Thank you, Colin. On Fri, 2018-07-13 at 23:43 -0500, Colin Stanners wrote: > Good point Adam. > > The big difference between a stranger on the street (usually a scam) > and this request is Butch's name on it, and the community that has > built up around the AFMUG mailinglist (and related WISPA etc). While > I don't recall having worked directly with Butch, I've seen and heard > enough good things about him from other WISPs over the years to put > trust into his name, and I don't recall seeing him send other > requests like this, which means that it is important. > > WISPs generally have low profit margins (much of the WISP business > consists of "we find creative ways to serve areas that aren't > profitable enough for big companies to bother to cover") and most of > us aren't rich or doing carefree / relaxed work, but there's a > difference between that "tiring but normal" WISP life and someone who > is on the verge of losing one or more of their business / house / > sanity. So I am sending some money. > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 4:55 PM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I know there were a lot of snarky comments so I thought it worth a > > rational one. The root of the problem with this cry for help is > > that nobody's going to donate if they don't know what it's for. > > > > It's like when a stranger asks you for money on the street; is he > > really looking for food or a bottle of whiskey? I tend to assume > > whiskey. > > > > Did this guy suffer a natural disaster, or does he suffer from > > having a weak business model and being uncompetitive? I can > > understand wanting to stay private, but I doubt he's getting much > > help based on this request. I also appreciate that you wouldn't > > help this person if you felt he didn't deserve help, but that > > doesn't do anything to assuage the fears of people on a mailing > > list who are all strangers. With nothing else to go on we'll have > > to fall back on assumptions, and they'll be the same assumptions > > anybody makes about the guy bumming for money on the street. > > > > -Adam > > > > > > On 7/13/2018 12:34 PM, Butch Evans wrote: > > > I have been made aware of a WISP that has some financial needs. I > > > have > > > been asked to keep his name private. If you are willing to help - > > > ANYTHING helps - send paypal to but...@butchevans.com and in the > > > notes > > > comment "WISP Helper" (or similar). I will see that he gets 100% > > > of > > > what you send. Paypal costs me 3% or so, but I will cover that > > > part, > > > too. Thank you! > > > > > > > > > > -- Butch Evans Training and Support for WISPs 702-537-0979 http://store.wispgear.net/ http://www.butchevans.com/
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