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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #120 on: January 05, 2010, 05:54:27 PM »
Are you even autistic?

According to Dunc's Law, this thread is over. :police:

Whats Dunc's Law?

It's Dunc's analogy to Godwin's Law, the one that says:

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As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1....There is a tradition in many newsgroups and other Internet discussion forums that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress. This principle is itself frequently (though perhaps incorrectly) referred to as Godwin's Law.

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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #121 on: January 05, 2010, 06:16:36 PM »
Are you even autistic?

According to Dunc's Law, this thread is over. :police:

Whats Dunc's Law?

The instant you doubt someone's dx, the thread will be over. It's analogous to calling people Nazis on teh Internets.

I was being sarcastic, and quoting what that guy said to me.  But thanks for the lesson  ;)
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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #122 on: January 05, 2010, 07:28:51 PM »
I am disappointed in you all I have yet to get any inquires at to where to send the money you are all saving up for me come on know were is that community spirit :violin:
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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #123 on: January 06, 2010, 04:41:44 AM »
I am disappointed in you all I have yet to get any inquires at to where to send the money you are all saving up for me come on know were is that community spirit :violin:

We so share that sentiment.

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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #124 on: January 06, 2010, 06:58:39 AM »
But I need my beer  help everyone
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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #125 on: January 06, 2010, 07:07:28 AM »
Isn't there a charities commission you can use in the US to get him put under investigation. Would be quite entertaining I imagine to do so.

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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #126 on: January 06, 2010, 09:57:39 AM »
Isn't there a charities commission you can use in the US to get him put under investigation. Would be quite entertaining I imagine to do so.

I don't think Alex ever pursued tax-free charitable status, did he?

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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #127 on: January 06, 2010, 11:31:06 AM »
Isn't there a charities commission you can use in the US to get him put under investigation. Would be quite entertaining I imagine to do so.

That would be good.
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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #128 on: January 06, 2010, 12:10:38 PM »
Isn't there a charities commission you can use in the US to get him put under investigation. Would be quite entertaining I imagine to do so.

I don't think Alex ever pursued tax-free charitable status, did he?
No, but he is asking for donations and claiming to run an alturistic cause. I am not sure how US laws work, but over here it is likely he would be legally required to register with the Charities Commission.

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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #129 on: January 06, 2010, 12:26:00 PM »
I am disappointed in you all I have yet to get any inquires at to where to send the money you are all saving up for me come on know were is that community spirit :violin:

Oh, I'm certain you'll use the money well. ;D
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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #130 on: January 06, 2010, 04:05:58 PM »
For profit and not for profit here it's all in the tax laws if you could find he was telling people donations are tax deductible you could screw him good
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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #131 on: January 06, 2010, 04:27:29 PM »
For profit and not for profit here it's all in the tax laws if you could find he was telling people donations are tax deductible you could screw him good
Afraid he is upfront with saying otherwise. However, there might be another way to screw him, are there any US organisations who could help with this? If he was in the UK I could screw him several times over, but I don't have much expertise in dealing with the US.

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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #132 on: January 06, 2010, 06:31:44 PM »
Is he a corporation or is it run as if he's just some guy
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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #133 on: January 06, 2010, 11:40:27 PM »
I don't think Alex Plank has ever resiled from the position that Wrong Planet, and Aspie Affection as well, are part of a privately-owned business enterprise. Certainly whenever someone on WP raises a demand that Alex or the site should do this or that thing, or be more proactive, or act in a way more representative of its membership, or in the so-called "interests of the community," the response has always been "It's Alex's site, and it's his to do with as he sees fit."  Does he have a duty of disclosure, in that case, to account for any monies received through voluntary donations? Seems unlikely to me. I'm not a lawyer, however.

Once again it's the classic caveat emptor. It's up to the people making the donations to determine whether or not they are receiving any value in return for their "investment."

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Re: Alex is wanting money again...
« Reply #134 on: January 07, 2010, 01:22:47 AM »
And why it's still being discussed here is beyond me.
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