foragedfungus said:

This is a wonderful endeavor. 
I tried to make a donation on my own, but it didn't go through. Got a 503 error message. 
When you figure out how to organize the group funds I've got $500 to add.

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Psicomvb said:

I've only used crypto once or twice years back so I'm still a total noob when it comes to figuring out how to send money but once I figure out how to send $100 to your wallet, Asante, I'll let you know here

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Asante said:

As just a playful example of what we could do with the sign that is not too hard on the artist painting the sign, Smack31's logo comes to mind:

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metalfaith said:

I fucking love the cherub idea Chief. What a beautiful image. Putting your mouth up to it so you can drink straight from the source? LOL

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Problem is that its a hand cranked pump so, well designs being as they are, the crank would stick out of the cherub's ass.

With a baphomet statue this could be his tail, it would work with the theme.

In either case I feel people would be unsure about this design

Fiery said:

I feel like the people should decide their own design=

that would give the community more connectivity-

and also seperate the "tit for tat" idealisms- letting the local population decide.


like :just because we are graceful benefactors: that doesn't mean we can come camp there and build whatever we want.





The land is sacred. And you can't just dig wells anywhere- However I say let's go for it.

And since no one has responded to me I am still an unofficial benefactor.

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metalfaith said:

I think I figured it out guys. If I start the collection by just sending $1000 to Asante, that should be a show of good faith that can make everyone feel comfortable sending me their money, as i already donated more than I will receive. Then after I make another transfer to Asante with the money I collect from everyone.

Please everyone, if you plan to donate, please respond to this idea and let me know if this would make you feel secure enough to send me your money.

Thanks all, Stay Shroomy!

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metalfaith said:

I think I figured it out guys. If I start the collection by just sending $1000 to Asante, that should be a show of good faith that can make everyone feel comfortable sending me their money, as i already donated more than I will receive. Then after I make another transfer to Asante with the money I collect from everyone.

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We are an online community so mistrust exists. I trust you but others may feel reluctant.

I think it would be a good idea if you were so good as to send the $1000, which I can then hold as collateral to cover for the money transfers in case you prioritize an 8-ball

When all payments have come through, the need for a collateral sum is removed and your very hefty and most generous sum can then be considered part of the donations pool.

It would require the users to report publically or in PM to you what they will send to you, you can then confirm receiving it and send it as crypto right away to me, I convert to Euros which is the fairly stable currency the chairty uses for their services, then I either publically or in private confirm in the thread, or to Metalfaith and the Benefactor what sum was received.

Should there be deceit in any way, I have admin access to your PM boxes, both of which will contain a matching copy of your transaction agreements, so if either Benefactor or Metalfaith complain about something underhanded, I can even in private transactions verify what both parties in the faulty transaction agreed on, kind of the same course of action like in Trade scams.

So, even in the case of a private agreement there is mutual evidence that can be privately audited by the admins, myself, admins who could go as far as involve local law enforcement if either side of the transaction commits a scam, if evidence is found and the accusing party so wishes.

So, that offers accountability and possibility of audit, whether the transaction was private, in unencrypted PM's (which you must keep) or whether it was fully publically announced.

Should Metalfaith be fraudulent which I really don't think, his collateral of $1000 will likely be in excess of the donation given so, it insures the transaction.

I'm open to any correspondence, before or during transactions of course.

I think this is pretty much airtight.

Ima Trooper said:

Asante, you should have received the equivalent of just over $100 USD of Lumens, it's also looking like from my side it might have been just under 96 XLM somehow which is significantly less, can you confirm?

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Quote:

XLM 248.83388000 into €85.588652

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So given the exchange rate between the Euro and Dollar XLM went up a bit and factually more than the equivalent od $100 is now converted in Euros.

Your $100 in XLM went up 99 cents between you buying them, sending them and me cashing them out to euros, alkl transaction costs subtracted.

Thank you SO VERY MUCH for your generous donation!

total sum of euros is now €420.26 which is 82% of a €500 well.

QM33 said:

Welp pm me or something I suppose, if that 50 helps. I know it's not as much as some but I honestly don't have the time to try and figure it all out.

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Don't mistake it: your $50 part of a $600 well.. lets say that well serves a village of 600. That means that your $50 donation will give 50 people access to nearby safe drinking water for at least a 5 year period.

So, thats 5x 50 is 250 people-years.

We know from statistics that mortality due to lack of safe drinking water per year is 0.9%, and that this is typically a child under 5 years of age.

Crunch the numbers and you will find that your $50 hasnt just in fact greatly helped 50 people and saved lots of disease and hard water hauling work, it statistically over the 5 year period will save (little over) 2 lives. (2.25, so maybe 2, maybe 3)

So if you donate $50, congratulations, you just saved TWO little kid's lives

Thats how significant this is.

"He who saves one life saves the world entirely."

Join the club.