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Re: Captain Crunch needs your help

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Post by mgkimsal »

jdcrunchman wrote: post #41
mgkimsal wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I almost donated, but dug around and can't find verification of his situation. Anyone got anything more concrete?

What do you need for verification? Do you want to talk to my surgeon? Usually, they don't like to talk about their patients unless you are next of kin. I did ask him to mention what the condition is, and more details on my condition is outlined in "savingcaptaincrunch.com" I'm fully aware that webcrunchers and wiki have no references, but that should be fixed by tonight. I'm barely able to type (have to use my thumbs…

Something on the person's main page directly acknowledging the scenario would be more useful - I wasn't the only one who wasn't sure about this. I thought wikipedia might have some update on the situation but there's nothing there. FWIW, just updating the site(s) would have been enough - if it's really that hard to type, that was a lot of typing to do! :/

Re: Captain Crunch needs your help

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Post by ericlavigne »

jdcrunchman wrote: post #37
ericlavigne wrote: post #4

There's no mention of this on John Draper's personal website or MySpace page. How do we know this message is from John Draper? http://www.webcrunchers.com/ http://www.myspace.com/jdcrunchman (Found webcrunchers via Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Draper and found MySpace via webcrunchers.)

This is in my things to do - my webmaster has been unavailable, so seeking details to do it myself. I appreciate you pointing this out. Wiki is also on my list. I'm already posting a lot of stuff on my facebook page. But don't want to come across as "Self Serving". I'm also unsure of the $10k cap. If I find another laser surgery outfit, and they charge more, how would my donors feel.

The amount of money could be discussed in more detail on http://savingcaptaincrunch.com/

There is already a paragraph towards the bottom that discusses how the money will be used. It could also say that you are still researching treatment options. $10,000 is an optimistic estimate for what it will cost to save your arms, and you're collecting up to $30,000 which will help you to get the best medical care possible. Any money not spent on medical care will be returned.

Just throwing out an idea. I've never run a charity campaign and don't know what works. Just make sure to get those links on webcrunchers so everyone knows that it's really you who's asking for help and not some scammer. ;-)

Re: Captain Crunch needs your help

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Post by noonespecial »

chaosmachine wrote: post #23
thebooktocome wrote: post #2

Hugged into submission by an overzealous fan? ... Really?

Someone I know suffered a stroke from an overzealous hug. Old people are fragile.

No, people are fragile. They can have underlying health problems no matter what their age. Broken bones, recent surgeries etc.

If you're going to go up to someone and grab hold of them you have a responsibility to make sure you won't hurt them. It is my opinion that you should just never do this to someone you don't know.

Re: Captain Crunch needs your help

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Post by sp332 »

jdcrunchman wrote: post #48
projectileboy wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wouldn't assume he has health insurance. He's gone through long periods of unemployment.

Agreed, not only have a not too long periods of unemployment, I cannot be employed in my current condition, let alone the fact that I'm a convicted felon in the eyes of the credit companies, and databases. I was quoted at $12,000 to fix my records and get them straight. So head hunters who access this database will see that I am falsely stated as a convicted felon. When in actuality during my initial court hearings o…

Why so much money? It's obviously not in Equifax et al.'s best interests to have incorrect information in their databases. One would think they'd be glad to fix the records, at least for a reasonable fee.

Re: Captain Crunch needs your help

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Post by shareme »

jdcrunchman wrote: post #38
sp332 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a Facebook page, but it doesn't look more legit than the savingcaptaincruch website. They might both be fake. http://www.facebook.com/jdcrunchman?v=wall EDIT: On inspection, the stuff from early October and back seems pretty OK. I'm more inclined to believe this now.

None of my doctors are online to make comments, nor are they legally able to put anything public about their patients.. I was able to get Doctor Roy Ashcroft to make a statement on my condition but he cannot legally go into details, and if you look on both my Facebook page, and "savingcaptaincrunch" page, is a complete diagnosis on my condition including diagram of my spine, and how this condition is deteriorating th…

Hope you get well soon with the help of the community...

