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blizzard and the make-a-wish foundation |
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http://blogs.ocregister.com/gadgetress/archives/2007/05/wishing_for_war.html
Pretty cool. I like seeing things like this. I remember EQ did it years ago with someone and gave him GM buffs and the kid got to fight the sleeper
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Posts: 2294 05-23-07 12:15 PM 1-900-Santa |
Even if he wasn't dying, he deserves it for having to live life with the first name Ezra and middle name Phoenix. People need to stop fucking with their
kids by giving them stupid names.
Cultural Marxism is the belief that it's not appropriate to solicit gay sex in public restrooms.
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Posts: 903 05-23-07 12:18 PM While I was breastfeeding |
That's really cool. Made me all weepy.
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Posts: 7112 05-23-07 1:33 PM 100% Soybean |
OMG HE HAS THA GMZ IN HIS POCKETS!@!1 BLUE POST PLZZ!!
I'm not givin' you attitude. I just want another drink.
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Posts: 3782 05-31-07 2:33 PM
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Posts: 1024 05-31-07 3:00 PM Community Member |
The whole fruit_loops story was fantastic too. Both tragic and uplifting.
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Posts: 368 05-31-07 6:22 PM |
Blizzard should make exclusive in game pets in coordination with charities.
Imagine that you get a special in-game pet(wearing a pink ribbon) through a confirmation code if you donate $10 to the Breast Cancer Foundation. Even if only 1/4th of the population did it, $20 million dollars will be raised. |
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Posts: 1024 05-31-07 7:00 PM Community Member |
Thats a great idea Url. I'd do that for sure. I'm a pet freak. 46 and counting.
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Posts: 942 05-31-07 8:42 PM |
I would buy a special pet for charity myself as well. Make them unique enough and I bet you'd make alot of cash.
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Posts: 1024 05-31-07 10:28 PM Community Member |
Suggested on the boards. Lets see if this goes anywhere...
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=106618808&postId=1065899066&sid=1#0 Also posted in the suggestion forum. http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=106618827&postId=1065899253&sid=1#0
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Posts: 368 06-01-07 9:36 AM |
I'll be sure to bump those later.
It wasn't originally my idea...it was, of all places, from FoH's message board. It could be the first positive thing that came from there this year! |
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Posts: 86 06-01-07 4:23 PM
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I'd be down with that, have a nice little pet, and donatge to a good cause. Win/Win!
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Posts: 3782 06-01-07 8:18 PM
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eh while I support the fact of buying something for a cause, but the fact is that this is a virtual world and it's meant for an escape from reality and
bringing in "causes" and it creates a slippery slope that I don 't want to deal with
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Posts: 942 06-01-07 9:50 PM |
What would be the slippery slope here that you are so afraid of Ello? Or is this just another one of those threads where you want to complain about anything in
the least real life related is put into a game? Ie, /pizza or the new Blizzard CC. (neither of which affects you as a player...)
Something like this has no drawback. Blizzard gets good press, some lucky charity gets a ton of cash, and players get a unique pet and a special feeling with it. Yet for some reason, there is always a argument against stuff like this because of some imaginary door it may or may not open. The worst that could happen is that Blizzard chooses a charity that you don't agree with personally. OMG! |
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Posts: 1024 06-01-07 11:08 PM Community Member |
I'm not suggesting a murky with "Help fight Breast Cancer!" across its back.
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Posts: 1161 06-02-07 12:56 AM Froga wake up at |
kid made a horde character...i aint doing that quest, i only fight for the glory of the Alliance! ( and losing every bg, cant forget that )
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Posts: 1289 06-02-07 10:47 AM don of the post whore mafia |
Something like this has no drawback. Blizzard gets good press, some lucky charity gets a ton of cash, and players get a unique pet and a special feeling with it. Yet for some reason, there is always a argument against stuff like this because of some imaginary door it may or may not open. Everything has a drawback, even if it's minor. Grats on blind idealism if you think otherwise. 
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Posts: 942 06-02-07 12:08 PM |
Yes everything has a drawback, but some of them just aren't going to be noticable or worth mentioning. Hence my saying that something like this has no
drawback but if it makes you feel better about life Isk, next time I'll add a (worth mentioning) to it.
Just say the word heh. |
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Posts: 2625 06-02-07 12:08 PM |
Something like this has no drawback. One drawback I see is that Blizzard is going to get a share of the donations whereas if you just donate the money straight to whatever organization they get your entire donation.
- Joe
I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which grants a right to Congress of
expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.
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Posts: 942 06-02-07 12:38 PM |
Falkahnhan wrote: To which I would argue. Blizzard taking a share to cover costs would still be more money than these charities would be getting anyways. Most of the people who would be taking up this offer, probably wouldn't be giving on their own. So a share of something is worth much more than a share of nothing. |
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Posts: 4567 06-02-07 5:27 PM BANNED |
Not to be a nay-sayer because I think it's a good idea in principle, but there could be unforeseen issues.
They might have to create a foundation to handle the projects which means 85% has to go to charity and they are limited to 15% for development and customer service. Also, what if my new pet that I shell out 10 bucks for turns out to be a graphical burden or has some other technical bug which causes it to need to be removed from the game? Do I get a refund? I know it should be very similar to the stuff they do for holidays, but if one of those items turns out to be bugged or exploitable, they just remove if from the game and oh well. But if I specifically paid for the item? Again, neat idea. I just think it might pose problems we might not be considering. I wouldn't blame them for not doing it. |
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Posts: 7112 06-02-07 6:07 PM 100% Soybean |
lol @ your donation getting nerfed
I'm not givin' you attitude. I just want another drink.
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Posts: 3782 06-02-07 6:20 PM
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edit: nm. not worth arguing about it
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Posts: 4567 06-02-07 7:04 PM BANNED |
Especially the idiots who want to have a tax deduction because of charitable contributions.
Dude, I gave almost 19K to charity in 2007. Damn straight I want my deduction. Considering all the tax I pay every year, I'm not going to leave that kind of money on the table. |
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