My blog is now online: welcome!
Date: Sun, 09/23/2007 - 21:18
The adress is
It may still not work work for some of you since the domain is brand new :)
Comments appreciated much :D
Link deleted from the board. Stefan, please contact me for further details - Mike
This blog is COMPLETLY inappropriate. Mike - Several people hav
This blog is COMPLETLY inappropriate. Mike - Several people have already pm'd me to complain about the content of this blog.
Stefan - You have now upset many people on this site. You obviu
Stefan - You have now upset many people on this site. You obviuosly don't understand the first thing about what this site is about.
I'm just completley appalled that someone would post their "adve
I'm just completley appalled that someone would post their "advertisment" for a blog that makes this site look like just a place to earn a few bucks, and makes fun of several of our members.
Stefan - The majority of us are not here to earn a buck. We have real jobs. We are here to help others with our knowledge and experiences. You, on the other hand, seem to only be interested in the amount of points you can earn. This is evidenced in your repeatedly answering very old posts, just to earn some points. This has been pointed out by several people in the last week, yet you still continue to answer old posts, pushing back the new posts that actually need help. Flat out I would delete these answers if I could.
And then to go make fun of one of our members financial situation. What the f*** is wrong with you? Again, you must have no understanding of what this site is about. Maybe you've never had something unexpected happen, or you are just cold and have no heart, but to say someone can't handle their finances because of a situation that you don't even know all the facts about just shows how little you understand debt issues to begin with.
Stefan, I resent the fact that you believe that we post on here
Stefan, I resent the fact that you believe that we post on here to get paid. Yes we get points , but I have never even cashed in my points, as I am sure is the case with many here. I post to help other people who may have had the same financial problems that I have had. I post to share my experiences with others, and to offer a bit of hope . That is my REWARD. As far as donating points to help someone, Yes, i did do that. The person helped never asked for any donations ,and by not knowing the situation how could you have assumed that she could not handle her financial situation. FYI she is handling it very well.I donated because I chose to donate, not because I .was asked. Truth be known I was asked not to. Our member did not want to take other peoples points. SHE WAS HANDLING HER SITUATION I ask that you please do not use our forums for your own personal gains . We are not here to be exploited
[quote]ever felt that you should be rewarder for posting - well,
[quote]ever felt that you should be rewarder for posting - well, at OurCommunityPower.org you actually get paid to write! Each of the Forums there has its own point system, which automatically calculates your rewards and displays them in your profile. You can request your rewards to be sent by PayPal just by sending an email to the admins. A word of note - posting gibberish proved not to work, since the moderators team is pretty big and experienced [/quote]
You actually admit you posted nonosense just to try to earn some points. How pathetic is that?
Stefan, the people on this fourm are incredible. They are givin
Stefan, the people on this fourm are incredible. They are giving, selfless and have heart. Characteristics you obvioulsy can not identify with. You are a sad, pathetic soul to malign such wonderful people.
I may have missed it but I didn't see anywhere that someone was
I may have missed it but I didn't see anywhere that someone was being made fun of. And since I have read many a thread of where points were being donated or someone who just got in too deep once or just really needed someone to listen I have no idea who Stefan is talking about. To be honest I thought he was posting that it was admirable that people care enough about one another here to lend a helping hand where they could. But I could have missed that somewhere.
I am not trying to defend anyone here but to understand.
As far as the payments for posting. Well it's true isn't it? It's by no means a job of any sorts but are we not financialy rewarded when we choose to "cash" in our post? It may not have been worded correctly to whomever is reading and there may be some offence taken but I ddin't feel that was the intent of the blog entry.
Again, just trying to understand here.
I also took that; "A word of note - posting gibberish proved not to work, since the moderators team is pretty big and experienced", as a warning to anyone who chooses to come here and make meaningless post in order to gain somehting financial out of it to not do that.
And the person you claim can't handle their finances - As stated
And the person you claim can't handle their finances - As stated above did not want our help.
