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Slashdot Charity Buyers Donate Over $10,000 To the EFF

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the way-to-everyone dept.

The Slashdot 10 Year Anniversary Charity Auction for the EFF is at an end and the numbers are in. We are still waiting for payment on one of the six items, but the grand total for the auctions is $9186.83. The big surprise was the anonymous reader who bought the Swag Bag AND the Low UID: he decided to donate an extra $1200 beyond his bids! Thanks to Daniel Peacock (who bought Hemos's burnt copy of Watchmen) and Michael Ravnitzk who bought Triton, the case of the first x86 that ran Slashdot in Feb 1998. He then turned around and told us to shelve it, to try to sell it again later. Instead he got a box of shirts. We're still waiting for payment on the email address, but hopefully nobody would be so crappy that they would scam a charity auction. And lastly, we would like to give special thanks to the University of Advancing Technology (here's a Coral Cache link) who paid $3,550.00 for that hyperlink you just read past. They wanted to express their support for Slashdot and for the EFF, and I think both of us appreciate it. Thanks to everyone who bid on items and congratulations to the winners. And the rest of you - don't feel bad that you missed it. You can always make a donation later - the EFF does good work. Tell them Slashdot sent you.

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  1. I'd support the EFF but ... by tomstdenis · · Score: 5, Funny

    [ ] I'm selfish and hate others
    [ ] I like big monopolies
    [X] I'm Canadian and not represented by the EFF in any which way shape or form
    [ ] The EFF tried to kill my daddy
    [ ] I'm paid by the EFF so donating to the EFF is like donating to myself
    [ ] Hey look!

    However,

    [ ] I've started an equivalent EFF in Canada
    [ ] I Joined the equivalent EFF in Canada
    [X] I Bought an EFF hat at Defcon
    [X] I Lost said hat at Toorcon the same year
    [X] I Bought another hat off their website
    [ ] I Regret dealing with the EFF

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  2. Re:did I read that right? by backbyter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Psst. (There'll be another auction to remove the link from /.)

  3. A view from a cynical bastard. by iknownuttin · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I looked at the links and I didn't see any accounting of the money: how much received, how it was spent, how much for administration (a perfectly legitimate cost - BUT [see below]), etc....

    I don't mean to make accusations, but where's the money going. I didn't see anything on the links.

    Are the administrators buying Mercedes Benz's with their "pay"?

    Just asking.

    P.S. I have plenty of karma - don't be shy about modding me down. I'm using my karma for good - I think.

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    I prefer Flambe as apposed flamebait.
    1. Re:A view from a cynical bastard. by StinkiePhish · · Score: 5, Informative

      For what it's worth, the EFF achieved 4 out of 5 stars for "financial efficiency and capacity" by Charity Navigator (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Navigator). Even though they are a bunch of lawyers, they are a bunch of lawyers on our side. And frankly, when I donate to them, I don't care if they are buying themselves Benz's. They produce good results.