So you would rather give money to people who raise money for possibly sick babies rather then the people who raise money for helping those with already sick children?

Sarcasm aside, why should you care what event the partake to raise the money, so long as it goes to a good cause?

What's the difference between walking some stupidly long length for an illness (which is absurd, me running for 100 some miles won't help, I'd prefer to donate), and playing a video game for 10+ hours?

Doesn't matter, its a personal and private choice.

Deciding if you give to charity or not is a private matter that only the individual should need concern themselves about. It really isn't anyone's business to whom, why or when they give to a charity.

Just because a charity might be held during a public event or is a public charity, doesn't mean that it has to expose a person who has given to a charity, how much they gave to a charity, or the reasons behind why they gave to a charity.

Stop arguing for the sake of arguing. I have a right to have my opinions, even if you don't agree with it.

Ham Doctor wrote:

Stop arguing for the sake of arguing. I have a right to have my opinions, even if you don't agree with it

Vic Rattlehead wrote: ... ... ...

You're still doing it. And you're wrong.

No no, your not getting it. Something can't be private AND public.

Choosing to donate to a charity is a decision. A decision made by an individual. The basis for his decision is made in his mind, by himself, and the only input that matters is his own. Ergo, it is private.

It's not like the decision whether-or-not to donate to charity is a life-altering decision for YOU, that may change your very thought of life, etc.

The decision to donate to charities as a whole is in fact an influential one for the majority of people who do it. It is a lifestyle choice that some people embrace, while others do not. Very often simple actions like donating to a charity are the turning points in an individual's thought of life, and causes them to take a new standpoint on life.

So how is the decision whether-or-not to donate private? If it has to do with the public?

... I'm not going to bother explaining how many things are wrong with that sentence.

Stop arguing for the sake of arguing. Especially when the points you are arguing are inaccurate.

Vic Rattlehead wrote:

Do you see something wrong here? Something PRIVATE about the PUBLIC? I don't, because I'm wrong, and your ALWAYS right.

Little bit of an anger problem you have. Should probably get that looked at.

And I'm not sure how you think posting those definitions holds any bearing on your argument...

The decision to make donations is one's own. Just because they are donating to a public group doesn't automatically mean anything they do in relevance to said public group is also public.

Vic Rattlehead wrote:

I'm just going to ignore you now, unless you stop spouting nonsense.

"Just because they are donating to a public group doesn't automatically mean anything they do in relevance to said public group is also public." - Thanks, I got a new MSN quote, it's that funny.

Odd, you didn't make the same statement in the other thread... Wherein I proved your statement inaccurate. :)

You're going to need to learn that not everyone who disagrees with you is automatically wrong, and not just wrong but spouting nonsense, 'on a high horse', etc etc.

You'll end up having a lot of people not like you (which I'm sure your retort will be that you don't care) for a reason that isn't worthwhile.

Vic Rattlehead wrote:

The thing is, disagreeing with fact is just being wrong. What I've been saying WAS fact.

It isn't fact... that's the point. Feel free to ask what the population of BYOND thinks. You're trying to say that your reasons for donating to a charity must be shared because the charity is a public entity. That is idiocy.

Obviously neither of us are going to sway in our opinion, so this conversation is pointless.

Keep it cool kids, we don't want to have to lock this thread for going over board.

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Just because something is in the public eye, doesn't mean ones reasons for supporting it must be shared with the public. If I donate to a charity, I'm under no obligation to make my reasons known, or even the fact that I've done so.

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Autism comes in various stages and forms. I know one autistic girl who heard that sunlight causes melanoma. So now, she wears a hat, a rain coat, long pants and avoids sunlight as much as she can in fear that she'll develop the condition.

Autism can be very serious, and can be very difficult for families to cope with. There is nothing wrong with raising money for a charity in support of Autism.

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Gamers playing games is no different to people riding bikes in support of their charity. People like to do what they enjoy and what will get attention of the public. People speeding through FF games will attract the attention of gamers and spark debate and conversation. Just as you've seen here.