Photos 4 The Memories  wrote:
Ibtl

I think they are allowing these begging threads

MJS PHOTO wrote:
I've got lots of ideas for my future but my main 2 are photography and property development and since there are so many awesome people on here I figured I'd ask if you could check this out;

gofundme.com/z3f7xrf7

you don't have to donate anything even if you just share it online that'd be amazing

thanks for your time!

Oh that's priceless! I guess just holding a cardboard sign on a street corner wasn't working out for you, eh?

Brooklyn Bridge Images wrote:
I think they are allowing these begging threads

that does seem to be the case, of late.

GK photo wrote:
ah, the entitlement generation continues to shine. god bless the interwebz.

good luck with your future endeavors, you dreamer.


that does seem to be the case, of late.

I'm still waiting for my pony.

Life is so unfair.

MJS PHOTO wrote:
gofundme.com/z3f7xrf7

It's painful to ponder why you would even post something like this associated with your name and photo.

KungPaoChic wrote:
I'm still waiting for my pony.

On the other hand, sometimes I feel charitable.

http://www.pbase.com/click_hamilton/image/60932396

Click Hamilton wrote:

It's painful to ponder why you would even post something like this associated with your name and photo.


On the other hand, sometimes I feel charitable.

http://www.pbase.com/click_hamilton/image/60932396

How high can you jump?

I mean I don't mean to sound ungrateful but how do you feel about 3 day eventing?

GK photo wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5xMBflnJqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN2AD6Bbj5s

KungPaoChic wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN2AD6Bbj5s

you make me look like such a piker, with the youtube links.

you are hall of fame...i am merely looking for my first gold glove.

KungPaoChic wrote:
How high can you jump?

I mean I don't mean to sound ungrateful but how do you feel about 3 day eventing?

I don't know, but I'm happy to try.

But first, I want to go fishing in my kayak. My alarm is set for 3am tomorrow morning. I'll probably be back by 8 or 9 am.

What energy I have left after that, you can take me jumping. Maybe we can have a halibut for lunch.


.... what's a 3-day eventing?

GK photo wrote:

you make me look like such a piker, with the youtube links.

you are hall of fame...i am merely looking for my first gold glove.

I keep thinking there must be some kind of job in there somewhere -- I mean can I put that on my resume.

YOUTUBE EXPERT!!!

Let me score your life

Click Hamilton wrote:
I don't know, but I'm happy to try.

But first, I want to go fishing in my kayak. My alarm is set for 3am tomorrow morning. I'll probably be back by 8 or 9 am.

What energy I have left after that, you can take me jumping. Maybe we can have a halibut for lunch.

Well three day eventing means you have to do the dressage component first ( I know you can dance cause I have seen your tutu), next is the cross country and finally the show jumping.

So clear your calendar for the next few days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eventing

Kind of like triathalon for horses, so better eat your wheaties.

KungPaoChic wrote:
Well three day eventing means you have to do the dressage component first ( I know you can dance cause I have seen your tutu), next is the cross country and finally the show jumping.

So clear your calendar for the next few days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eventing

Kind of like triathalon for horses, so better eat your wheaties.

OK.

Is my coat and hat OK for the dressage component?

Click Hamilton wrote:
OK.

Is my coat and hat OK for the dressage component?

You're the horse. You don't need anything but your saddle and bridle and tutu -- I'll get out my tophat and tails.

But you'll need your shin boots for the cross country.

Brooklyn Bridge Images wrote:
I think they are allowing these begging threads

I dunno, his other beggin thread was locked
https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/post/947522

SayCheeZ!  wrote:

I dunno, his other beggin thread was locked
https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/post/947522

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHgGo5dNgeg

KungPaoChic wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHgGo5dNgeg

KungPaoChic wrote:

I keep thinking there must be some kind of job in there somewhere -- I mean can I put that on my resume.

YOUTUBE EXPERT!!!

Let me score your life

You are the YOU TUBE EXPERT!   

KungPaoChic wrote:
I keep thinking there must be some kind of job in there somewhere -- I mean can I put that on my resume.

YOUTUBE EXPERT!!!

Let me score your life

Jerry Nemeth wrote:
You are the YOU TUBE EXPERT!   

Now this I agree with.

Although the space you put between "You" and "Tube" hit me in a Beavis and Butthead sorta way and I can't help but read the comment quite differently.

Haha.

MJS PHOTO wrote:
I've got lots of ideas for my future but my main 2 are photography and property development and since there are so many awesome people on here I figured I'd ask if you could check this out;

gofundme.com/z3f7xrf7

you don't have to donate anything even if you just share it online that'd be amazing

thanks for your time!

I don't think you'll raise more than a few dollars, except that from friends and family, but can't blame you for trying. I think you're better off talking to people or potential investors in person.

