There has been quite a bit said on this subject, but no matter what the cause
is or its merits - it still remains a plea for monetary support.
That isn't a crime in and of itself, BUT, there are a lot of birding and
environmental ventures running around and if the floodgates were to open on
this forum it wouldn't be 30 emails a day it could quite easily be 100.
You go away for a week on a trip (or longer) and guess what you've got waiting
for you in your inbox? A whole lot of reasons to think seriously about
unsubscribing altogether.
A better approach for such ventures would be taking advertisements out on the
sides of birding websites. Here folk would know it was vetted by the website
and the scam element would be avoided.
I guess I didn't really mind receiving one email, but daily? And where would it
end, if every such venture did the same..............................?
Allan Richardson
Morisset NSW
On 18/11/2011, at 5:55 PM, Israel Didham wrote:
> why is it a sad attitude? I am receiving unsolicited emails asking me for
> money for a project that (whether its legitimate or not) comes across as very
> much like a scam. Therefore I have been ignoring them. Its not sad, its
> common sense. Given the emails the group has got from its members about the
> issue I suspect the film-makers have rather shot themselves in their
> collective feet over their approach to their fund-raising.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Philip Veerman <>
> To: 'Israel Didham' <>
> Sent: Friday, 18 November 2011 5:48 PM
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Balanagara ???
>
> That is a sad attitude. As I wrote, I don't think they are a scam. They are
> seeking donations from presumably interested people to assist in producing
> what should be a nice film, having already come close to finishing and they
> are basically offering sponsorships. But I do not know the people directly.
>
> Philip
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Israel Didham
> Sent: Friday, 18 November 2011 2:59 PM
> To: Birding Australia
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Balanagara ???
>
>
> I suspect everybody on the email group is getting them. I assumed them to be
> a scam and am just ignoring them.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Greg Little <>
> To: 'birding-aus' <>
> Sent: Friday, 18 November 2011 4:38 PM
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Balanagara ???
>
> Gooday all on BA
>
>
>
> I am getting repeated requests by "Balangara Films" to donate money. When I
> attempt to unsubscribe from their mailing list the message says that I would
> be unsubscribing from Birding Aus. Is there an arrangement between Balangara
> Films and BA or is this some sort of scam?
>
>
>
> Greg Little
>
>
>
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