Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ficc!jeffd From: jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell) Newsgroups: news.groups Subject: Re: Fundraising on the net Summary: Explanation, please? Message-ID: <7112@ficc.uu.net> Date: 27 Nov 89 13:30:34 GMT References: <1989Nov21.212300.19168@talos.uucp> <36577@apple.Apple.COM> <1989Nov22.172832.8413@relay.nswc.navy.mil> Organization: Ferranti International Controls Lines: 28 In article <1989Nov22.172832.8413@relay.nswc.navy.mil>, dsill@ark1.nswc.navy.mil (Dave Sill) writes: > In article <1989Nov21.212300.19168@talos.uucp>, kjones@talos.uucp (Kyle > Jones) writes: > > > If so, why is it different from the > > solicitations for "JJ's College Fund" we saw a few years ago? > > One of the acceptance criteria would prevent self-serving pleas. > Could someone please provide a *rational* explanation of why it's OK to solicit funds for others, but not for one's self? Jeff Daiell Who has really long fingernails and sells groceries? Freddie Kroger! -- "I'm just a soul whose intentions are good ... Oh, Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood!" -- The Animals