Community rallying for a need
when is coming together to help another in this WA community with a need considered valid or spam?
or is it dependent on who posts the need or the rank of the intended recipient or family member there of?
have been in conversations with friends of mine (both onsite and offsite) and a few things seem to have inconsistencies .
I don't want to discount the need , which most are valid but it seems unfair that some are chastised for asking for help and others are permitted to so.
Are we not able on our own to help another, is that not part of being in a community, especially if we are in closer contact with a particular member, or as an individual may have the means to come along side to help? Do we not do that in our personal lives outside of WA?
And in writing this I don't want to have a ban placed on all needs or fundraisers or one asking for monetary assistance, we all run into the wall now and again. Many of us know what that is like. Nor should one be chastised in a PM for making a request. Or have we become a community with little compassion and be one of those walking along the other side of the road like a few did in the Good Samaritan Story? One day that might be you.
Has this become a community so focused on getting websites up and running to get that dollar made so the beans can be counted at the end of the day for those higher up? do we have to turn around and go outside to use individual emails to assist or get to know another better to then step in to help? if one does decide to reach out and help, that person need not be chastised for doing so either.
these are a few thoughts that have been banging against the walls of my brain, (and others are possibly in the infant stage of being voiced).
Your thoughts?
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I think when it's for the support of a community member, and their actual well being, we should be able to make an exception.
An example is the call to action to support Ryan McCracken and his family that Kyle posted recently. That's an extremely devastating event with huge impact, and our support as members of his community here can go a long way.
But when people want to ask for support for every charity or cause they support in their personal lives, it starts to feel like a slippery slope.
If you know it's a cause that specific individuals believe in and might assist, PM them and ask personally. I don't think the discussion forums are the appropriate venue for those issues.
It's quite a sensitive issue, but frankly. things can happen when new "kinds of requests" appear on WA Community forum. In my opinion let's separate our personal issues from our business issues. Let WA community forum and help be specifically for building our online businesses, hence why we chose to join and be part of the WA Community in the first place. That's the "niche" we should stick to..
It seems to me that being there to help each other is the point of Wealthy Affiliate and I believe that that is truly what network marketing is all about. Not sure what you mean by your post but I feel that being a member of this community is a real privilage and one that I am very grateful for indeed.
Have an awesome day!
It is difficult to comment when the details are not given. I know you are probably trying to not cause trouble by naming names, the statements you make seem valid, but without actual facts it is hard to say what is appropriate and what is not.
I've had every single question I asked answered by multiple members. Have PM'd some on their suggestion, and vice versa. That's what I think is so great about WA.
When it comes to money, not sure about that. I never had the need to ask for monetary help.
Here we believe in there is no stupid question if you have something that is just not working for you just ask and someone will answer it. I have never heard got anyone getting in trouble for asking questions. So I really do not understand where you are coming from. Unless uoj are talking about promoting on here which is a no no.
I am not sure what brought this post about, I try and help where I can like a lot of people here I am striving to earn a living so money is not something I have much of and my knowledge of online business is in the novice stage, Whilst some people might not mind being approached for help others may complain and Kyle has to uphold the members right not to be bothered. Hope whatever it is can be resolved wish you well
I think that this community is founded on paying if forward and we should all have that thought process and do exactly that. Just my opinion though...