Hapori Tohu Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 To celebrate BZPower's anniversary, we're giving away a bunch of swag! All members can head to the giveaways section of the site to enter for a chance to win some New York Comic Con posters as well as a promotional frisbee and pin. In addition, we're running two raffles: one for a Bionicle 2: The Legend of Metru Nui poster signed by its directors and another for a vintage copy of Bionicle The Game. All of the proceeds from the raffles will go to support Planned Parenthood, and much like our raffles earlier benefiting Ukrainian refugees, I will be matching your donations. Help out an important cause and help us celebrate twenty-one years of BZPower!View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protodite Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Just a question: when did BZP start tying itself to blatantly political controversial fundraising organizations? 2 Quote Credit to Eeko for the awesome sig. Lewa is the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimaka Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Andrew can do what he wants with his money, but for what reason is Hapori Tohu supporting Planned Parenthood, which, among the other services mentioned by Black Six in the two giveaways, deals directly with pregnancy abortions in America? Notwithstanding the BZPower Administration's reservation of "the right to alter, enforce, add, or waive any rules for any specific member at any time," one of the BZPower rules state that "Political sigs, posts, and PMs are not allowed on BZPower. This includes other topics related to politics such as abortion or gun control as well as any statement promoting or insulting certain political ideologies." I suggest Hapori Tohu find a different organization to support immediately. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valendale Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I actually started collecting a few pins starting with some Bionicle ones made by Rise at last Brickfair, so a rare official Bionicle pin would make a perfect prize! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 5:14 PM, Mimaka said: Andrew can do what he wants with his money, but for what reason is Hapori Tohu supporting Planned Parenthood, which, among the other services mentioned by Black Six in the two giveaways, deals directly with pregnancy abortions in America? Notwithstanding the BZPower Administration's reservation of "the right to alter, enforce, add, or waive any rules for any specific member at any time," one of the BZPower rules state that "Political sigs, posts, and PMs are not allowed on BZPower. This includes other topics related to politics such as abortion or gun control as well as any statement promoting or insulting certain political ideologies." I suggest Hapori Tohu find a different organization to support immediately. Thanks for pointing out that we probably need to revisit and revise those rules. They were written well over a decade ago, and with time comes more clarity. Human rights, including reproductive rights, should be a standard for every person on this planet, not a political issue. 1 1 Quote Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protodite Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Sorry, but it’s a little tough to “semantics” this one, as the organization in question gives absolute millions in campaign funding to politicians and is inherently a political organization. You know quite well this is a hot button issue that is politically charged, whether or not you think it should be, and wish casting doesn’t change that. 2 Quote Credit to Eeko for the awesome sig. Lewa is the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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