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<P>The Moderators find themselves in a difficult situation. We are all very
supportive of fundraising for rescue organizations and try to cooperate in any
way we can. We also feel an obligation to try to provide a safe community and
protect the Droolers from possible scamming. Subscription to the Daily Drool
Digest is open to the public. There is no screening process. Therefore, there is
always the possibility that someone could post that they are having a fundraiser
of some sort, whether it is selling goods directly to buyers or donating a
portion of their profits, to a rescue organization. We have no way of monitoring
these activities, of assuring the buyers get what they are paying for, or that
the monies are actually going to a legitimate rescue organization. We also see
posts from people who solicit donations or conduct fundraising to pay for their
own vet bills. It seems that we are getting more and more of these posts and
that is concerning, especially when the requests come from new Droolers or those
who have never posted before. We have, and will continue, to allow an initial
announcement and a final reminder for special circumstance fundraisers, set up
through separate websites, that Droolers post for fellow Droolers who have
extraordinary events or needs related to their bassets. We will continue to
reject posts from individuals soliciting funds for their own use and
needs.<B><I> </B></I>We recently have rejected several posts from persons who
have said they will donate a percentage (from 10% and up) to a rescue
organization from sales from their commercial business. We are aware that this
is a gray area in the Drool Rules (which prohibits commercial postings) and we
don’t want the Daily Drool Digest to decline into a fundraising and Craig’s List
type of format that focuses only on fundraising efforts. </P>
<P>After much discussion, the Moderators have decided to let these posts go
through and simply say LET THE BUYER OR DONATOR BEWARE. We have no control over
merchandise delivery, actual donations made to rescues, or accuracy of
information provided in these posts. The posts should be limited to a single
announcement and a reminder announcement just before the end of the fundraising
effort. If complaints are made to us and/or we discover that the sales
report/donation report and donation has not been made to the rescue designated,
the person posting the fundraiser will be De-Drooled. We continue to encourage
Droolers to post items for auction on Hounds Bay with beneficiary of the auction
specified, whether rescue or personal. Initial and final announcements of items
posted on Hounds Bay are most welcome. Hounds Bay is located on the Daily Drool
website which is owned and operated by Nancy Gallagher. Nancy sets the rules for
the website and Hounds Bay. </P>
<P>Drool on! -- The Moderators</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>