# what is the policy on mentioning funds?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-policy-on-mentioning-funds/485329>\
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**Created:** [February 11, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-policy-on-mentioning-funds/485329 "2009-02-11T04:28:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![lynne-42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lynne-42/32/3138_2.png) [@lynne-42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynne-42)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-policy-on-mentioning-funds/485329/1 "2009-02-11T04:28:42Z")

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I am involved with fund raising for a longer term service for the Kinglake Fire victims. I would fully understand if you don’t want the SD full of begging posts. I would like to mention this fund - to look after injured wildlife and pets immediately, but even more importantly - to work on the longer term and replace kids pets, through the veterinary practice at Hurstbridge, where I live. This is the practice which serves the district including Kinglake, St Andrews and Strathewen, which was so devastated. I have been talking about the fires in the thread on the Australian Heat. There are some pretty traumatized kids and families. Medicos locally agree that a replacement pet could well give them a great deal of help through the psychological trauma of the coming months.

Details are on my website at www.lynnekelly.com.au.  
Please let me know of the policy - I really do understand if you would rather the Board not used in this way. Feel free to kill this post as soon as you have replied.

Lynne Kelly

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-policy-on-mentioning-funds/485329/2 "2009-02-11T04:36:27Z")

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We ask that people email us for permission before starting threads promoting charitable efforts or other personal causes. Usually we approve them, absent a good reason not to. Send an email or private message to the MPSIMS mods (me, SkipMagic and Cajun Man) if you’d like to start a thread about your work. As an aside, putting a link in your sig or profile is generally ok.

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**Author:** ![lynne-42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lynne-42/32/3138_2.png) [@lynne-42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynne-42)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-policy-on-mentioning-funds/485329/3 "2009-02-11T04:42:01Z")

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Thanks Marley. I’ll email you. You can kill this thread. I won’t be putting a link to my own website, but include relevant details in the post. I do NOT want to exploit this in any way. I was just telling you that so you could check out the details. I’ll put them in an email.