RakNominations - How do people find it a bad idea?

StupidLikeAFox · 08-02-2014 01:32AM

Lux23 wrote: »

You can do something nice without recording it and sharing it on Facebook. It's complete attention seeking.

This is what happens if you do a good deed and keep it to yourself:

This is what happens when you do a good deed and start a chain of Raknominations:

then

:)
then

:):):)
then

:):):):):):)
then

etc etc

we'llallhavetea · 08-02-2014 01:35AM

i really hope i get nominated for this so i can video myself not punching the massive amount of **** i have to deal with on a daily basis.
doesnt come any kinder than that

uch · 08-02-2014 02:15AM

I was homeless in the Netherlands in the 90's, and at the time i wouldn't have given a shít if you took my picture if you gave me a chicken roll, OP I think it's a great idea. Help someone in need out, it makes two people feel good IMO

Smidge · 08-02-2014 02:43AM

I am always late to the party, this is the first I've heard of this!

I was in Dublin CC the on Wednesday last and was on Henry/Mary St.
Was heading into Debenhams and outside at the door was a lad, he was about 15. He didn't look like an addict etc, just unwashed and cold, miserable and thin and tbh he reminded me of my oldest child a bit(couldn't have been more than a year in the difference of age).
He was asking people for money saying "Have you anything to spare, I'm starving?"

I did something I have never done before.
I walked straight through Debenhams, into the Ilac and down to McDonalds.
I ordered a Tea and a chicken wrap to take away.
Went straight back to give this to the young lad. While walking back I'm thinking "What if he tells me to F off?".
Anyway, get back outside and the fecker is gone!!
Now, whats the problem, you say?

Well, I have been trying to lose a bit of the Xmas excess and had to eat the fu*king thing myself like an eejit.

True story folks:D

Karma, eh?

Call Me Jimmy · 08-02-2014 03:45AM

Ah sure ye'll be chased for yer life by a knife-wielding assailant and the weight you gained will fly off, be grand

uch · 08-02-2014 03:47AM

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Ah sure ye'll be chased for yer life by a knife-wielding assailant and the weight you gained will fly off, be grand

I didn't understand that last post either

Sir Arthur Daley · 08-02-2014 03:48AM

Eggnomination is the new thing.

Smidge · 08-02-2014 03:53AM

uch wrote: »

I didn't understand that last post either

Do you mean my post?

uch · 08-02-2014 03:56AM

WikiHow wrote: »

Eggnomination is the new thing.

ah fair enough

Smidge wrote: »

Do you mean my post?

Yep

Call Me Jimmy · 08-02-2014 03:56AM

Couldn't be that because I displayed an understanding of your post smidge but uch might have mistakenly taken my post as a misunderstanding of your post and related to me through this misunderstanding in writing his post which in itself would have to have been a misunderstanding of my post because mine was relating to the last thing you said in yours and showed a good comprehension of your post as a whole.

Que?

Sir Arthur Daley · 08-02-2014 03:58AM

There is nothing worse than a misunderstanding of an understanding.

Smidge · 08-02-2014 04:01AM

uch wrote: »

ah fair enough

Yep

I had never heard of neknominations till it was posted on here, same for the raknominations.
I tried to do something for another person, it backfired(me, having to eat the fecking Mcdonalds while trying to lose a few lbs)

Simples

uch · 08-02-2014 04:01AM

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Couldn't be that because I displayed an understanding of your post smidge but uch might have mistakenly taken my post as a misunderstanding of your post and related to me through this misunderstanding in writing his post which in itself would have to have been a misunderstanding of my post because mine was relating to the last thing you said in yours and showed a good comprehension of your post as a whole.

Que?

Ah Jimmy, I reading this on a netbook and me eyes are'nt
too good, but that's tough on somebody!

Call Me Jimmy · 08-02-2014 04:04AM

Sometimes I dont rock punctuation depends on the night not feelin it tonight

Jester252 · 08-02-2014 04:20AM

I really what to buy the homeless person near my house a cup of coffee, I hope Bobby nominates me.

Sir Arthur Daley · 08-02-2014 04:24AM

Jester252 wrote: »

I really what to buy the homeless person near my house a cup of coffee, I hope Bobby nominates me.

Is Bobby john joes brother?

Jester252 · 08-02-2014 05:02AM

WikiHow wrote: »

Is Bobby john joes brother?

No Bobby is a mate of Ryan, who nominated him. I hope I get picked next, like how can I help the homeless guy without making a video?

foggy_lad · 08-02-2014 05:28AM

If I decide to do something nice for anyone I certainly won't be broadcasting or taping or filming it and putting it on Facebook or youtoob, if it is worth doing and if people are genuine then there should be no advertising of the act or glory hunting like the WANs on Joe Duffy talking about how they went and paid for someone's shopping in tesco, they went in with their mammy who obviously footed the bill for the stunt!

Antar Bolaeisk · 08-02-2014 09:15AM

WikiHow wrote: »

Eggnomination is the new thing.

Tomorrow it's nomnomination where you nominate someone (while filming yourself) to film themselves nominating someone.

Mint Aero · 08-02-2014 09:44AM

Unless someone gives me a brand new car or a yacht as an act of kindness they can go f*ck themselves.

08-02-2014 10:14AM

I believe in this Random Act of Kindness malarkey. I regularly do RAKs and don't tell anyone about them (in before "but you're telling us now") and I hope that whoever is the receiver thinks about how nice it felt and decides to pay it forward. Spreading the happiness.

As for the RAKnominations. I don't use facebook much so haven't seen it. There has recently been one started in a forum I'm in though and we nominate each other to do little RAKs but they're anonymous in so far as the receiver doesn't know that's what's happening (unless they happen to be involved in the thread). We pretty much come back and say "done" and nominate the next person. It's a nice warm fuzzy thread.

As for filming them and posting them on FB, meh, if it's ultimately making the world a better place then what harm.

Princess Peach · 08-02-2014 11:10AM

If it encourages people who wouldn't do something good to do it, then does it really matter what the motive is? Something nice is getting done.

It's like charitable activities by companies. Usually done to promote goodwill for the company and increase business, but charities are benefiting so it's all good in my opinion!

RakNominations - How do people find it a bad idea?

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