It was ME that encouraged others to donate to this person. They had NOTHING to do with it. This person is a friend of mine and I will help my friends in any way I can. It had nothing to do with her "not being able to handle her finances". You know virtually nothing of the situation, only what was shown in public.
And believe me, we actually earn our points here. Instead of trying to post gibberish to earn a buck, we actually take the time to learn and research so that we can help others. Even if the points stopped, most all of us would still be here.
As I said, many of us have not even cashed in our points, so cle
As I said, many of us have not even cashed in our points, so clearly that is not our motivation for being on these boards. I will continue here with or without getting "rewarded". I have friends here, I help people here. That is my motivation
I just cannot beleive hwat I am reading. FYI thank you for clari
I just cannot beleive hwat I am reading. FYI thank you for clarifiying my point of view. You are calling me pathetic, sad sould because I wrote something good about this website? No I am not posting here to earn money. But I am surely not going to post here anymore to be called names. And goudah2424 with all due the respect this is not the first but this is the last time I am taking it from you. Good luck to you in your life.
I also took the post about donating as being admirable - But I d
I also took the post about donating as being admirable - But I don't like him saying someone can't handle their finances when he doesn't know the situation. That is part of what is being taken offense to.
FYI - But he tried to post gibberish to get more points. Yes, he's saying it won't work, but just the fact that he tried to do it shows that he is trying to find ways to exploit the point system to his advantage.
All I'm saying is that I logged in this morning to find my Inbox
All I'm saying is that I logged in this morning to find my Inbox 100% full with messages from 8 different people complaining about this blog. It is not just me that thinks the comments were inappropriate.
Stefan-Your blog is in dire need of spellcheck... Secondly, y
Stefan-Your blog is in dire need of spellcheck...
Secondly, you quote "a member that couldnt handle her financial situation anymore"...where do you get off?? There is A LOT that when on behind the scenes and I can assure that it wasnt the case.
You take a very "enterprising" posture around posting for cash here on the site.
I hope to god that if I ever need help here that I wont end up being noted on your blog....
Dont worry Volley, we will make sure you wont end up as a item o
Dont worry Volley, we will make sure you wont end up as a item on a blog.
And finally Stefan....you asked for comments right??
And finally Stefan....you asked for comments right??
Stefan, IF you mean no harm and your intent was to write somethi
Stefan, IF you mean no harm and your intent was to write something good about this web site than you need to work on the communication skills. Your comments came across as snarky and you sounded as if you were having a laugh at our expense. IF this was not your intent, maybe the next time you decide to blog you shold think about the perception of your written word becuase the majority perceived what you wrote as condescending, rude and inappropriate.
[quote]who were donating their hardly earned points to the membe
[quote]who were donating their hardly earned points to the member in trouble. [/quote]
Either that is just another innocent typo, or he is saying we don't earn our points.
The whole thing is an insult. And the fact that he would like to
The whole thing is an insult. And the fact that he would like to see more people donating their points to members in need.....I cannot even begin to express how that is sooo not the intent of this site.
It is apalling and in poor taste.
Thank you goudah.... we appreciate your postings and respect your role as a moderator.
I'm with FYI on this one - what's the issue? I read nothing in s
I'm with FYI on this one - what's the issue? I read nothing in stefan's posts that is intended to be hurtful towards anyone.
How many of us are here because we could not handle out situation? I would say a great majority of us came here because we were looking for a solution. An answer. Something to give us a new direction or a new hope. I see stefan saying:
Quote:
Something, that made a huge impression on me was a post, where a forum member was saying that it is impossible for her to handle her financial situation anymore. In minutes, the topic was full of posters, who were donating their hardly earned points to the member in trouble. That was just something that I wish I could see more often. |
as a statement to the community that exists here. How often do we see something happening on the road, in our towns, on television, and we turn a blind eye? My hand is raised - anyone else willing to admit they do it too? Now, I do not know the exact thread, so forgive me while I paraphrase and guess, but stefan pointed out that when someone came in and said "I am worried. I am hurting", a member, who may not have known the person, said "hey - let's help them out". And people banded together to make a difference in a person's life. Sure, our points are a small token, but they can be a powerful thing. And us, together, can be a powerful thing. That is what stefan was saying. It was not a slam against someone - it was a praise to a site of total strangers that have built a community that gives to those in need, whether it be information or finances.
