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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 5065691" data-attributes="member: 2732">Well, to be honest, I personally dislike any &quot;let's donate to X by having a big sale of Y and all of our profits go there&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is in the best interests of the victims to support established charities by donating directly, rather than promotions that &quot;give you something&quot;, as there are likely hidden costs from these promotions.&nbsp; Even if the intentions are good, there is always an undercurrent or subtext of exploitation.And I think in this case RPG publishers are hurt a lot more by missing income than people like the class of celebrities--if I asked you to donate your entire salaries to Haiti for two weeks--how many could afford it.&nbsp; If you read the entire thread, there are good points made.Plus, &quot;virtue (or sacrifice) is its own reward&quot;, as some might say.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would be much more impressed if the gamers/fans would give up purchasing any gaming products and donate, rather than things like suggesting WoTC should reverse their no PDF policy.&nbsp; There's a slight level of selfishness in those types of requests.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 5065691, member: 2732"] Well, to be honest, I personally dislike any "let's donate to X by having a big sale of Y and all of our profits go there". It is in the best interests of the victims to support established charities by donating directly, rather than promotions that "give you something", as there are likely hidden costs from these promotions. Even if the intentions are good, there is always an undercurrent or subtext of exploitation. And I think in this case RPG publishers are hurt a lot more by missing income than people like the class of celebrities--if I asked you to donate your entire salaries to Haiti for two weeks--how many could afford it. If you read the entire thread, there are good points made. Plus, "virtue (or sacrifice) is its own reward", as some might say. I would be much more impressed if the gamers/fans would give up purchasing any gaming products and donate, rather than things like suggesting WoTC should reverse their no PDF policy. There's a slight level of selfishness in those types of requests. [/QUOTE]

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