Twifag

This isn’t an honest way to run a fundraiser.  If you are requesting money for a need, there’s a presupposition on those donating that you cannot do this on your own, and they want to help you.  If you then take their money and turn around almost immediately afterwards and blow some of it on a luxury, you must anticipate some backlash.  And, in the case of FallenWish, she freely admits to using $100 of the actual GoFundMe money collected for a trip to BronyCon, which in total cost her at least $300.

+ForNoGoodReason Why did I write the article?  I know you watch American Greed.  More specifically: 1) Conspiracy.  Both Keyframe and FallenWish conspired with third parties to run the charities for them and to release videos on their behalf.   FallenWish spoke about this directly in the 6/30 call, how she was going to kick Shark off the project if he didn't shape up.   2) Lies. At the same time as the GFM launches, FallenWish was publicly stating she did not want help but was reluctantly finally accepting it.   However, as stated above, she orchestrated the entire thing (either solo or in collusion with Shark and others, it matters not).  The stated use of the money (to get her out of the "abusive situation" and then donate the rest to other deserving bronies) was not followed.  Once out of the situation, she began spending the money on food, clothing, "rent" (paid directly to her aunt), a trip to BronyCon, time with her friend in Montreal.  In 6 weeks she somehow blew through $2,000, even though she should have been living frugally.  Then you told us about her planned trip to Ponyville CiderFest. 3) Mismanagement.  Obviously FallenWish had mismanaged the money to have blown through it so quickly.  When pressed for details on how the money was spent, her response is thin and full of holes.  There is still nearly $1,200 of missing money.  Much money was given to her Aunt to compensate her for expenditures that remain mysterious to this day. 4) Public good. Most bronies I know who donate to causes such as these have a pretty tight wallet themselves, they work very hard for the little money they have.  To have their money so blatantly misused is sickening.  The article has hopefully opened some eyes to the potential pitfalls of contributing to such an open-ended campaign blindly.  I also hope to bring more transparency to the whole brony GFM thing.  Take Sheldon's recent GFM for Nikkers.  It was specifically to build a computer, and the money will be spent on that.  Sheldon is even willing to provide receipts to prove that is where the money has gone. 5) Integrity.  Even with everything above, I was still unsure I wanted to write such an article.  It was your threats against me if I did write and run an article that convinced me to go ahead and do it.  After that, I began writing earnestly most of the day Saturday and Sunday last weekend. That is why I wrote the article.  Note nowhere do I do state doing this out of malice or to cause harm to either of you.  I simply felt an obligation to let the truth be known.