What's a good community to ask for help with a GoFundMe?

Byereddithellolemmy@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 25 points –

Not pointing any fingers, but I've been told I'm 'begging' by sharing a fundraising page, asking for help.

Is there somewhere appropriate for such a post?

I've searched high and low, eventually opting for communities where it (to me) made sense to post.

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Ok let me clarify:

I replied to a post about Nazis with something very anti-Nazi (you know, because nazis = bad, right?).

I was suspended for that reply, and I circumvented the suspension by using another account, resulting in permanent suspension/ban. It was a long time ago and I would definitely do things differently now.

Of course I'm not suggesting my opinion on reddit is more important than my boy, I just don't have the means to post there, and I'm certainly not about to figure out how to get a new account set up without getting stung for more circumvention.

Then you should probably say "I can't use Reddit" and explain like you did here, rather than "I won't use Reddit" and shutting down people just trying to help, which is what your previous reply amounts to. Not trying to antagonize you here, but if you are looking for help from strangers being able and willing to accurately explain your situation is important.

Now we can suggest solutions. Do you know anyone that would be willing to post to Reddit on your behalf? The only reason Reddit is coming across so strongly as a recommendation is because the website is still huge and there's a large community of people who would be willing and able to help with this situation there.

Hey I appreciate you following up, and you're right. For what it's worth, we've not had a lot of sleep lately and we're kinda burnt out by all this. Crying kinda takes it outta you, you know?

I'm going to ask my friend to post for me, is assistance the best place?

What would they need in order to get it posted? Can they just link the GoFundMe page?

r/assistance is a good starting place. There is also a subreddit dedicated to gofundme campaigns, r/GoFundMe. It may also be worth contacting the mods of r/Aww and r/Cats to see if they'll allow the post. The worst they can do is say no.

The biggest thing is to make sure to carefully read the rules of any subreddit you may post on to ensure you aren't breaking any of them. If there's any ambiguity or concern, reach out to the mods with questions first.

Really appreciate your response Cujo, thank you. I've asked my partner to post over on reddit and she's posted it to r/assistance. I'll ask her to reach out to the mods of r/aww and r/cats too.

We might have made a mistake somewhere, as the r/assistance post was removed. Also r/cats and r/aww don't allow GoFundMe posts. She's going to r/GoFundMe next.

Good news though, we're just about to surpass £2k!

Thanks again Cujo.

Fuck reddit and all, but just trying to throw ideas out there for the sake of the cat. You could use a VPN to access reddit.

Appreciate you replying.

I have actually tried this in the past. It's not that simple. Reddit uses a combination of IP, MAC, device, as well as other data to know who you are.

I got someone else to post there for me, and it was removed because they didn't have enough karma.

Its fine. We've managed to raised £2,125 so far and we still have 24-36 hours to keep going.

We've got good momentum and people are good. I believe.