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author: christel
date: 2004-07-05 17:38:14+00:00
slug: pdpc-fundraiser-event
title: PDPC Fundraiser Event
---
Well, the fundraiser is almost done.  We're $1,000.00 US away from our goal of $18,000.  (Actually, $988.56---thanks, **Luigi30!** :) We're almost there, and it seems to be a good time to go that extra mile to finish up.  So, lock up your pets and small children, turn off your WALLOPS, today is **Silly Cloaks Day** on freenode. 8)

Today's contributors will get to wear **the silly cloak of their choice for 24 hours.** Just  [donate](http://freenode.net/news-2004-07-05.shtml#donate)  and message a staffer on **#fundraiser** with the details. You get up to 52 characters of the text of your choice, and the cloaks will end in **.fundraiser.pdpc**. You'll get to wear your cloak for 24 hours!

And for those of you who would like to help us move things along even further, it's....


Embarrass Your Friend DayThis is where you get to wear an embarrassing cloak for 24 hours, to help us finish up the fundraiser with a "bang." Scary, huh? :) Here's how it works.

**Victims (erm, participants :) should:**


  1.     Make sure you're       [ready to go](http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup).


  2.     Identify to nickserv and stop by **#fundraiser** to **announce that     you're willing to be a glutton for punishment.** :)


  3.     We'll announce you're available as a victim on WALLOPS!


**If you'd like to hang an cloak on someone, you should:**


  1.     Turn on WALLOPS.  One of these commands should work:


> **/umode +w**

> **/mode <yournick> +w**


  2.     Make sure your       [nick is set up](http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup).


  3.     Identify to nickserv and stop by **#fundraiser**.


  4.     Watch for a WALLOPS message announcing someone you'd like to hang that     embarrassing label on.  Don't get too nasty, please?  We'll give you     pretty broad latitude. ;)


  5.     Bid the donation you're willing to make on **#fundraiser**.  It     should be a standard          [support level](http://freenode.net/pdpc.shtml#donorlevels)          (base or student, active, sustaining, bronze, or silver).  We'll wait     five minutes, and the highest donation wins; if there's a tie, we'll     get three staffers to vote on which one they saw first (since messages     may arrive at different servers at different times).


  6.     If you won the cloak, message us the text you want to appear on it.  You     get to specify up to 52 characters, and it will end in     **.fundraiser.pdpc**.


  7.     Just      [donate](http://freenode.net/news-2004-07-05.shtml#donate)      on the website via paypal or credit card, and when it comes in, we'll     set up the cloak, and your poor victim will wear it whenever they're on     the network, for the next 24 hours!


  8.      Be kind.  Well, okay, you won't be kind.  But at least be kind to *me*,      darn it!! 8)


We'll give out acknowledgement cloaks as usual to donors, and after the 24 hours is up, we'll return all users to their regularly-scheduled hostname or cloak.  Happy **Silly Cloak Day**, and thank you for using freenode! :)
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849bdd6f SB	1	author: christel
	2	date: 2004-07-05 17:38:14+00:00
	3	slug: pdpc-fundraiser-event
	4	title: PDPC Fundraiser Event
	5	---
849bdd6f	6	Well, the fundraiser is almost done. We're $1,000.00 US away from our goal of $18,000. (Actually, $988.56---thanks, Luigi30! :) We're almost there, and it seems to be a good time to go that extra mile to finish up. So, lock up your pets and small children, turn off your WALLOPS, today is Silly Cloaks Day on freenode. 8)
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849bdd6f	8	Today's contributors will get to wear the silly cloak of their choice for 24 hours. Just [donate](http://freenode.net/news-2004-07-05.shtml#donate) and message a staffer on #fundraiser with the details. You get up to 52 characters of the text of your choice, and the cloaks will end in .fundraiser.pdpc. You'll get to wear your cloak for 24 hours!
34876803	9
849bdd6f SB	10	And for those of you who would like to help us move things along even further, it's....
849bdd6f SB	11
34876803 SB	12
34876803 SB	13
849bdd6f	14	Embarrass Your Friend DayThis is where you get to wear an embarrassing cloak for 24 hours, to help us finish up the fundraiser with a "bang." Scary, huh? :) Here's how it works.
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849bdd6f SB	16	Victims (erm, participants :) should:
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849bdd6f SB	21	1. Make sure you're [ready to go](http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup).
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849bdd6f SB	24	2. Identify to nickserv and stop by #fundraiser to announce that you're willing to be a glutton for punishment. :)
849bdd6f SB	25
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849bdd6f SB	27	3. We'll announce you're available as a victim on WALLOPS!
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	31	If you'd like to hang an cloak on someone, you should:
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849bdd6f SB	36	1. Turn on WALLOPS. One of these commands should work:
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951245ff EK	39	> /umode +w
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	41	> /mode <yournick> +w
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849bdd6f SB	47	2. Make sure your [nick is set up](http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup).
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951245ff	49
849bdd6f SB	50	3. Identify to nickserv and stop by #fundraiser.
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951245ff	52
849bdd6f SB	53	4. Watch for a WALLOPS message announcing someone you'd like to hang that embarrassing label on. Don't get too nasty, please? We'll give you pretty broad latitude. ;)
849bdd6f SB	54
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849bdd6f SB	56	5. Bid the donation you're willing to make on #fundraiser. It should be a standard [support level](http://freenode.net/pdpc.shtml#donorlevels) (base or student, active, sustaining, bronze, or silver). We'll wait five minutes, and the highest donation wins; if there's a tie, we'll get three staffers to vote on which one they saw first (since messages may arrive at different servers at different times).
849bdd6f SB	57
951245ff	58
849bdd6f SB	59	6. If you won the cloak, message us the text you want to appear on it. You get to specify up to 52 characters, and it will end in .fundraiser.pdpc.
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951245ff	61
849bdd6f SB	62	7. Just [donate](http://freenode.net/news-2004-07-05.shtml#donate) on the website via paypal or credit card, and when it comes in, we'll set up the cloak, and your poor victim will wear it whenever they're on the network, for the next 24 hours!
849bdd6f SB	63
951245ff	64
849bdd6f SB	65	8. Be kind. Well, okay, you won't be kind. But at least be kind to me, darn it!! 8)
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951245ff	68	We'll give out acknowledgement cloaks as usual to donors, and after the 24 hours is up, we'll return all users to their regularly-scheduled hostname or cloak. Happy Silly Cloak Day, and thank you for using freenode! :)