r/Assistance • u/FunnyGuy2481 • Sep 09 '20
META Following the Rules
I'd like to thank the active members of this community. Your vigilance and dedication help keep our sub safe. I saw some nasty comments today directed towards u/thevomitgirl and u/ATXbunnie. This is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in any way. I appreciate all of the heart and soul they put into this sub. It's up to all of us to keep this a safe place. The next time you see someone point out a rule, thank them for protecting this community. It's a thankless task that is very necessary considering the scammy nature of some Reddit users.
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u/Aelthanion Pet Taxation Office Sep 09 '20
Y'all make me less suspicious of other people which is quite a feat. Tanks for trawling through all the posts and I really appreciate what you do mates.
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u/shelle33333 Sep 09 '20
u/thevomitgirl and u/ATXbunnie thank you for all you do for us <3 sorry Pepe are so rude!
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u/the_catato Sep 09 '20
Why the hate for these adorable people!!? They are actually very kind to help in pointing out rules to prevent the users from getting banned.
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u/vlevkim Sep 09 '20
Of all people, u/thevomitgirl, are you kidding me?
What a trip, bummed that this happened, but so glad to read this post and see the support for her.
She was a great help for me at one point, and I hope she receives all the loves she deserves. 🤘🏻
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u/continentaldrift1980 Sep 09 '20
Seriously, u/thevomitgirl might be the most generous person on Reddit.
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u/thevomitgirl Sep 09 '20
Appreciate your kind words, friend. I'm no better than anyone else here but my spirits are definitely higher today than they were last night with that crazy person blowing up my inbox. 💙💙
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u/jenncollins05 Sep 09 '20
This sub has helped me a couple times in the last two years. I want to thank all of you for how amazing you've been. The mods keep us safe and they rock.
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u/AquaWonder Sep 09 '20
u/thevomitgirl and u/ATXbunnie sorry people were nasty to you two today. Must be doing something right by stopping hateful people in their tracks.
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u/ATXbunnie Sep 09 '20
It’s u/thevomitgirl that deserves all our praise and support tonight. She was the main target of the latest lunatic’s attacks, and I was just jumping in behind VG and providing backup support.
Thank you VG for all you do! 🧡
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u/Kelpiegold Sep 09 '20
Thank you both for what you do! You've both helped so many people on this sub and made it a safer place for givers.
Love to you both and all our mob of good people here
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u/Floor_32 Sep 09 '20
Definitely appreciated their help tonight so much. Was able to gift quite a few people with their help.
Big hug and thank you ❤️
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u/destinyisntfree Breaking Point Sep 09 '20
Yes, to be very clear, the abuse of ANYONE here will strictly not be tolerated. Whether that abuse is directed toward a moderator or one of the helpers here, the person that is being abusive WILL be banned. People put in a lot of their time, freely and because they want to, and they do not deserve to be treated the way these two kind souls were treated yesterday.
Our moderators volunteer their time to make sure that both our givers and our requesters are kept safe and protected here. And there are a handful of people that do their best to make sure that they fill the gaps where the moderators can't be everywhere at all times. These people deserve the same respect as the moderators, and everyone else for that matter. Maybe more so because they do not even get the recognition of being a mod and they are doing what they do just to help.
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u/queenofhell93 Sep 09 '20
Wow I'm sorry to hear, I kind of lurk here for the time being as I'm not in any dire need of help but I also can't afford to help out but I do still love seeing people getting help when they need it and its a crying shame people are raking advantage of others kindness and mistreating them.
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u/chicagoerrol REGISTERED Sep 10 '20
That's horrible. There are some great people here that have helped me in the past.
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Sep 09 '20
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u/thevomitgirl Sep 09 '20
That is terrible advice and can result in a ban from many subs.
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Sep 10 '20
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u/thevomitgirl Sep 10 '20
My advice to you is just find communities on reddit that fit your interests. Whether that be games, shows, music, whatever, there's a sub for basically anything and everything. Gain karma organically and do not visit subs that are for karma farming (like freekarma and similar subs) as that can get you banned in several communities.
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u/N00dlemonk3y Sep 11 '20
Yeah I didn’t know about the whole karma farming thing either. I see it written but didn’t know what it was. Now I’m disqualified from requesting, whoops.
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Sep 16 '20
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u/FunnyGuy2481 Sep 22 '20
You don't meet the requirements to request on this sub and posting this in the comments on an unrelated post is pretty sketchy. Do NOT delete as this may result in a ban.
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u/curlyquinn02 Sep 09 '20
After being chewed out by a few people for saying that I can't drive and needed pizza delivered and not pick-uped (when the offer said nothing about pick-up only); I'm very put off of asking for any more help or even returning the favor.
I rarely visit this sub or see posts from here anymore but I do know that u/thevomitgirl is always an amazing person
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u/seaboard2 [Amazon aficionado] Sep 09 '20
I remember, and you didn't ask or request, you asserted/demanded your need w/o thinking about the extra expenses you would cost the helper :/ That delivery fee and tip and extra fees didn't concern you at all.
No regrets here.
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u/orangeapplez /r/borrow mod Sep 09 '20 edited Sep 09 '20
Edit - Sorry seaboard, meant to respond to the comment above yours. My iPad is being a fucker and not allowing me to cpy paste it. So I’m leaving it.
Edit2 - fixed it. Whoohoo!
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u/seaboard2 [Amazon aficionado] Sep 09 '20
Reply under Curly so s/he sees it (and I agree, 100%). Not paying back into giving because of hurt feefees is silly :/
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u/orangeapplez /r/borrow mod Sep 09 '20
I fixed it. I cracked my small iPad a few weeks ago, now the touch screen gives me attitude.