I also agree that the statement of posting jibberish is a warning to those thinking they can pull some financial trickery here to make substantial monetary gains. I see that whole post as a praise to every member here, and somehow, we misunderstood. We read only in black and white - just the words on the screen. It's easy to not hear the author's message because we do not know the author's inflection on the words. It's not our fault nor the fault of the author's. It's the limitation of the media.
My hope is that we can stop this backlash at stefan from being conducted in a public forum. I think this can and should be handled strictly via personal messages.
I will say this to you, stefan - definitely spell check what you post. Read and reread it. With poor spelling, you lose credibility.
Hi Stefan, I wish that you don't leave from the group. I am alwa
Hi Stefan, I wish that you don't leave from the group. I am always open to critics. Be it good or bad! And I want you to have a strong heart. It's a chance to improve further. When something is done for good, it will be praised and if anything goes wrong, it needs to be corrected like it happened in your case. Do you know why your post turned out to be controversial? Because you made a comment about someone who actually didn't expect his/her situation to be a source of media publicity. I am sure you didn't want to hurt anyone by making that post in the blog. If you really meant to show anything bad about this group, you wouldn't have wrote about us in your blog and give a direct link to our community.
I know it's a communication gap between you and the other person who might be very sad and in tears (If I assume and if I can put myself in someone's shoes). You are not wrong and the other person didn't think that his/her situation will come out differently on the internet just to pull visitors. You didn't take any names; rather it's just the timing conflict.
If I were in your place, I will definitely focus on the good points about this community without hurting anyone's sentiments.
I hope you will stay back and offer your hands of friendship :)
Regards
Mike
Good points Mike ...as usualy...:). I will take the fence on th
Good points Mike ...as usualy...:).
I will take the fence on this one as I can see both sides. We all need to be careful not to hurt each other...
One of the things I do when I am writing a post to my blog is to write it in Word...then I spell check..and then I save it till the next day and go back to read it to make sure it makes sense. That way I feel I am doing all I can to make it right and readable...might help.
Life in gereral is a learning experience...I have said things in posts about a law maybe that I didn't get right...and someone has come along and corrected me...that's helpful in my mind as it continues my education.
I was so interested in this thread that I actualy broke my own r
I was so interested in this thread that I actualy broke my own rules and viewed it at work, twice. I must say in all I am dissapointed in the way that it was handled over all in general.
Every member here is valuable and I feel should be respected. When you have hard feelings for someone it is best to take care of it privately because what you say in public stays public and people always remeber how you react to things. I've had to learn this lesson the hard way.
I personaly feel that it was not Stefan's intent to hurt, embarass or be disrespectful anyone. I may have felt differently had he posted names..ect but that was not the case. But that's my personal take on it. Everyone has their own feelings.
This is not a private forum and it doesn't not even require you to sign up to be able to post, nor should it be given the nature of it. Anything said here can be used on other sites becayse the information is easily gotten when posted publicly, that goes for any internet web page or really even when you send someone a private message.
I hope all parties have learned something from this episode.
Fellas your posting have cause a lot of comments on that blog. W
Fellas your posting have cause a lot of comments on that blog. Why is the link deleted btw?
I have a blog, but Im not sure how to construct it further that
I have a blog, but Im not sure how to construct it further that it would be of use to anyone.
