Exactly. The sense of entitlement from some people in this thread is really stupid.Stabinbac said:This fundraising is coordinated by his coworkers. They are a third party in this. THEY ARE NOT HIS FAMILY. His privacy is his family's issue. If you're not okay with never knowing don't donate.
There taking the weekend to try and process the fact that a colleague and friend to a lot of RT employees is in critical condition:DirectorK said:Okay Robot, did you even read Kolby Jack's post up above? The hows and whys are not what we're concerned with. It's the whats. Is Monty okay? Is he going to pull through? Stuff like that. The cause means little right now. They can release that information whenever they want to. It's his condition that we're concerned about. Regardless of what you may think fans should know what exactly is going on after some time. It's Rooster Teeth's responsibility otherwise they wouldn't have made this public. If Monty suddenly walked out of the hospital in perfect condition without any outward signs of whatever it was he suffered, people are going to get suspicious because they just sent some of their money for something that was not as serious as they were led to believe. People are not stupid, buddy. Yes, we may not be as close as his family and friends are, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't aware of what exactly is happening because we're devoted to him regardless of our positions.
You're acting as though I want this to be a sham so I can laugh my ass off at their stupidity. No, I don't. I've been a long time follower of Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum. Yes, it would be stupid if they'd used this as a way to make money but as you said, what would be the point given their widespread fanbase? This happened all of a sudden and they're asking for money while giving us very little details. Why wouldn't people get a little suspicious? It's. Their. Money. After All! You can't give just give money away for a cause you know little to nothing about, even for something as serious as this. Otherwise, you're just a blind follower giving away your hard earned money without ever knowing exactly why.
And before you start lecturing me about privacy let me tell you this. I just lost my oldest brother shortly after New Years and the worst part of it was that he'd just become a father and his daughter is not even a year old yet. His wife, my family, and his friends were very torn up about it. We respected his wife's wish for privacy yet she didn't let us in the dark about about how he died or the details of his funeral because she had no reason to. So don't be telling me about privacy when you don't know jack about the word.
Johnny Novgorod said:So what happened to him?
http://roosterteeth.com/news/entry.php?id=5427280Burnie said:It is with great regret that I must inform you that our co-worker and our dear friend, Monty Oum, has had a medical emergency. He is currently hospitalized in critical care and it is not known if he will recover. He is receiving the best medical care possible and is surrounded by both family and friends who love him very much. While we wanted you to know as soon as possible, we also have the utmost respect for Monty's privacy and we hope you will understand and share in that respect.
Monty is a tremendous talent who has accomplished so much in his young life. He has an amazing creative ability and the drive to put it to use. That is a rare combination and we are proud to have shared in it. We expect that this news will be shocking to most of you and very difficult to process. It has been for many of us as well. Our hearts are with Monty, his wife Sheena and his brothers & sisters. They will need your good thoughts, your prayers, whatever kindness you have to offer.
A fund has been been established to assist Monty's family with his medical expenses. If you wish to show your support in that fashion, please visit this link.
We love you, Monty.
No, I saw the first post, I mean what happened to him?NiPah said:Johnny Novgorod said:So what happened to him?http://roosterteeth.com/news/entry.php?id=5427280Burnie said:It is with great regret that I must inform you that our co-worker and our dear friend, Monty Oum, has had a medical emergency. He is currently hospitalized in critical care and it is not known if he will recover. He is receiving the best medical care possible and is surrounded by both family and friends who love him very much. While we wanted you to know as soon as possible, we also have the utmost respect for Monty's privacy and we hope you will understand and share in that respect.
Monty is a tremendous talent who has accomplished so much in his young life. He has an amazing creative ability and the drive to put it to use. That is a rare combination and we are proud to have shared in it. We expect that this news will be shocking to most of you and very difficult to process. It has been for many of us as well. Our hearts are with Monty, his wife Sheena and his brothers & sisters. They will need your good thoughts, your prayers, whatever kindness you have to offer.
A fund has been been established to assist Monty's family with his medical expenses. If you wish to show your support in that fashion, please visit this link.
We love you, Monty.
That's currently being discussed in the thread. One side wants to know what happened, the other is busy screaming that you're not entitled to any information.Johnny Novgorod said:No, I saw the first post, I mean what happened to him?
Everyone here wants to know what happened, but most people understand a person/family has a right to not disclose personal information like that.Zaeseled said:That's currently being discussed in the thread. One side wants to know what happened, the other is busy screaming that you're not entitled to any information.Johnny Novgorod said:No, I saw the first post, I mean what happened to him?
someone clearly hasn't had their daily dose of the amazing Nora!Johnisback said:shit series (eg. RWBY).
Yeah but that's what a lot of people said about the Extra Credits group when they had their charity drive for Allison Theus and we all know how that ended (that wasn't a "scam" scam but we know a lot of people were not happy with how those funds were ultimately used).soren7550 said:And the whole thing being a scam to drum up money is so idiotic and ludicrous it's not worth thinking.
I'm not fully familiar with what happened with Extra Credits (they took the money left over from the medical expenses to fund game makers or something?), but EC is a YouTube series, whereas Rooster Teeth is an ever expanding multimedia company. It'd be suicidal of them to do such a thing.tippy2k2 said:Yeah but that's what a lot of people said about the Extra Credits group when they had their charity drive for Allison Theus and we all know how that ended (that wasn't a "scam" scam but we know a lot of people were not happy with how those funds were ultimately used).soren7550 said:And the whole thing being a scam to drum up money is so idiotic and ludicrous it's not worth thinking.
However, as others have suggested, I just choose not to donate because I don't have enough information that I'm willing to put money on it. I wish the guy all the best and hope that they don't get themselves in their own Extra Credit-like snafu over this...
Excuse me, I never said I hated the man's work, in this case RWBY. What I don't like is how he's treated it the last two years. You want to call me an asshole because I didn't donate like everyone else did without second thought fine, but don't come here making a smart remark like that simply because I was thinking. It's my money, and I'll use it the way I want to. It's not like me not donating is going to hurt him.NiPah said:And then we have that one dude who hates the man's work and had a gut feeling telling him not to donate.