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Today we have setup a GoFundMe page for our beloved reporter @Chary.

Krista and her family have lost their entire home and all worldly possessions in the floods caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Please help us to help them by donating on the following page, any amount will help!

Donate on GoFundMe
Donate via Paypal to [email protected] and we'll match it on GoFundMe

Houston Red Cross

[-UPDATE 2-]
Chary and her family have now received the cash from the fundraiser in full. Thanks again to everyone who donated and helped out!

[-UPDATE-]

After 2 weeks 82 donations have helped to raise £2022 (roughly $2670) to help Chary and her family to rebuild their lives.

A massive thanks to all of the following tempers who donated, and those of you who wished to remain anonymous:

@CreeperdivoHomebrewer
@BlackWizzard17
@Montgomery Von Goochums
@Becky McAndrew
[USER=31]@shaunj66
@thomas Hugh
@DinohScene
@Yudowat
@Disse
@Foxi4
@linuxares
@Bubsy Bobcat
@Depravo
@bjaxx87
@Mário Liberato
@RayD97 Dean
@eric Cobb
@Shadowfied
@sandra Hughes
@Majin Cubyan
[USER=290925]@frogboy
@nEx Y
@exangel
@Rebekah Davenport
@XxShalevElimelechxX
@mohammed Al Rashedi
@SuzieJoe Bob
@andre Trek
@lilaznkilla
@Aneki S
@Bu2d85
@Munchlax Brunchlax
[USER=30028]@Julio Lizardo
@Eris
@Catsinabucket
@sarkwalvein
@drazenm
@xfxmrl
@Lia
@GamerzHell9137
@x65943
@Elrinth
@BowlOfSpiders
@jerbear64
@cearp
@VinsCool
@Minox
@Roify
@Apathetic_Discord
@Deathwing Zero
@Dennis L
@GearCross
@Joshua F
@draxoon
@Issac
@B_E_P_I_S_M_A_N
@Yu Lu
@Gallito
@misterion
@8BitWonder
@deakphreak
@Armadillo
@matpower
@H.F.H Peeters
@Taleweaver
@p1ngpong
@anon nano
@Alephas Enum
@DarkFlare69
@Todderbert
@HaloEliteLegend
@nastydsi
@ian Mc
[USER=317601]@mbcrazed
@elias Jackson
@6 x anonymous

Also a massive thanks to everyone who has streamed to help this fund.

You are what makes GBAtemp such an amazing community to be a part of!


Now, as for GoFundMe, they have still not released the funds to Chary, despite saying they would, over 10 days ago. The excuse is their engineers need time to convert the raised amount to dollars, and their payment processing team are trying their best to get it done. To me this sounds absurd, but here we are, 14 days since the fund started, waiting for the cash to be paid out in this emergency situation.[/USER][/USER][/USER][/USER]

 

[DeadlyFoez]

I'm aware about that, yeah. But was talking about the post I quoted, when he thought that rape could occur on a place when people are rescued.

That is an honest and true reality. Just look at the refugees running from their war torn country and they are given so much by these countries that take them in but they still are raping people.

Just a google search of "hurricane katrina rape statistics" crops up a shocking level of results the specify a scary amount of rapes that occurred. People are really fucked in the head.

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My dad is the happiest one of all to be in this hotel. He saw they had a little free snack center, and came back with 10 bags of chips and candy. He's so excited!

It's really nice to be able to just finally relax honestly. My dad keeps piling up chip bags and I'm laughing, and it feels normal.

Good. I was concerned that you might be traveling alone but i was too afraid to ask.

 

[Deathwing Zero]

Sent a little bit to Shaunj66 through paypal. It's in Canadian Shekklebuxx0rz™ so less than I would have liked but have some coffee or somethin' on me. Hope things get back to more normal with the quickness, Chary.

 

[DeoNaught]

I gave some money, Much as I could, Stay safe.
they said its gonna get worse before it gets better :T

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

don't think that's what this thread is about

I know, it's to donate money to someone else in need but in this case it's specifically to someone. Other non-staff GBATemp users have done it and they had their threads locked.

