TextFugu » Topic: Donate To Japan? http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/feed/ Wed, 13 May 2026 02:46:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en-US http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-18681 <![CDATA[Donate To Japan?]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-18681 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:54:29 +0000 Edgar Perez Look, I don’t want to sound like an a-hole, but why do I have to donate to Japan if I want to send a bounty?

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-18683 <![CDATA[Reply To: Donate To Japan?]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-18683 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:07:53 +0000 MisterM2402 [Michael] Back in the old days, you were actually given $1 for each bounty that was utilised. But then the earthquake and tsunami happened and it was changed. I never actually used it during the old system and it’s too late now to earn any money from it haha. I’m sure Koichi actually marketed that as a way to pay off your TextFugu subscription :P I’d prefer if we were given the option – I’d rather take the money and donate it to my own chosen charity, if I chose to donate at all, that is.

(Actually, it changed to donate-only some time *before* the disaster, but you got a choice of educational charities back then, I think)

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-18684 <![CDATA[Reply To: Donate To Japan?]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-18684 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:44:40 +0000 Jordan I haven’t actually been paying attention to bounties, but based on the way it’s worded, and the fact that there’s nowhere to put payment information, Koichi seems to be the one paying for the donations.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-18687 <![CDATA[Reply To: Donate To Japan?]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-18687 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:39:53 +0000 Andrew Good news Edgar, you don’t. You misread the bounty information. When you submit a bounty, and it checks out, Textfugu (Koichi) donates 1$ to a charity of your choosing. However, currently, the Japan flood relief fund is the only available donation option, so that is why this is the only choice.

Think of it this way, every time you help Textfugu out, you help out a flood victim too! Every dollar helps.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-21262 <![CDATA[Reply To: Donate To Japan?]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-21262 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:40:32 +0000 Patrick How about donating to an organization that is trying to stop the common practice of child abduction in Japan?

This seems to be one of the many dark sides of Japan that gets swept under the rug.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-21311 <![CDATA[Reply To: Donate To Japan?]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-21311 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:42:34 +0000 Luke I would imagine there’s more people in need from the effects of the earthquake and tsunami than there is related to child abduction cases. I’m not trying to downplay child abduction, but that’s just how I would see it. I don’t think we should really be criticising the choice of charity either, you could lament the same criticism to anywhere doing donations. That said I do think it’s silly that a lot of people donate to churches instead of charities helping people, rather than helping an already untaxed association…

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-21314 <![CDATA[Reply To: Donate To Japan?]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-21314 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:03:42 +0000 Patrick Hi Yggbert

There are an estimated 250,000+ cases of child abduction in Japan annually. It is quite the undiscussed epidemic — with zero legal recourse via the Japanese legal system. I unfortunately know from firsthand experience.

I’m not lamenting, I’m suggesting. There used to be several “bounty options”, and the suggestion that it will return to that style. I’m merely trying to:

A) build awareness of this issue — as that is the only way that it will ever be changed.
B) suggest the cause as a potential option in the future.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-21315 <![CDATA[Reply To: Donate To Japan?]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/donate-to-japan/#post-21315 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:06:28 +0000 Patrick I should also note, that I personally know of several children that were abducted to the fukushima area. Thereby not only subjecting the children to the harm caused by abduction… but also to unnecessary, increased health risks.

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