You are one of the reasons why I picked up programming before I had full computer access in 6th grade..

Re: Captain Crunch needs your help

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Post by honey_smacks »

jdcrunchman wrote: post #44
ericlavigne wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The profile for that Twitter account has a broken link: http://www.en2go.com It is common for celebrities to be impersonated on Twitter, and this is not a verified account. John Draper is a security expert. His MySpace page has a video of him talking about how to avoid getting scammed online. Surely he understands the need to establish his identity before asking for money online. Yet, I don't see any mention of this…

en2go web site was shut down months ago. The investors shut down the company in July. So yes, en2go is en2gone. The reason why I haven't been able to put the link on my website, has been due to my disability, and huge amounts of response I'm having to answer. My webmaster, maintaining Webcrunchers.com is going to be putting up the links. Plus, since I have not gone through my wiki entry, I have not been able to make…

To unkink your neck, hang upside down and pull on your hair or wear a heavy helmet.

Re: Captain Crunch needs your help

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Post by bl4k »

frou_dh wrote: post #18

The last few times he came up on HN I'm sure there were several accounts of him being accomplished but not a particularly nice person. I have no idea. Can that be balanced out?

In the scene ~10 years ago a lot of people talked about crunch being a creepy old guy who hung out at raves hitting on young guys who were high. He would offer backrubs, massages and 'energy transfers'.

I only ever saw him at a single conference, but the general word was that he was a very creepy guy.

Re: Captain Crunch needs your help

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Post by zck »

jdcrunchman wrote: post #41
mgkimsal wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I almost donated, but dug around and can't find verification of his situation. Anyone got anything more concrete?

What do you need for verification? Do you want to talk to my surgeon? Usually, they don't like to talk about their patients unless you are next of kin. I did ask him to mention what the condition is, and more details on my condition is outlined in "savingcaptaincrunch.com" I'm fully aware that webcrunchers and wiki have no references, but that should be fixed by tonight. I'm barely able to type (have to use my thumbs…

>What do you need for verification? Do you want to talk to my surgeon?

I think that's the opposite of what people want: it's a matter of authentication -- how do we know the person that put up the website is forwarding the money to the real John Draper? Most people would trust you, if they could verify it's really you. You could put a link to this fundraiser on your website or myspace, or make a youtube video saying it's a real fundraiser, and that would be enough to convince people. How it is now isn't enough to convince people that the money really is going to you.

Re: Captain Crunch needs your help

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Post by jf »

ericlavigne wrote: post #4

There's no mention of this on John Draper's personal website or MySpace page. How do we know this message is from John Draper? http://www.webcrunchers.com/ http://www.myspace.com/jdcrunchman (Found webcrunchers via Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Draper and found MySpace via webcrunchers.)

I have it on very good authority that this is serious and totally legitimate.

Re: Captain Crunch needs your help

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Post by colanderman »

jdcrunchman wrote: post #42
ericlavigne wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The profile for that Twitter account has a broken link: http://www.en2go.com It is common for celebrities to be impersonated on Twitter, and this is not a verified account. John Draper is a security expert. His MySpace page has a video of him talking about how to avoid getting scammed online. Surely he understands the need to establish his identity before asking for money online. Yet, I don't see any mention of this…

en2go web site was shut down months ago. The investors shut down the company in July. So yes, en2go is en2gone. The reason why I haven't been able to put the link on my website, has been due to my disability, and huge amounts of response I'm having to answer. My webmaster, maintaining Webcrunchers.com is going to be putting up the links. Plus, since I have not gone through my wiki entry, I have not been able to make…

Suggestion: donate any excess money to a well-regarded charity, perhaps one associated with your condition. I'm sure most people donating will be as willing, if not more willing, to donate if you tell them this up front.
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