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Liam--To clarify some things that people are asking.
1. No email from support@hobby-machinist.com is a scam.
We don't contact you often, but, when we do, there is a reason.
2. Mark used his shop to secure a loan to pay for medical expenses he and his ex owed, and to cover the loss of income he suffered when she walked out of his life into the arms of another man right before they were to be married. This was after 8 years of taking care of her while she was gravely ill. Unless he receives our help, and fast, he will lose his shop, which is his only source of making a living, and be put into bankruptcy.
We are a family on this forum.
When someone is in grave danger of being left destitute, we open our wallets and help them.
They will do the same for us, if heaven forbid, we ever find ourselves in that awful situation one day.
From day one, we have done this. This is a forum where we help one another, pray for one another, and keep each other safe.
Everyone is free to make their own choice, whether or not to help out.
However, please don't confront Mark with pointed questions, or dispute his need for the help.
He is already upset enough without being placed on the defensive.
We all know who Mark is--one of the most generous contributors of knowledge to this site, an inspiration to all hobby machinists, and a person deserving of help from all of us. The only thing making me hesitate at all is that I don't know who YOU are, and what your involvement in this is. All I saw in the email is that you are a new member with very few posts. I am guessing that you are part of the new management team--although your name wasn't one of the three listed in Terry's message and I must have missed the introduction elsewhere. When sending money out into the ether I'm guessing I'm not the only one who would like to know who it is making the request, since yours is a name I'm not familiar with. I really mean no offense, but could you clarify who you are and what your role is at Hobby-Machinist? I'm ready to send some money to benefit Mark, and I'm sorry if I'm being overly cautious about this. I also agree with ACHiPo above that some idea of the amounts needed would be helpful in gauging donations.
Bill