When In Rome
Ex Member
This is similar to the thread on "dangerous" dogs where inverted commas are intentional as it's my assumption / opinion rather than a statement of fact.
I'm also pleased that I can no longer locate the tweet. I only just discovered how to copy and paste tweets into threads anyway but I would not want to directly name the person in this case. It could all be genuine.
But it disturbed me when I read it.
So a lady wrote of her troubles. Some kind of change in circumstances, suddenly finding it difficult to make ends meet, pay bills, "just £1 or even 50p" would help keep the wolf from the door and the bailiffs out, she tweeted.
Maybe it was the last bit about donations would help buy materials to continue her artwork.
It was when I scrolled down to view replies from lots of people who had (I assume) truly donated amounts from £10 up to £100 in one case.
I did reply saying that, if genuine, I wished her well though I was uncomfortable about the intention. I've had no reaction to that and so ultimately cannot locate the post to review it again.
My initial reaction (and those that know me are aware I'm uber literal) was WOW! - if I just made up a tweet like that I could make a killing.
It just came over to me as begging, so I'm begging the question - could it be? What are your thoughts?
There's a link to a donation page (that well known one) of course that listed all the monies sent so far.
If it's a genuine case, of course people can ask and people will give but, I dunno, it rang alarm bells for me.
I'm also pleased that I can no longer locate the tweet. I only just discovered how to copy and paste tweets into threads anyway but I would not want to directly name the person in this case. It could all be genuine.
But it disturbed me when I read it.
So a lady wrote of her troubles. Some kind of change in circumstances, suddenly finding it difficult to make ends meet, pay bills, "just £1 or even 50p" would help keep the wolf from the door and the bailiffs out, she tweeted.
Maybe it was the last bit about donations would help buy materials to continue her artwork.
It was when I scrolled down to view replies from lots of people who had (I assume) truly donated amounts from £10 up to £100 in one case.
I did reply saying that, if genuine, I wished her well though I was uncomfortable about the intention. I've had no reaction to that and so ultimately cannot locate the post to review it again.
My initial reaction (and those that know me are aware I'm uber literal) was WOW! - if I just made up a tweet like that I could make a killing.
It just came over to me as begging, so I'm begging the question - could it be? What are your thoughts?
There's a link to a donation page (that well known one) of course that listed all the monies sent so far.
If it's a genuine case, of course people can ask and people will give but, I dunno, it rang alarm bells for me.