My condolences on the loss of Tristan. *hugs* Promoting the Rescue Site seems a wonderful way to remember him. I'll click today in his honor.
Thanks, mangst. I'm glad you agree. :-) I had been meaning to promote the site ever since reading your own LJ entry on the subject, so when I found out about Tris it suddenly became a priority instead of something in my pile of "things to do".
As for the Rescue Site, I'm sure it's possible that it is a scam, but I doubt it. They do not ask for any personal information, and I have not got any spam emails that I could link back to them. And I have bought items from their sponsors without any problems (it is not necessary to purchase anything, I rarely do). As far as I can tell they get sponsors to donate food and such in return for advertising space and a countable audience for those ads (us).
I don't think it's a scam either. However, I know many people become wary when they're told to click buttons on strange websites -- even if said websites are recommended by friends. In any case, I'm glad to hear that you haven't received any spams that could be linked back to them and that you've been able to purchase items from the sponsors without any trouble. I think you're probably right about it simply being a matter of the sponsors wanting to have a countable audience for their ads in return for donated food. :-)
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Date: 2007-07-12 03:27 pm (UTC)Thanks,
As for the Rescue Site, I'm sure it's possible that it is a scam, but I doubt it. They do not ask for any personal information, and I have not got any spam emails that I could link back to them. And I have bought items from their sponsors without any problems (it is not necessary to purchase anything, I rarely do). As far as I can tell they get sponsors to donate food and such in return for advertising space and a countable audience for those ads (us).
I don't think it's a scam either. However, I know many people become wary when they're told to click buttons on strange websites -- even if said websites are recommended by friends. In any case, I'm glad to hear that you haven't received any spams that could be linked back to them and that you've been able to purchase items from the sponsors without any trouble. I think you're probably right about it simply being a matter of the sponsors wanting to have a countable audience for their ads in return for donated food. :-)