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"Kamilla from The Netherlands" clarified what I was trying to say quite nicely. It seems that folks would be less confused about how SearchKindly works if the voting and donations stayed in the same round. People would be raising money for their charities the same week that they are voting for them.

Just A Thought from NC
Monday, June 9, 2008 at 10:10:46 AM

To "Just a Thought from NC" and Kamilla:

The reason behind having the voting in one week and the actual fundraising the next week is to keep visitors coming and supporting other charities. SK wasn't originally designed for those who only want to support one charity, though those people are welcome too. It's a search engine that raises money for charity. This way, supporters of a particular charity need to be here for two weeks instead of one, which only benefits everyone in the long run.

Emmy Roo from Mass
Monday, June 9, 2008 at 8:08:12 AM

Sayed-perhaps you could start a FAQ link with the questions about "HOW IT WORKS".IMO this format will answer specific ??'s. With that said, here is my biggie. WHY ARE THE DONATIONS COLLECTED FOR THE WEEKS CHARITIES PAID TO THE CHARITIES OF TWO WEEKS AGO? WHY ARE THEY NOT GIVEN IN "REAL TIME" OR FOR THAT SPECIFIC WEEK?
Being a "remnant" from SBR, I think you know where I am coming from. Thanks- for now!!

My Point Of View from USA
Monday, June 9, 2008 at 8:08:59 AM

I agree with "Just A Thought from NC" that it would be much clearer if the votes and the donations stay in the same round. If an organization is very populair and get a lot of votes, donations for that round also go up. You really raise money with your votes for your favorite organization. Instead for last week's organizations.

Kamilla from The Netherlands
Monday, June 9, 2008 at 4:04:14 AM

That's all I was trying to do. Just help out. Sorry, if I unintentionally upset anyone along the way.

P.S. I think I have written enough for one day. Sorry for hogging the front page of comments.

Lexi from IL
Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 11:11:04 PM

"I do take it personally the comments you have made regarding the matter." -Laurie

Just to clarify,I wasnt actually stating my own opinions in the comment u were refering to,I was just explaining others'.For all I knew from ur 1st comment,u had come here to vote intensely for a charity in April or earlyMay,lets say,& continued to vote and come here regularly, but not as intensely as b4.Then u read some complaints about people doing that,thought they meant u, was wondering why.I explained why.

Lexi from IL
Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 10:10:59 PM

What would you think of having the voting and fundraising for the week's (or month's) 4 charities going on at the same time? Perhaps more traffic would be generated if folks are enthusiasticlly voting for a charity and generating contributions for it at the same time? It might also eliminate some confusion.

--I'm not sure I understand what you mean. --Syed

Just A Thought from NC
Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 10:10:04 PM

Laurie, in the post you made the other day,you mentioned that there were some negative comments and you had a question mark at the end of that sentence. I was just trying to explain why there were negative comments,I was not assuming you had anything to do with them.You said you started here because a charity you supported was on a previous poll.You did not say which one or when. I didn't assume that it was a recent past poll,I just explained what has happened recently. Sorry, if u misunderstood

Lexi from IL
Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 10:10:01 PM

wow,I was outside almost all day,and I came home, got on the computer, and came here and see all of these posts with my name on them...that was weird.I almost cant remember what I said to generate such a large response

(few minutes later)Now I do.lol

"I am pretty sure that what Lexi wrote was not intended as a personal criticism.So please don't take it as one."Thanks Lena, you're right. I was actually just trying to clarify a few things. I didnt mean to hurt feelings or cause such a ruckus

Lexi from IL
Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 10:10:56 PM

But Lexie I am back from voting previously to generate revenue for my charity from before and to support new charities. I do take it personally the comments you have made regarding the matter. I think the comment wall should be taken down and comments should be emailed to the creators. I appreciate this site and the volunteers. It's a wonderful Web site. Thank you! :-)

Laurie from Ohio
Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 8:08:46 PM

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