Comments on: Savage Minds Readers Choose! http://savageminds.org/2006/06/21/savage-minds-readers-choose/ Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:31:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kerim http://savageminds.org/2006/06/21/savage-minds-readers-choose/comment-page-1/#comment-11075 Kerim Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:37:19 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2006/06/21/savage-minds-readers-choose/#comment-11075 The trick seems to be to select a "fake" state. As I suspected, it is a legal requirement, but I was surprised to learn that it is actually a requirement of the Patriot Act! I never new there was a danger of terrorists laundering money through America's public schools. You learn something new every day! The trick seems to be to select a “fake” state.

As I suspected, it is a legal requirement, but I was surprised to learn that it is actually a requirement of the Patriot Act! I never new there was a danger of terrorists laundering money through America’s public schools. You learn something new every day!

]]> By: John McCreery http://savageminds.org/2006/06/21/savage-minds-readers-choose/comment-page-1/#comment-10991 John McCreery Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:42:33 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2006/06/21/savage-minds-readers-choose/#comment-10991 More likely just a failure to think about overseas Americans. We've been through this a lot with political sites, and the good ones like Act Blue now take account of the possibility of overseas-issued credit cards. Simplest fix is just an n/a in the list of States and making sure that the postal code field doesn't insist on a US standard code. For legal purposes, all donation forms include a way to check a box swearing conformity with legal requirements and FEC regulations, i.e., 18 or over, U.S. citizen or green card holder, use of only personal funds. John More likely just a failure to think about overseas Americans. We’ve been through this a lot with political sites, and the good ones like Act Blue now take account of the possibility of overseas-issued credit cards. Simplest fix is just an n/a in the list of States and making sure that the postal code field doesn’t insist on a US standard code. For legal purposes, all donation forms include a way to check a box swearing conformity with legal requirements and FEC regulations, i.e., 18 or over, U.S. citizen or green card holder, use of only personal funds.

John

]]> By: Kerim http://savageminds.org/2006/06/21/savage-minds-readers-choose/comment-page-1/#comment-10974 Kerim Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:22:59 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2006/06/21/savage-minds-readers-choose/#comment-10974 John, Sorry you had trouble. I have a friend who works there, so I will let him know. There may be legal reasons for this, since there are very strict rules governing non-profits in the US. I'll find out! John,

Sorry you had trouble. I have a friend who works there, so I will let him know. There may be legal reasons for this, since there are very strict rules governing non-profits in the US. I’ll find out!

]]> By: John McCreery http://savageminds.org/2006/06/21/savage-minds-readers-choose/comment-page-1/#comment-10869 John McCreery Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:13:13 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2006/06/21/savage-minds-readers-choose/#comment-10869 Kerim, Do you have a way to contact the Donor Choose people and let them know that a donation system that accepts only U.S. addresses is a barrier to contributions?Demanding a state on a form that accepts only one of the 50 states prevents the use of credit cards issued outside the USA. John Kerim,

Do you have a way to contact the Donor Choose people and let them know that a donation system that accepts only U.S. addresses is a barrier to contributions?Demanding a state on a form that accepts only one of the 50 states prevents the use of credit cards issued outside the USA.

John

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