Quote Originally Posted by ausanimal View Post
The mount was just a idea for SE to get behind helping Australia by bringing in a mount that people could buy and the money went to a charity to help, there is nothing wrong with that at all someone suggestion a idea that SE could get behind, i'm surprised the amount off people that see it as a bad idea be it you donate to a charity or buy a mount and the money is still going to a charity you just end up with a mount. No matter which one someone picks the money still ends up going to a charity to help out.
So why not cut out the middle man and just donate directly to the charity?

The real problem here is the people thinking they should get something in return for donating to a charity. At that point, you're no longer donating to help out a cause. You're making a purchase and using the charity as an excuse to try to make yourself feel better about it.