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Rosery99 wrote...
makenzieshepard wrote...
I no get requests! I might have added too many friends origin has a limit, time for some to get the axe!
I shall send another then and Nylia, you no add me either! /Cry! I am feeling unloved now!
leondes1 wrote...
I sent added to all three of you..... Perhaps origin is "having a moment"
leondes1 wrote...
I sent added to all three of you..... Perhaps origin is "having a moment"
Quietness wrote...
I just wanted to post this here :
http://www.fullparagon.com/?page_id=18
"Full Paragon (http://www.fullparagon.com), a new Mass Effect fan-initiated fundraising campaign, soared off this morning with a brand new site and a cheeky name that gives a nod to the "paragon/renegade" actions and choices players face in the game series. One of the organizers took the time to discuss her hope to unite Commander Shepards everywhere with a new fundraising campaign.
"We're definitely inspired by the generous fans who raised money recently, but we're not planning to recreate ReTake," responded Anabel Martinez, one of Full Paragon's organizers who is also a passionate Mass Effect series fan. She's referring to the ReTake Mass Effect 3 campaign that was brought to a halt after raising over $80,000 over the past 9 days for the popular video game charity Child's Play. "Some fans are looking for a place to follow in the footsteps of the ReTake campaign."
Is this another effort for, as critics proclaim, fans to "whine" about ME3's ending?
Anabel disagrees. "The Mass Effect community has always been giving, from gaming marathons to Facebook fundraisers." She, like many other fans from online communities like Reddit and Bioware's own Social site, are eager to find another way for fans to contribute to a good cause.
The Full Paragon campaign reached out to Kids Need to Read, a charitable foundation started by author PJ Haarsma, actor Nathan Fillion, and Executive Director Denise Gary, which focuses on supporting children's literacy.
According to their website, "Kids Need to Read works to create a culture of reading for children by providing inspiring books to underfunded schools, libraries, and literacy programs across the United States, especially those serving disadvantaged children."
"Mass Effect is a story-driven series with an incredibly rich universe. The trilogy has attracted a passionate following of imaginative, giving people who want to open up exciting new worlds to children through books and stories in the same way Mass Effect did for the players. We're elated to be supporting Kids Need to Read, for their efforts in raising children's literacy all across America." "
Hope it still made a bit of sense to someone somewhere lol
Nyila wrote...
leondes1 wrote...
I sent added to all three of you..... Perhaps origin is "having a moment"
Weren't you sleeping?
Modifié par leondes1, 23 mars 2012 - 08:10 .
Nightfire78 wrote...
Hm... oh yeah and I also had wanted to say that it's cool that people here still want to channel their energy into something positive and that it's prob. good that this charity is a bit removed from Retake so that it (hopefully) won't get the same weird things happening to it that CP did.
Nyila wrote...
@Leo: Come live in Salt Lake! You'll love having snow in June!Nightfire78 wrote...
Hm... oh yeah and I also had wanted to say that it's cool that people here still want to channel their energy into something positive and that it's prob. good that this charity is a bit removed from Retake so that it (hopefully) won't get the same weird things happening to it that CP did.
That's the only thing we've got left, really. There's no way to know if jumping into another charity would have a positive or negative impact, but we still have to carry a positive image for the movement.
Nyila wrote...
Melicamp wrote...
*pins to chest of UniqueName001, Rosery99, SoHARDCORE, txmn1016, MackenzieShepard, OneRabidAnt, SgtGlory, Eirileth, OniRogue, DrowVampyre, and snajones*
...and a version sans ribbon:
Aznable Char wrote...
Nyila wrote...
Melicamp wrote...
*pins to chest of UniqueName001, Rosery99, SoHARDCORE, txmn1016, MackenzieShepard, OneRabidAnt, SgtGlory, Eirileth, OniRogue, DrowVampyre, and snajones*
...and a version sans ribbon:
No no , that's what I mean . Is that post somewhere here in this thread itself ? If so what page ?
Melicamp wrote...
snajones wrote...
Aznable Char wrote...
