26 Apr 08
Originally posted by Iron Monkeynon-profit agencies throw huge black-tie fundraisers for the biggies, and pay out huge salaries, and remain non-profit per the regulations.
the UN Food Program has a link to FreeRice, and endorses it: http://www.wfp.org/english/?n=681
also, FreeRice claims not to make a profit, so presumably the operator could be charged with fraud if he is making a profit. innocent until proven guilty, i say.
but this guy isn't even a non-profit. he isn't registered as a non-profit. he says he'd have to publish his books in that case, and we'll just have to trust him.
26 Apr 08
Originally posted by zeeblebotBottom line: Does he use some of the money made from this site to help feed the hungry?
non-profit agencies throw huge black-tie fundraisers for the biggies, and pay out huge salaries, and remain non-profit per the regulations.
but this guy isn't even a non-profit. he isn't registered as a non-profit. he says he'd have to publish his books in that case, and we'll just have to trust him.
26 Apr 08
Originally posted by Crowleybottom line: if he took in a profit of several hundred thousand or several million or whatever over several months, spent $100K on rice and kept the rest for himself, would you defend him?
Bottom line: Does he use some of the money made from this site to help feed the hungry?
26 Apr 08
Originally posted by Derfel CadarnTime for a reality check... nothing is free. There are invariably semi
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
For every word you get right, 20 grains of rice are donated toward ending world hunger. Help people out.
visible or invisible strings. And I'm not a cynical guy, but a realist.
-gb
26 Apr 08
Originally posted by zeeblebotAnswer the question.
bottom line: if he took in a profit of several hundred thousand or several million or whatever over several months, spent $100K on rice and kept the rest for himself, would you defend him?
Bottom line: Does he use some of the money made from this site to help feed the hungry?
26 Apr 08
Originally posted by zeeblebot
instead of working 10 hours on freerice.com to earn 50 cents worth of rice, why not work 10 hours digging ditches, cut 40 pct to the tax man, and donate the rest to the World Food Programme?
10 x $5 x 0.60 = $30
you'd have to work 600 hours on freerice.com to match that!
26 Apr 08
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Originally posted by zeeblebotas already explained, freerice is a LEISURE ACTIVITY, that is fun, educational, and just happens to result in rice being given to the poor. it's not appropriate to compare it to digging ditches. you don't 'work' 10 hours on freerice - you play the game for as long as you feel like, and at the end of the day you've killed a little time and made some rice for the hungry. why can't you grasp that?
Originally posted by zeeblebot
[b]instead of working 10 hours on freerice.com to earn 50 cents worth of rice, why not work 10 hours digging ditches, cut 40 pct to the tax man, and donate the rest to the World Food Programme?
10 x $5 x 0.60 = $30
you'd have to work 600 hours on freerice.com to match that![/b]
the choice for most people is not 'will i play freerice or will i go out digging ditches?', but 'will i play freerice or will i play chess/xbox/watch tv etc?'
26 Apr 08
Originally posted by zeeblebotWhat about 100 people playing freerice? What about 1,000? It adds up. I'm sure the starving family in Africa that gets to eat tonight isn't complaining about it.
Originally posted by zeeblebot
[b]instead of working 10 hours on freerice.com to earn 50 cents worth of rice, why not work 10 hours digging ditches, cut 40 pct to the tax man, and donate the rest to the World Food Programme?
10 x $5 x 0.60 = $30
you'd have to work 600 hours on freerice.com to match that![/b]