Was this guy just rude, or was I truly out of line asking after his situation?
I was looking for pages on FB to post my daughter’s Go Fund Me link to. There were several. One was called, “Go Fund Me Page That Actually Works.”
I read the admins rules carefully. One of the rules for admission was to post $5.00 to at least one of the many GFM links on his page. His was front and center, of course.
So I went into his. Saw a bunch of $5.00 donations, obviously “admission” fees. He had a total of $125. His story was that his car was wrecked while on the way to the hospital to see his wife and new baby. He was trying to raise $10,000 to get it fixed.
Well, obvious flags now, like, “What, no insurance?”
Anyway, I donated $10. Then I noticed the GFM was over 2 years old, 25 months to be exact.
So I pm’d him. I said “Hi! Thanks for creating the GFM page. I noticed yours is over 2 years old. Did you ever raise enough to get you car fixed?”
He shoots back, “Not quite, if it’s even any of your business.”
I was really taken aback. I said, “Wow. Well, I was just concerned.”
So, was I out of line, or is he just a product of this new FB, scathing, “mean girl” (although he’s a guy) world that’s being created because some people think that’s a cool way to behave?
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Sounds like he was scamming (an admission fee to an FB page seems like a red flag right off) Good thing you only donated $10.
You were not out of line for asking that question. He shouldn’t have reacted that way. After all, you gave money to him, more than the amount asked for, also. Is he aware that you donated money?
Sounds like he’s a doofus. Your question was fine. He didn’t have to answer if he didn’t want to, and instead chose to write defensively. Don’t worry about it. Also I bet he’s only raised $125 from his “front and center” position there, and that you probably won’t raise more on his “page that really works”.
Why are you donating to others when your daughter needs donations?
He sounds like a dork. He was probably pissed off because you didn’t give more, just like others didn’t.
I don’t know if he’s aware that I donated. But even if I hadn’t, what on earth is wrong with asking after someone’s welfare, especially if they’ve broadcast it?!
@chyna I’m going to end up giving probably a couple of thousand to my daughter in the end. I think $10 will not be noticed.
You had every right to ask, especially since you just gave him $10!
He’s a mess, and if it were possible, I’d think about reporting him for scamming.
Hah…well, clearly the guy is a loser to the 10th power and probably a scammer too. Yes, he was rude and I’d report him. Gives a bad name to those that are legitimately using GFM.
The way you worded your question to him might sound offensive to other people who are quite sensitive. He might have taken it as sarcasm or suspected that the question is an attempt to mock in disguise.
He was a rude prick. I would have responded with something.
The guy is a jerk with no couth or class. Tell him to bend over and crack a smile, and shove his car up his ass. I cant stand rude people, so I fight fire with fire. My bad. He might have tried saying thank you, for starters.
LOL maybe just the rear bumper?
Looks like a scam to me. You should have asked him whether he has insurance.
Sounds like a scam. I believe you can ask Go fund me to see if it is a scam. I always believed that when you have your hand out, you shouldn’t be a butt. It’s not peoples fault he didn’t have insurance.
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