To ask if anyone is setting up a fb page to discuss Tricky Dicky?

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It seems we are not allowed to speak about anything negative elsewhere. Please do not speak badly of Tricky Dicky and co.

I'm sure I'm being dense, but why is the FB group fully public?

Because they want as much money to be raised via it as possible. Their FB page is the gateway to their fundraising page, which is on gogetfunding, which is a totally unregulated crowdfunding page.

They are not dim. Greedy. Clever, even. I suspect many of them are local friends or relatives.

I think Arsenic is referring to the TD page...

Oh and I'm not sure why its public, I think it's trying to attract media attention.

It wasn't public at first. May be so people can actually check what's being said rather than the other page making stuff up

People donating are not dim, they are being misled. Nowhere has it been stated publicly that their insurance company will cover their living expenses in New York. That is the ground on which people's money is being sold, and it is not right.

The Dax fundraising page has always been public. The tricky Dickie page has always been private, other than for a few minutes at the beginning.

Yes Alpaca, that's what I meant - the TD page

Sought, not sold! Aaargh.

It's getting a bit ridiculous now.. story changing again... It's like they have to find a reason to continue fundraising... shouldn't this be stuff that local family and friends help with, not the general public??? And shouldn't they have had money put aside for this already themselves? It's not like they didn't know the baby was on the way at all... This was posted by apparently someone that knows them...

Ok guys. I asked last night if the stuff for dax was for here or there.... everybody assumed they had everything when they got home.. ive spoke to lee and they dont they only have a few bits. They dont ave moses basket. Pushchair or any of those bits. Im donating a moses basket. Can u guys help?

I'm baffled by this.. they didn't have what they needed for the baby, but took an expensive holiday to NYC first class, staying in a Hilton (not cheap!!), to do some clothes shopping for themselves?

What the fuck. So now people are expected to fork out for things they should have already bought?!

Earlier the FB admin claimed they had everything for the baby, when people were offering Moses baskets, clothes etc. the story changes again....

It has more twists and turns than a twisty turny thing

May be so people can actually check what's being said rather than the other page making stuff up

Aha. Makes sense. Jutst feels a bit draughty.

So irritating that all those hours of discussion from yesterday have gone...

Beautifully put toriap

Interesting..that message I copied just disappeared after someone questioned that surely they budgeted for those things prior to going on holiday....

So rather than the headline being "stranded UK couple need £130k for medical bills" it's more "unprepared UK couple ask for donations to fund lavish lifestyle" :/

They are not without money. Flying first class is a clue.

Oh no no, everlong TD enlightened is on this point, the airline they flew with have a policy to upgrade any pregnant women to First Class

I know someone in real life who is struggling to support their family on minimum wage job. They and many people I know would not be able to afford a trip to New York or to stay at the Hilton! That is a dream holiday for most people.

Accepting cash and gifts for the baby is horrendous. That money could be going to food banks or some other worthwhile cause for people on low incomes who struggle day in and out. They saw this is a money grabbing situation and went for it.

A part of me does think, if all these idiots really want shell out there money to a middle class family who don't need it then let them.