a charity drive?

This is...unbelievable. And these people call themselves journalists?

[Aesieru]

Jonathan Sud wrote...

Kirrahe supports this.

This wasn't done very well no offense.

[acidqueen5426]

I'm proud to have donated to Child's Play as part of the Retake Mass Effect Campaign. It's too bad that a handful of jackwagons (may their underwear and sock drawers become infested with fire ants) had to spoil it for everyone though.

[spacefiddle]

I'd like to see Bioware's GM address the "negative criticism" of his supporters as well as he did his critics. If it's negative, it's negative, right?

I mean if we're to be held responsible for everyone who associates themselves with us, doesn't that work both ways?

Who the hell sends hate mail to a charity?

Modifié par spacefiddle, 23 mars 2012 - 12:36 .

[Faunwea]

It's disgusting that they had to shut it down, but at least there will be a lot of happy kids!

Modifié par Faunwea, 23 mars 2012 - 12:37 .

[beccathelion]

Mims wrote...

I definitely don't regret donating. 80,000 is one of the largest fan-based charities I've seen. People should be insanely proud.

Amen!

[ScotGaymer]

I am really dissapointed, but not at all surprised.

A sad day for everyone.

[Rosery99]

Jonathan Sud wrote...

Kirrahe supports this.

This was absolutely amazingly awesome my friend, well done and kudos.

[Nightfire78]

nevar00 wrote...

Wait a minute... what happened? Pro-enders complained to the guys at Child's Play and annoyed them enough to shut it down or... was someone else complaining? Why the hell should ANYONE complaining matter in this situation? What the **** does a couple of antagonistic emails, no matter from whom it may be, matter when 80K is raised for charity? Who the hell do these guys think they are?

The quick summary is media mis-represented the charity as being a supporter of the retake movement so that the charity ended up in the middle of a polarising argument where then some people who make me want to puke wrote them hate mail etc., and they felt it might be best to end our drive earlier than intended before it got more out of control since it's usually best for a charity to be seen as a neutral party.... which they are, of course, but apparently some people (incl. some journalists) don't grasp the concept of a cause raising funds for a charity not meaning that the charity conversely supports the cause...

But, we helped a lot of kids and we showed that we can channel our energy into something positive with amazing results. I feel sad as a human being that there are people out there who would hate on a charity because someone they don't agree with donates to them, but nothing can change or take away the fact that we raised a buttload of money that will help kids.

Proud to hold the line!

[RedTail F22]

No.. Why?

Sooo. How do we plan to keep momentum now?

[NightHawkIL]

Absolutely unbelievable. I've never had more disgust for any sort of media than I do now. IGN and Penny Arcade may as well be Umbrella Company in my eyes.

[SavageLycan]

At least we managed to do a great deal of good with it. We just need to persevere and keep on fighting by other means.

Hold the Line.

[Kaidan Fan]

FitScotGaymer wrote...

I am really dissapointed, but not at all surprised.

A sad day for everyone.

QFT.

[Estelindis]

I am very disappointed about the closure of the charity drive.

The first contact I had with Child's Play was via the Humble Indie Bundle, where I paid a sum of my choosing to receive a wonderful bundle of indie games and some of the funds paid went to the Child's Play charity. I've supported most of the bundles since then. It's been a win-win situation: I get great games and the developers and Child's Play get money. One could argue that the charity is cheapened from the fact that I get a product to enjoy, but I would argue that this is not the case.

I don't see how giving to Child's Play to show that I want a better ending for Mass Effect 3 is somehow worse than this. I am not abusing the charity or claiming any support for my wishes on the part of the charity. I am simply trying to show my feelings in a way that does good for someone beyond myself.

I cannot believe that this has been shut down.

What other charities might we consider supporting?

Modifié par Estelindis, 23 mars 2012 - 12:46 .