With so many out there in need of serious financial help in order to simply live a safe, decent and healthy life, it's hard to imagine philanthropists donating just so you can fulfill you dreams. Stranger things have happened though

It's like the many crowdfunding requests I see that go like, "My camera was broken/lost/stolen or isn't good enough and I really need a new camera so I can take even better photos. It's always been my dream to become a photographer.  In exchange I'll send you some photos taken with my new camera". Then they proceed to ask for money to buy high-end gear and lenses.

Photos 4 The Memories  wrote:
Ibtl

DITTO

BTW,,,, I'm going to trade SUV's today..  Can anyone help a brotha out?

PhillipM wrote:

DITTO

BTW,,,, I'm going to trade SUV's today..  Can anyone help a brotha out?

Send me your link

This guy got a new car through donations almost a year and a half ago, and his campaign is still open and accepting donations, although no one has donated lately. Kinda messed up.

http://www.gofundme.com/matts-car

GK photo wrote:
ah, the entitlement generation continues to shine. god bless the interwebz.

good luck with your future endeavors, you dreamer.


that does seem to be the case, of late.

My boss is much older than this "entitlement generation" of which you speak, yet he used a crowd funding site to raise $10,000 to help with initial costs of starting a small business.

It's no different than any other type of advertising.

ChadAlan wrote:

Send me your link

This guy got a new car through donations almost a year and a half ago, and his campaign is still open and accepting donations, although no one has donated lately. Kinda messed up.

http://www.gofundme.com/matts-car

Hey you know... A dollar here, a 5 spot here and there add's up. 

Maybe I'm missing out on sump'n...

Koryn wrote:
My boss is much older than this "entitlement generation" of which you speak, yet he used a crowd funding site to raise $10,000 to help with initial costs of starting a small business.

It's no different than any other type of advertising.

That's not really advertising .. raising capital, sure . well, whatever. Throw the terms out the window for a minute. There's a lot of difference between different types of advertising for different types of industries.

Crowdfunding works, sure. But There's not enough info to tell where the money came from in your example. A lot of times it starts on Crowdfunding and then family and friends donate that way. The likeliehood of absolute strangers doing it, with no story, no background, no incentive or relation to the person.. fairly slim.... there are successful crowdfunded campaigns for just about anything but, judging by the tiny blurb the op gave us I highly doubt his will be successful. A lot of people think they can just sign up for these accounts and FLASH. 10 grand. 100 grand. All my dreams come true thanks to rich strangers. Yet a lot of the successful campaigns are very intricately designed, and a lot of them rely on luck. There are far better, more effective ways of seeking capital for new entrepreneurs.

Koryn wrote:

My boss is much older than this "entitlement generation" of which you speak, yet he used a crowd funding site to raise $10,000 to help with initial costs of starting a small business.

It's no different than any other type of advertising.

My bet is your boss had an actual business plan, an established history of some sort of the industry he was starting the business in, already had researched the market, invested lots of his own money into already, had a promo video, etc. Plus, he most likely had a database of people he could hit-up for the funds as well.

This guy is doing nothing short of begging in the forums with an eye patch and a tin cup. There's a difference.

SayCheeZ!  wrote:
I dunno, his other beggin thread was locked
https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/post/947522

Yeah, but you can definitely see how he progressed through all of this:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/post/946690

And while we're at it, has anyone bothered to look at the OP's profile (or lack thereof)? It doesn't exactly inspire me to want to give money to him any more than it would to give money to those guys from Nigeria  who contacted me yesterday about this great gig they want me to shoot and transfer some of the money to their local agent after I'm paid.

Shot By Adam wrote:
Oh that's priceless! I guess just holding a cardboard sign on a street corner wasn't working out for you, eh?

Adam, that is way too much work.  I prefer to let my fingers do the walking and relax at home.  Who knows, I may get lucky to catch a sugar mama.   I am a genius.

Blue Cube Imaging wrote:
- "Vote for me" threads, links, and posts are not allowed.

I fail to see the difference between most of these "please give me money because I'd like to get some free money" begging threads and the "Come vote for me so I can be popular on some unknown website" threads.

Might I suggest you guys create a special area for the begging/gofundme announcements before these forums turn into this:

Shot By Adam wrote:
Might I suggest you guys create a special area for the begging/gofundme announcements before these forums turn into this:

I feel the same way and this has been being discussed at the mod/admin level.

Blue Cube Imaging wrote:
Please stick to the subject at hand.

As I recall we are now allowing industry related Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Indiegogo type campaigns (I might have missed the memo that we aren't any longer).

So the site rules for forums still apply:

I understand that Kickstarter, GoFundMe, etc. campaigns are allowed on forum.

I don't like it, but hey, them's the rules.  I think, however, the these campaigns can be easily abused, and the threads often devolve into ugly things.  I also note that "vote for me" threads are more restricted than "give me money" threads.

I wish MM would reconsider this policy, or failing that, I wish MM would create a separate forum for these threads.