luke
Hi--I am so sorry for this post if I am way out of line--and hop
Hi--I am so sorry for this post if I am way out of line--and hope all will forgive me for not understanding -I am not trying to badmouth or degrade anyone here--but I read a post from a moderator that I previously looked up to (for standing up for the debtor in wrongful situations) -and believed they were stating legal facts from experience-- in my situation-- who now upon recent search--stated they were" chronically depressed and wouldn't be posting for awhile" and was stepping back or something like that-- which lead me to this page wondering what was going on with that statement!( and why it was happening with a moderator--that would seem so unstable to offer opinion-or if opinions offered had any merit from person who seems depressed and unstable at this point (although undoubtedly a good person with good intentions)--and I am wondering about the statements about monetary gain and points etc? I felt so blessed to be part of a sight where people are helping one another out of experience with no compensation other than the knowledge that they have helped one another--and now I see all the accusations about points and why supposedly people are hanging around here and I feel sick to my stomach that I actually passed information about what good I felt regarding how this sight was doing --on to several acquaintances and asked them to refer anyone having trouble regarding debt collection to this sight--now I am totally confused--are people being paid to offer their comments here?--what a reality check if this is what's really going on--I have felt so much sincere comments on people offering helping comments when I entered sight--I just can't believe it was all for points or monetary value--please tell me the accusations aren't real and that we are simply all here to offer advice and help without being compensated! please! I felt so good about this sight I found and hope I don't end up feeling worse than I felt from ca who violated fdcpa!
Hanky, We are here to offer help , and hope to others. We are no
Hanky, We are here to offer help , and hope to others. We are not here for monetary gains, and actually I have never ever even cashed in my points, as I am sure is the case with a good many of our members.This site is a god send , and please do not let the rantings of a few unhappy and uninformed people scare you away. Please stick with us, and see for yourself that we are here to help, guide and ease the fears of people who are in a bad situation. That is our REWARD helping
When I first started this site I too agree that it was and is a
When I first started this site I too agree that it was and is a miracle. I had no clue about the debitpointcc system, but I was still there. This site more than helped me with my problems, but I was still there. I grew to help other people with there problems much like my own, but I was still there. I did find out that someone can be rewarded in a monetary way if they so choose to accept it. I thought that was great, I let it go, and I was still there helping others as they helped me. Then I realized that not only can I be rewarded by helping others to help themselves, but I can recieve a monetary reward and use it for good. I personaly take this and then on every other Sunday, I take my very old friend to wal-mart, push her around the store in a wheel-chair for 2 hours, buy the things she needs and then take her home. That is my choice to use this money that way or I can leave it and donate it to someone else who needs it. This is a tool or an extension of this site and people to help, and yes, I am still here and will be here with or without these very useful debit ponints and I hope you will too.
All the Best,
Luke
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hanky, as you stated, please tell you that we are simply not here for money. Okay. Simply stated, we are not here for money. Unfortunately, you came upon "drama". This is going to happen wherever you go because this is the internet. All are welcome to post their opinions. However, this in turn creates some conflict. Do not let an isolated incident turn you away from a site that has pulled people back from despiration. The members here will post information and this information is quoated from the state. We do not "make it up" or "guess". The information regarding the companies is well researched. We not do give advice until every fact is posted and all questions are answered and then we go from there. As for members being here to help others and that's it, simply stated, yes that is true. I can't tell you how many hours I put on this site helping people. I can can name plenty of other members I see logged in during the early morning hours until the wee hours into the night. I, and they, are doing this to help others. To get them information they need. To research. To help that person not feel alone and desperate any longer. To give support to anyone who needs it. I hope that you will read further on this site and read the "success stories" and "my story" and other inspiring stories. You will read that many, many, many people have been helped here. And we are all doing this just to help. We are all doing this because we know exactly how you feel. We are all doing this because we have all been or still are in the same situation. We are all doing this to help you and anyone else who comes here asking for help. I do hope I've helped you feel better. Hanky, do not for a moment think the members here are out to earn money. The members here are out to help people in need. And, you are one of these people. And we are here to help you. Did you not receive many responses to your posts? You did. You had members scrambling trying to help you and give you advice. Why did that do that? You are a complete stranger to them. Because they care, they are concerned, and they want to help a fellow human being.
Thank you both Luke and cannr, for adding to my sentiments. It w
Thank you both Luke and cannr, for adding to my sentiments. It was too early for me to say all I wanted to say.We really do have something great going on here, something that pays it forward every minute of everyday. I am glad that we refuse to let the ranting of a few scare us away, but rather it makes us push on even further.