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u/Amy47101 Sep 09 '20
You demanded delivery, didn’t bother to ask, and when people called you out on wanting special treatment for no reason you got so offended you are put off on asking for more free help?
Some time back someone was giving away free downloadable albums for free and I got one. If I said “Oh I’d totally take one, but I don’t have a computer so delivering a physical CD is a must!”, don’t to you think I sound a little entitled?
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u/curlyquinn02 Sep 09 '20
I don't know why my issue of not being able to drive is such an issue. I'm disabled; unable to see well enough to drive and walking for long periods is extremely painful for me. It doesn't help that I live in the middle of noplace with no other people to drive me around.
I don't demand anything. I'm just upfront about my situation and what I can, or can't, do.
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u/Amy47101 Sep 09 '20
Because you go onto a help forum where someone is offering help, then literally say it needs to be delivery which you didn’t bother to help pay for. That would be like me saying “Yeah I’ll take the pizza, but it needs to be specially made sugar free carb free” and then when people call me out, I pull my “I’m diabetic why is my diet such an issue?!” card for pity points. If you can’t get the pizza, why even post you want it if you’re just gonna make demands about how it gets to you?
People are going out of their way to help you on here, from the goodness of their hearts. You didn’t even ask “Can it be delivered?”. You said “I can’t drive so it needs to be delivered”. You weren’t up front about your disability, you didn’t offer to cover delivery, you didn’t bother to explain, you demanded it be delivered just because, when the giver didn’t even need to offer anything to begin with.
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u/orangeapplez /r/borrow mod Sep 09 '20
I'm very put off of asking for any more help or even returning the favor.
I’m sorry, what? You’ve received help on this sub before; and now because people called you out for being rude, you’re put off from paying it forward. Do you realize how entitled and ridiculous that sounds?
Honestly, good. I’m glad you’re put off from asking for more help. I hope users here are put off from helping you.
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u/orangeapplez /r/borrow mod Sep 09 '20
One can say the same about your comment. Sort of hypocritical, don’t you think?
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u/curlyquinn02 Sep 09 '20
I wasn't rude. Somebody put up an offer for pizza and I mentioned that I can't drive and am unable to walk 3 miles. I got chewed out for asking if delivery was ok
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u/seaboard2 [Amazon aficionado] Sep 09 '20
https://removeddit.com/r/Assistance/comments/ie97t6/_/g2e6dw4/
People can read your demand (not ask).
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u/orangeapplez /r/borrow mod Sep 09 '20
Who cares? You’re missing the point I was trying to make. You’ve been helped on this sub before, you shouldn’t allow comments to prevent you from paying it forward.
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u/N00dlemonk3y Sep 11 '20
Just got my comment removed too. How many comment karma do I need in this subreddit? I can’t remember I read it somewhere?
EDIT: oh 400, ok. Not too bad.
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u/Girlpirate CRAZY SNAKE LADY Sep 11 '20
Unfortunately, you are farming karma by asking for votes which is against the rules, and disqualifies you from requesting. We ask sees become part of the community the proper way, by joining discussions on Reddit.
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u/N00dlemonk3y Sep 11 '20
Oh, that sucks. So will I get that back or no? I’m fairly new still and don’t come around too often. Didn’t really know what that rule meant.
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u/julieclair32 Sep 21 '20
I love reddit and cannot figure out how to retrieve my old account. I don't often comment I usually just read reddit. So having to have karma points is causing me a problem. I am a single mother of a three year old and I'm pregnant (the new father who I was engaged too ghosted me w/ literally no explanation why). My mother's house was destroyed during Hurricane Laura, I have since been evacuated to New Orleans which was a nightmare of misinformation, fema is not giving me or my child any money since we lived in my mother's house even though we acted as our own household. The Red Cross feeds us everyday and there is apparently a resource center where we can get clothes, however I just found out it's only open from 10 to 2 on weekdays. We have only a few outfits and I've been wearing the same clothes for 4 days. I don't even have a car seat for my son to ride on busses and such because my car was stolen about 2 months before the storm with his car seat and many of our clothes. I was just informed by my mother that she isn't letting Noah and me return home even when her home is fixed, as fema did give her money for the repairs, my brother who is overseeing the repairs said he wouldn't fix her house if she let me go home. I have a bs in accounting and a bs in management but haven't been able to work since I was diagnosed w multiple autoimmune disorders many years ago. I am not receiving unemployment or any monies like most of my friends and relatives. I had been dumpster diving and refurbishing things and selling them in marketplace, losing my car however made that no longer a viable job. I know it's a lot to ask but is there anyway an exception can be made to the rules. Sincerely Julie Clair Aron JulieClair32
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u/julieclair32 Sep 21 '20
PS I don't want to Farm Karma Points because I love reddit so can someone please suggest anything I could do. I love reddit it is an amazing platform, but like I previously said I rarely comment even on my other account I am not able to access that I had for several years
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u/julieclair32 Sep 21 '20
Does going and posting on things I'm legitimately interested about count as farming? I am in a desperate situation right now and reddit is the only place I know I may actually get some help
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u/iLikepuddingalot Sep 10 '20
Hi, sorry but I'm unable to post
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u/FunnyGuy2481 Sep 10 '20
You don't meet the requirements to post a request. If you're trying to post something that isn't a request please message the mods and we'll take a look.
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u/orangeapplez /r/borrow mod Sep 09 '20
Are you referring to the user who called them, “pure trash”, and a “reddit rat”, while simultaneously posting pics of herself with her finger in her ass? Lol!! The irony, right?