With all you graphics talented people , I can propose that someone make a MORDIN MEDAL OF HONOUR for the organizers of this charity ? I feel like a small token of thanks for organizing such a feat would be a fun way to show them our gratitude and our continued hope that we will get more leaders and organizers to get us to 100,000+ in the next charity
Why Mordin? Because he is and always will be a model of sacrifice for our movement . Marauder shields represents our collective will to fight . Mordin represents our collective will to help and heal
I support this.
I recommend one for :
UniqueName001, Rosery99, SoHARDCORE, txmn1016, MackenzieShepard, OneRabidAnt, SgtGlory, Eirileth, OniRogue and DrowVampyre.
And - everyone else who donated!!!
Hold the line!
So, it turns out medals are much harder to do than I predicted... unfortunately right now I need to sleep, but I'm working on one. If someone else wants to gve this a go feel free though, not sure I can pull it off anything worthwhile anyway, hehe.
I had another idea somewhere in this thread a few pages back about a ACHIEVEMENTS page . It's not that far back . I was curious if there was any interest from the artists out there for that idea as well since this medal one turned out great thanks to you guys
txmn1016 wrote...
Oh my god, I must be the only Xbox player here
OniRogue wrote...
So caught up with the complete Thread finally....
First of: thanks again to everyone for holding the Line, Rosery for collecting new Ideas, Melicamp for the great Medal, Mr. Woo for keeping this Thread in line and Open (even while losing sleep) and to everyone else for keeping your positive attitude.
Now a final Statement from me in light of the recent developments.
As UN said, this is a resounding success. Not because we made BioWare give in to our demands (as some Journalists seem to put it), but because we reached our initial goal and went further than anyone could have expected. We channeled our Disappointment and allowed Child's Play to provide help to children who need it most.
I plead everyone who reads this not to take the things they read outside of this Thread at facevalue, but to look at the complete Statements that have been issued. Tycho and Jamie made it quite clear that they asked us to bring this Drive to a close, because there were many people either misunderstanding our Intentions or thinking that Child's Play is directly affiliated with our movement.
I think they want to avoid setting a precedent that they are actively supporting Movements like ours. Again this is due to the growing amount of misunderstandings they had to face over the course of this.
I am as sad as everyone else, that we are misunderstood in many places around the web or that some people want their donated money back.
(Which is not only due to people confusing our Drive with a Kickstarter, as mentioned time and time again these last hours. Tycho's Statement clearly differentiates between people asking if the Drive is to fund a new ending and the one's issueing a paypal payback.)
We have held the Line up until now, and we will keep on doing so.
I love many of the Ideas being brought up until now, even though I am not what you would call gifted in creating pieces of Art. But this is exactly what we need now, something that positively motivates us to hold the Line!
Thanks for your Time,
~Oni
die-yng wrote...
Sorry, but I think this is a terrible thing to do for Child's play. How serious do they take their own work if pressure from some morons leads to them stopping a charity drive that raked in so much cash in such a short time?
I would be embarassed if acted this way, heading a charity.
A simple press release about not actively supporting our cause should have been enough.
It's not like we are mafia thugs and our money is dirty, because that's the feeling I get from this rejection.
We should have chosen, not a worthier cause, for it is a worthy cause, but a worthier charity.
Anastassia wrote...
die-yng wrote...
Sorry, but I think this is a terrible thing to do for Child's play. How serious do they take their own work if pressure from some morons leads to them stopping a charity drive that raked in so much cash in such a short time?
I would be embarassed if acted this way, heading a charity.
A simple press release about not actively supporting our cause should have been enough.
It's not like we are mafia thugs and our money is dirty, because that's the feeling I get from this rejection.
We should have chosen, not a worthier cause, for it is a worthy cause, but a worthier charity.
No. You know what's terrible? Attaching a completely unrelated charity to your cause as a way to show that you're not just self-entitled brats. And then having people within that movement act like self-entitled brats by DEMANDING THEIR CHARITABLE DONATIONS BACK because, it turns out, this COMPLETELY UNRELATED CHARITY is not, in fact, financing your new Mass Effect ending.
That's terrible.
Child's Play was totally in the right on this one. Go soak your head.
Modifié par die-yng, 23 mars 2012 - 10:41 .
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