Ok so here's my 2 cents: First of all i find ur post hard to un
Ok so here's my 2 cents:
First of all i find ur post hard to understand so maybe i'm taking it the wrong way, if so please explain better! (it's all over the place)
First of all, u made mention of a member u took advice from who has depression. I'm not sure what that has to do with the price of tea in china! Do u honestly think u've NEVER recieved information or advice from someone who suffers from depression? A doctor, Lawyer, plumber, maybe u should look up the stats on depression in this country!! I'd be willing to bet they're pretty high for those who choose to find out. Good advice has NOTHING to do with going thru depression... and as the saying goes.. until u walk a mile in someone else's shoes....
Now next point u bring up is the monetary part of post. First of all, for my instance, i've been here for 15 months and have less than 100 bux in monetary rewards so u do the math... not very monetary if u ask me! 100 / 15 = 6.66 per month, YIKES! lol Not very monetary if u ask me!! Wont' even pay my internet bill, for that matter wont' pay ONE bill i have!! So if u think we offer advice and post here for monetary reasons u need to rethink that!!
Now lastly, obviously u came here in need of help, u found this site while searching for something concerning debt as most of us have... so my questions to u are, did u get the help? were people friendly to u? did members go out of their way to help u? were u able to understand or even solve ur debt issues? And do u honestly think someone did the work in order to help u with all of the above for 6 bux a month?? Also did U have to pay anyone anything for any of these things????? So if the site choses to do so i'm not sure why that affects u at all...
I hope some of this helps u to better understand the members and this site!
Ang
I dont know what happened but it dont sound good for Stefan.....
I dont know what happened but it dont sound good for Stefan..... :?
LOL Tweety! ha ha, U made me smile! :lol: Ok so here's the st
LOL Tweety! ha ha, U made me smile!
:lol:
Ok so here's the stats:
???????TopPrevalence and incidence statistics for Depression
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 18 or 5.30% or 14.4 million people in USA
Ang- I dont know if I am too late but I voted for you.... :P
Ang- I dont know if I am too late but I voted for you.... :P
First of all, we are not going to make threads, posts, etc., sin
First of all, we are not going to make threads, posts, etc., singling out one person!
So what if the person has depression- I am a Mental Health/Substance Abuse counselor, and depression has nothing to do with experiences you have had or reasearch you have offered, as to it being valid.
As was stated many times- the points you earn are minimal, just an added plus. When I wasn't able to be on here much- it took me almost two months to get ten buck in points.I don't do it for points, I'll get another job if I need to earn money. And I notice you have a little over four dollars built up- if you don't feel right about earnig the points, you can donate them to someone here.
This is a Forum of help and hope, nothing more- nothing less. If I don't know something to be true to someone I post to, I tell them to let me research it, or someone who does know help them. I have been here for over a year and a half- and don't post just to be posting, but to give someone info, or share a laugh in the Pub.
We have become a family here- support each other and the new ones- hope you stick around to see it!!..Karen
Wow I have been very busy the past couple of days and haven't be
Wow I have been very busy the past couple of days and haven't been able to follow along too well...however I just re/read this whole thread...and all I can add to all my friends who posted thier thoughts about our work here...is I am with you...100%...I came here looking for help big time...and I got it...and stayed to try to learn more and be of assistance to anyone I could...you can not put a price on the friendships I am building here and I wouldn't trade the time I spend here for anything...
Morning, I also came looking for help, and found help, but also
Morning, I also came looking for help, and found help, but also found great friends. Although I came here all alone, I now have people I can share my PDL secret with. Better than that is I can share so much more than that with my new friends, They have become a part of my life . This has been a priceless experience for me, and i dont think iwould trade it for anything
Hi I really didn't intend to anger anyone, and Ang I was and am
Hi I really didn't intend to anger anyone, and Ang I was and am totally clueless about the monetary issue which is why I was shocked at allegations and yes drama going on here--and yes I have thanked everyone in my previous posts for being so nice and helping for only good intentions when they didn't know me from Adam --and that is the thing that always made me feel good about visiting the sight--I just saw this discussion and it was like"What? there is money involved here?" And it turns out there aren't real monetary gains and I am happy that your community is really here to help --so once again thanks to all--sorry if I upset anyone and didn't mean for anyone to have to get defensive so I won't be posting any more and wish you all the best of luck take care!
