On the other hand my conceptions about the forum have been completely turned around in the last week as a result of the response to what happened to my friend Chris last week.
Forum members, both well off and not, have donated whatever they could afford. The owners of the site have made my thread a sticky, and posted TWICE on their front page, for no cost, no advertising money in their magazine. They have done this, unpaid, in their work time which would be better spent putting a magazine together.
I asked for help, and STW came running. Bruders also asked for help, and STW came running. The difference was I asked for money and bruders asked for comfort and advice.
What Chipps says is correct- STW is not set up to raise money for charity, that’s why just giving exists, and only Bruders has the right in the situation to set one up. If someone who didn’t know Chris had set up a JG page in his name on my behalf I would have felt it a touch inappropriate.
Carry on all of you, you’re part of a good thing (when we’re not all in fighting about wheel sizes and stuff).