If things get tougher?

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annie123 wrote: »

re addresses: just a thought we're not breaking any mse forum rules are we

Hi annie,

While I think what you are all planning is a lovely idea it may be against MSE rules. See here

I have asked the team to take a look at this thread to clarify whether or not this can be organised via MSE.

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razra

Ive done these before on a cross stitch forum and we used to call them RAK's (random acts of kindness) so maybe there is more info on google for Raks

Tashja

Thank you Pinkwinged

Will wait and see what the outcome is

T xx

sammy_kaye18

Pay It Forward springs to mind too!

Tashja

Not long finished reading Pay It Forward and I had a good cry at the end !!!

Excellent book.

T xx

lauren_1

I think the anonymouse sounds like a great idea and would love to be on it, however i do hope it doesn't get hijjacked by those looking for a freebie or endless messages of 'woe is me' or 'my kids are starving and we are getting evicted, and my daughter is disabled, and its nearly christmas' type posts that seem to flood my local freecycle.

ceridwen

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi annie,

While I think what you are all planning is a lovely idea it may be against MSE rules. See here

I have asked the team to take a look at this thread to clarify whether or not this can be organised via

Pink

Hmmm....well...what I am wondering now is whether people who want to be "mice" could give out non-personal addresses - like their work address or whether there is some sorta "post office box number" type address people could give....going off to put thinking cap on......:cool:.

First thought.....errrr....<cough> a central M.S.E. address perchance? Oh boy....am I ever going to be popular (not) with Martin for thinking of that one.....LOL

Re the people who put out "non-genuine appeals" on things like Freecycle - hmmm.....well I guess posters could always go back through the previous posts made by the person concerned to see if things tended to be "one way" by that poster IYSWIM (ie like one does now if there is a suspicion that a "post" has been made by a troll or not).

ceridwen

Two thoughts here:

1. That the mouse idea needs a thread of its own on M.S.E. Old Style - rather than being on an already started-up thread like this one.

2. If the idea of "mice" is not acceptable to M.S.E. because of contact detail concerns - then there is no reason why a "mouse" co-ordinator should not set up a blog specifically for M.S.E. paying it forward. Its easy enough to do. MSE'ers could access the blog by just clicking on the co-ordinator's homepage - and perhaps M.S.E. might "approve" a suitable link in the signature of the co-ordinator to the effect that they have a blog for this.

Blogs are summat one has out "in the wide world" and are nothing to do with M.S.E. and one is free to say what one pleases on there - one of the reasons I have a blog myself is in case M.S.E. deemed a bit of what I say to be "political" rather than moneysaving.

I feel the easiest blogsite to use is the one I use:

http://www.blogger.com/

That is the link for the webpage to start up a blog.

Blogs are done for many reasons - some people use them as a sort of diary/way of keeping in touch with friends; some apparent blogs are commercial firms touting for business; some are more "political"; you name it - theres a variety of reasons and a variety of styles of blog.

If a "mouse co-ordinator" wanted - then I could try and answer any queries about setting up a blog. I'm not the worlds most computer-literate person - to say the least - but I'd have a go at answering queries.

Obviously the normal caveats would apply - that of being careful what private information one gives even on a blog. Obviously blogs have a lot smaller readership than M.S.E. does - not hard - as M.S.E. is massive! but one still has to be aware that "loonies" (as well as us nice normal people) also read blogs (as well as the ones that sometimes read M.S.E. - though thankfully they tend to restrict themselves to the other Boards!).

princesstippytoes

ceridwen wrote: »

Two thoughts here:

1. That the mouse idea needs a thread of its own on M.S.E. Old Style - rather than being on an already started-up thread like this one.

What has it got to do with Old Style though?

I think it's a very nice and altruistic idea but far too open to abuse imho.

annie123

princesstippytoes wrote: »

What has it got to do with Old Style though?

I think it is very much in keeping with OS
Previous generations would share and help each other in times of need, (which is what we all do here on mse some are giving info/support others taking info/support, we all do both)
Neighbors cooking an extra meal for someone not well, donating items needed more by someone else than you.

It's also to let someone know they have a friend, a shoulder to lean on...many don't have that or friends and family that don't/wont/cant help.

Now everyone ready for a big group:grouphug: there that feels better doesn't it:D