There is no need to not post anymore. :cry: The information th
There is no need to not post anymore. :cry: The information that you have provided has been helpful. :) No one is perfect and sometimes we all make mistakes :roll: . I don't think that you intentionally intended to hurt anyone. Somethings were probably misinterpeted which can always happen when not speaking directly to someone. Anyway do not go away.
ladybug
Well Hanky as i said in my post to u: Quote: First of all i fi
Well Hanky as i said in my post to u:
Quote:
First of all i find ur post hard to understand so maybe i'm taking it the wrong way, if so please explain better! |
i took in to account a lot of times on here it's easy to mistake a post... so i wanted to give u the benefit of the doubt immediately!
I, like u, initially knew nothing of what these points meant. I think lots of people don't know at first... but yet still chose to post with help!
there is no reason for u to leave. You are welcome to stay and post with us. Help share what you've learned and your knowledge! I hope u reconsider Hanky.
Ang
p.s. also, thanks for explaining better. it helps to put things in perspective! :D
Hanky- there is no reason, I can see, for you to not post. Th
Hanky- there is no reason, I can see, for you to not post.
There will always be misunderstandings ina community this large. We can all try to be open minded, understand that, and move one.
Your experiences with debt can help others if you continue to post. If you don't, I will respect that too!!
Best of Luck to you..KAren :D
Hi I just wanted to thank you all for still being so nice--I re
Hi I just wanted to thank you all for still being so nice--I reread my first comments--and realize that I sounded like I was rambling-I think I was simply in a state of shock --(when I saw the mention of money being the motivator here and for wrong reasons suddenly felt I had been duped)-- and so many thoughts were going through my head--and then after I posted I felt terrible because it seemed like I had offended others and hurt peoples' feelings by questioning what was really going on -- and this was never my intention at all!-And I want you all to know that I myself grew up in an environment with my beloved grandmother who had a severe bi-polar disorder and spent much of her adult life in and out of mental institutions--back then--shock treatment was the accepted form of therapy--I will never forget the day I walked into her bathroom and she was painting her lips with red fingernail polish--I think I was about 10 years old at the time-- my mom basically raised herself and was alone at many times when grams was in mental institutions because gramps was busy bringing home the bacon--(but he spoiled her to death with love and tried to give her anything she asked for to compensate for her mom being gone so much )--so I may not have walked in anyones' shoes but I certainly grew up with a compassion for people in need of help--and I knew I had the best grandma in the world even though I didn't understand until many years later what made her act so strange at times--I was just always so thankful when she got better and could come back home!So..... I did not mean to come off as degrading anyone!!I think what I was trying to elude to and did it very badly..is that the person on this sight--whom one would think is the supposed "enemy"--from what I have seen has offered nothing but seemingly sound advice from her perspective and has been doing this for none other than the fact that she is obviously a good person--then the post about taking time off due to chronic depression--and I'm like WOW! helping others here should have made her feel better but NOW she feels worse and it just doesn't seem right -except you are right Bossy---there will always be misunderstandings--and once again thank you for still being nice and I really appreciate the kind words of advice and support you have given me! Peace! and thanks again :D
Glad u decided to come back hanky! Lots of times there are misu
Glad u decided to come back hanky! Lots of times there are misunderstandings online since u can't see facial expressions and voice tones....
I'm sorry to hear about grandma. Shock therapy huh? Isn't that a cruel cruel way to treat someone? WOW! But as i was reading ur post i remembered something from my childhood... an uncle who had shock therapy many many times and he was like a zoombie most times. Now that i think about it i'm not sure what was wrong with him. It was NEVER talked about!
:(
Anyway i'm getting off track here, welcome and join in hanky with ur knowledge!
Ang