I translated it:
I think it's a good idea.
Donating directly through Paypal can't be realized, I called WWF, Unicef, Greenpeace and BUND, and none of them has a Paypal account.
Most of them didn't even know what Paypal is, and all said they won't have a Paypal account because of the extra fees.
But I thought that somewhere on the Paypal page I read that charities don't have to pay the fees.
Anyway those organizations don't seem to know about that, or aren't interested in.
Unfortunately we'll have to donate via bank transfer, then request a donation reciept and upload it.
Best without interruption - what's transferred from Paypal to the bank account, account statement, donation reciept. *sigh*
If not, they'll say we're scamming anyway.
Some people also complained about not being able to decide which to organization their money goes to.
Maybe we should define where the money goes, and announce that at the site.
Then, if we collected enough to donate, we can switch to another charity, and announce that at the site.
So everyone knows where their money goes.
-------------End of quote julsfels----------------
Roxelanes answer:
What's the use of a "donation by hook or by crook" anyhow?
What or whom hinders bluesea or julsfels to donate to whomsoever?
Just like everyone does who wants to.
Transfer the money, get the donation reciept, done.
For me this whole thing doesn't look like an altruistic donation.
It is absolutely clear, that you do everything to get a big, fat advertising via organizations like WWF or Unicef, without spending a single dime yourself.
Seen in context with this organizations, it's just ugly.
Because what is sold, is not the property of Bluesea nor julsfels, nor the othes, it is and will be property of EA.
You don't spend a single dime, get the cash from others, lord it over the charities and along the way the website will remain under discussion.
To fight something like this on the backs of the charities is just kinky, and once more it shows the mindset and moral of some people in the Sims world.
Notable is, that even the Simforum is in game, what you can clearly see from Bluesea's website.
Advertising, fame, publicity, fought on the backs of the charities, without doing anything for it, without donating a single dime themselves.
It can't get worse.
It's a dirty little story, just as the whole behavior of this forum is, when it comes to paysites, and the stance of this forum on licensing terms, on justice and law,
and the attitude that anything goes, as long as the forum and some creators can make use of it, and it boosts the marketing.
-------End Roxelane's reply---------
By "this forum" she means the Simforum, as it's been originally posted there.
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