People begging on forums

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December 3, 2013, 2:32 pm

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Did you ever encounter a situation where a well known forum member started asking for money from others, either on forum or in private messages? How did you handle the situation?

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Avery

Avery

Don't put up with people begging on your forum or you'll create an unpleasant atmosphere that will drive off good forum members. Delete any begging or solicitation style posts instantly to keep members from seeing them.

13 years ago

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Jolie

Jolie

Everyone has their own hard luck story. There is no reason to imagine one hard luck story trumps them all. If one member gets away with begging, they will all want to do it.

13 years ago

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sunil0021

sunil0021

Asking for money from fellow members is not bad if you urgently need some money. There is nothing like begging.

- Sunil Bishnoi

13 years ago

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Asmodeus

Asmodeus

Rather than beg for money, it would be better if they offered a good service for sale or asked for investing partners in a good idea.

13 years ago

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Layla

Layla

There are many scammers online. And, some people don't really need money but will beg for it anyway, just to see if they can get it. Or, maybe they are doing this to troll or cause trouble with others or just don't want to get a job and work for the money. Then again, there are some really sad situations where a person needs money and will ask online as that is the only source they have.

13 years ago

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LizAnne

LizAnne

Just use caution when approached by someone asking for money, especially if you don't know that person as you never know if their need is real or not.

13 years ago

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Wayne

Wayne

If one person is begging, then they might all start begging. And, there are better ways to get money than asking strangers that you don't know on a forum. If this kind of activity was done via pm from your friend on forum, then maybe it would be more acceptable than if it was done open forum.

13 years ago

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Justin

Justin

You have the option to remove these threads or posts and ask the member not to do it again. You don't necessarily have to ban if the member has been good in other ways such as contributing valuable content to the site.

13 years ago

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Ashlyn

Ashlyn

We're not really that kind of forum. And, I'm not really sure where that type of conversation would fit in.

13 years ago

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tangee

tangee

I do not like it when some beg for money and such. I have a hard enough time earning that I don't feel it is right.

13 years ago

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NaturalWriter

NaturalWriter

There's a time and a place for such instances. Forums are not the place to do so. There are sites where you can try to raise money for your troubled times, so that way people can donate if they wish.

13 years ago

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Beverly

Beverly

There's a time and a place for such instances. Forums are not the place to do so. There are sites where you can try to raise money for your troubled times, so that way people can donate if they wish.

A fund raiser would be a lovely idea if the from member who needs the money is more like family.

13 years ago

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America

America

A fund raiser would be a lovely idea if the from member who needs the money is more like family.

Indigogo and fundly are two good sites for fundraising if you really need it for a forum fundraiser.

13 years ago

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Corzhens

Corzhens

A few months ago, I received a private message about a new forum that is needing financial donations for the upkeep particularly the hosting expenses. I don’t know why I was sent a solicitation, maybe the guy saw one of my posts where I indicated that I am working as an executive of a bank. I did not report it because for me, it’s a simple case of seeking help. But if he had repeated his message and became insistent, for sure I will report him to the admin.

9 years ago

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