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Re: The Ocean Cleanup

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If they could only make the email address optional, then I'd consider... there really is no good reason whatsoever to require an email address here for someone who isn't asking for a reward.

Sorry, I upvoted you by accident. Can you clarify why requiring an email address is a showstopper for you?

Yes, here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7926256

Re: The Ocean Cleanup

#52

Good idea. Is this a scam? Does not look like that. Can this be harmful? Probably not at least in this scale. Ok, here's my money. Test this and let me know if it worked. In general it is good to be sceptical, but sometimes it can also prevent good things from happening. I think it is better to just throw them some money (or ignore this) than spend time trying to find reasons why this would not work. It's not like we…

As one of over 100 volunteers for this project, I can say with confidence it's not a scam, but a passionate team trying a crazy but by now well-researched idea. Totally agreed - it's not a full solution, but definitely one worth trying.

I had a question in case you might happen to know -- why does the site require email addresses?

Re: The Ocean Cleanup

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

As one of over 100 volunteers for this project, I can say with confidence it's not a scam, but a passionate team trying a crazy but by now well-researched idea. Totally agreed - it's not a full solution, but definitely one worth trying.

I had a question in case you might happen to know -- why does the site require email addresses?

I haven't been involved in the website itself, sorry!
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