Hello,
I'm just interested about the warning messages you post on threads where people are offering practical or financial help to Ops.
An example of one from today is here:
"As it's been flagged to us that some folk are very kindly offering RL help to the OP, we just wanted to post our usual in these circumstances, which is:
We do advise all our members to be aware that not everyone on t'internet is who they say they are, and that, although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's trickier twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare.
Thanks
MNHQ"
I just wondered how you decide which threads to post this on - is it reliant on an MNer flagging a thread to MNHQ, or do MNHQ keep an eye on threads in case there are any offers of help?
I'm just interested as to what the process is for deciding which thread gets a message, and which one doesn't?
I know I've donated money a couple of times in the past (once when a long-term poster had a bereavement, can't remember what the other one was). Is there a process for ensuring those appeals are legit?
Just curious, really (and not intending to single out the particular thread that message as on today, as I don't think it's relevant).