 

[Anonymous42456]

Sad news...

 

[shaunj66]

Wow, so many Paypal donations, I have loads to sift through, but will get around to matching them all soon but may have to bulk some together...

 

[StarTrekVoyager]

France, Italy, Germany and Sweden weren't hit by a natural disaster but they are at the brink of destruction and rapes happen there daily.

Could you please stop saying utter bullshit? Thanks.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

you are a bitch. everything that you say is vile. the hate in you is real.

cant you tell the difference between a staff, a person who has given months, years of her life to this website over some random bots who beg for money.

are you know the guy who think we should kill all non-white christians?

That's quite some nonsense. I called out the GBATemp staff for its double-standards and I'm now the one who's filled with hate.. yeah right.

The rest I don't know what you're on about, maybe you're on drugs. I dunno.

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Could you please stop saying utter bullshit? Thanks.

You think it's bullshit?

This was posted just 4hrs ago: https://twitter.com/EngageTheRebels/status/902190984343191552

 

[linuxares]

That's quite some nonsense. I called out the GBATemp staff for its double-standards and I'm now the one who's filled with hate.. yeah right.

The rest I don't know what you're on about, maybe you're on drugs. I dunno.

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You think it's bullshit?

This was posted just 4hrs ago: https://twitter.com/EngageTheRebels/status/902190984343191552

Please this thread is nore the time or the place to disguse this. I know WHY that anti-begging rule exist. The last time it was a massive shitshow...

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Please this thread is nore the time or the place to disguse this. I know WHY that anti-begging rule exist. The last time it was a massive shitshow...

Yes, but throwing it under the rug doesn't help either. Chary is definitely going to get help from the begging/donations done here.

 

[linuxares]

Yes, but throwing it under the rug doesn't help either. Chary is definitely going to get help from the begging/donations done here.

Then start another thread then ffs... If people donate to her for this cause, it's up to them.

 

[HaloEliteLegend]

@Saiyan Lusitano @Flame
All of you, CUT IT OUT. Have some respect, will you? Make another thread if you must, this is not the place.

 

[Deathwing Zero]

Wow, so many Paypal donations, I have loads to sift through, but will get around to matching them all soon but may have to bulk some together...

Gotta be honest, I was just too lazy to math CDN to GBP. Sorry about the extra work.

 

[Cyan]

Stop fighting about religion or racial origin. that's not this thread's subject.
no dignity or respect at all ? some people are already fighting for their lives and wonder what tomorrow will be for them.
let's keep this thread for people who care and want to help. if you don't want or don't care, just go read another thread or create your own.
Thank you.

edit:
and please, you think rules are not the same for users and staff, and you are not happy, and you can think what you want or cry, and you see everyone juggling with words to find a good answer in hope you'll accept and agree pacifically.
Personally, I don't care. You think rules don't apply to staff ? good, think what you want. That thread is here, "because we are staff" and yeah, because of that it's still open and not closed.
not happy ? live with it.
think we are tyrants ? don't care.

grow up or find a place you like and is fair to you. (Life is not, see Chary's current situation)

 

[shaunj66]

Back on topic now guys, please.

 

[astronautlevel]

I'm just gonna repost my same message from above since this is still a discussion for some reason

I seriously don't get the need to discuss the conflict of rules there either appears to be/is in this thread. This thread is about coming together to help a victim of a natural disaster, and you all are instead trying to be dicks about it.

There may be valid issues with the rule as is, and maybe it does need to be re-evaluated. I don't know. Either way, this isn't the place or time to discuss it.

I'm also going to add on that this isn't the thread or place for personal topics; take those elsewhere, you're being insensitive.

 

[Alkéryn]

I'm always tight at the end of the month but i will donate on the 1st when

 

[BlueFox gui]

you guys should learn how to ignore those kids....
click in their profile and click in "ignore" BOM you won't see their comments UuU

 

[Anfroid]

you guys should learn how to ignore those kids....
click in their profile and click in "ignore" BOM you won't see their comments UuU

Doesn't work when something they post shows up as news in the front page.