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Hurtful Truth Level: /* 2022 14 Branchland Court Kickstarter */

2023-05-10T22:18:04Z

2022 14 Branchland Court Kickstarter

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	==2022 14 Branchland Court Kickstarter==		==2022 14 Branchland Court Kickstarter==
	In [[July 2022]], Chris wrote in jail letters of a Kickstarter to raise $150,000 so that he could buy [[14 Branchland Court]] from his mother, [[Barbara Chandler]].<ref>[[Jail Letter - 29 July 2022]]</ref> Chris, at that point in jail awaiting legal proceedings on [[Affair with Mother\|a charge of incest on his mother]], mentioned a restraining order between himself and Barbara<ref>[[Jail Letter - 22 July 2022 (2)]]</ref> and believed he deserved to live in the house instead of Barbara and essentially wanted to bribe her into moving elsewhere.		In [[July 2022]], Chris wrote in jail letters of a plan for a Kickstarter to raise $150,000 so that he could buy [[14 Branchland Court]] from his mother, [[Barbara Chandler]].<ref>[[Jail Letter - 29 July 2022]]</ref> Chris, at that point in jail awaiting legal proceedings on [[Affair with Mother\|a charge of incest on his mother]], mentioned a restraining order between himself and Barbara<ref>[[Jail Letter - 22 July 2022 (2)]]</ref> and believed he deserved to live in the house instead of Barbara and essentially wanted to bribe her into moving elsewhere.

			No such Kickstarter project has been found.

	==References==		==References==

Y0h 513nn R3n at 14:22, 28 March 2023

2023-03-28T14:22:02Z

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	'''Kickstarter''' (or, as [[Chris]] sometimes spells, '''KickStarter''') is an internet site which allows ordinary people to crowdfund artistic and creative projects to be shared with the public.		'''Kickstarter''' (or, as [[Chris]] sometimes spells, '''KickStarter''') is an internet site which allows ordinary people to crowdfund artistic and creative projects to be shared with the public.

	Chris used Kickstarter in 2014 to raise money so that he could play with [[~~Legos~~]].		Chris used Kickstarter in 2014 to raise money so that he could play with [[Lego]]s.

	In 2022, during the [[Jail Saga]], he mentioned a Kickstarter to attempt to bribe his mother into leaving [[14 Branchland Court]].		In 2022, during the [[Jail Saga]], he mentioned a Kickstarter to attempt to bribe his mother into leaving [[14 Branchland Court]].

Y0h 513nn R3n: /* The Campaign Opens */

2023-03-28T14:21:25Z

The Campaign Opens

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	Observers quickly noted that these rewards were in violation of Kickstarter rules, in that they were not original creations, but merely ~~toys produced by a family-owned Danish company~~. Characteristically, Chris had not bothered to read the rules of the website he was engaging with. No one was surprised when Chris issued an update, "I have received a notice:"		Observers quickly noted that these rewards were in violation of Kickstarter rules, in that they were not original creations, but merely reselling Lego sets. Characteristically, Chris had not bothered to read the rules of the website he was engaging with. No one was surprised when Chris issued an update, "I have received a notice:"

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Y0h 513nn R3n: /* The Campaign Fails */ why is it unfortunate if you just said weens did it

2023-03-28T00:41:49Z

The Campaign Fails: why is it unfortunate if you just said weens did it

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	===The Campaign Fails===		===The Campaign Fails===
	Kickstarter rules allow backers to withdraw pledges 24 hours before the end of a campaign. [[Weening\|Weens]] took advantage of this and quickly drove up the amount pledged to over $20,000. Chris received pledges from notables like [[Clyde Cash]] and [[Wikipedia:Hideo Kojima\|Hideo Kojima]]. ~~Unfortunately~~, Kickstarter removes pledges ~~which~~ it deems suspicious, and the pledged amount dropped back to realistic levels.		Kickstarter rules allow backers to withdraw pledges 24 hours before the end of a campaign. [[Weening\|Weens]] took advantage of this and quickly drove up the amount pledged to over $20,000. Chris received pledges from notables like [[Clyde Cash]] and [[Wikipedia:Hideo Kojima\|Hideo Kojima]]. However, Kickstarter removes pledges that it deems suspicious, and the pledged amount dropped back to realistic levels.

	Ultimately, the campaign failed. By 23 October, 27 backers had pledged $150. According to Kicktraq, Chris raised 3% of his goal, and each backer pledged an average of six dollars.<ref>http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1419446823/lego-cwcville-shopping-center-with-mayor-office/#chart-daily</ref> Two people had backed the campaign at the $50 level.		Ultimately, the campaign failed. By 23 October, 27 backers had pledged $150. According to Kicktraq, Chris raised 3% of his goal, and each backer pledged an average of six dollars.<ref>http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1419446823/lego-cwcville-shopping-center-with-mayor-office/#chart-daily</ref> Two people had backed the campaign at the $50 level.

Hurtful Truth Level: /* =The Campaign Fails */

2022-08-06T08:15:15Z

=The Campaign Fails

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	Subsequently, Chris edited the new Rewards section to say simply, "Pledge $50.00, I will personally engrave a 1X8 Brick with your name onto it, made for ypu and send it to you as well."		Subsequently, Chris edited the new Rewards section to say simply, "Pledge $50.00, I will personally engrave a 1X8 Brick with your name onto it, made for ypu and send it to you as well."

	===The Campaign Fails==		===The Campaign Fails===
	Kickstarter rules allow backers to withdraw pledges 24 hours before the end of a campaign. [[Weening\|Weens]] took advantage of this and quickly drove up the amount pledged to over $20,000. Chris received pledges from notables like [[Clyde Cash]] and [[Wikipedia:Hideo Kojima\|Hideo Kojima]]. Unfortunately, Kickstarter removes pledges which it deems suspicious, and the pledged amount dropped back to realistic levels.		Kickstarter rules allow backers to withdraw pledges 24 hours before the end of a campaign. [[Weening\|Weens]] took advantage of this and quickly drove up the amount pledged to over $20,000. Chris received pledges from notables like [[Clyde Cash]] and [[Wikipedia:Hideo Kojima\|Hideo Kojima]]. Unfortunately, Kickstarter removes pledges which it deems suspicious, and the pledged amount dropped back to realistic levels.

Hurtful Truth Level at 08:14, 6 August 2022

2022-08-06T08:14:59Z

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	{{quote\|As you all should Very Well Know, everything I am selling on eBay, as well as the KickStarter Project for the Lego Cwcville Shopping Center with Mayor Office, are all NOT A SCAM!}}		{{quote\|As you all should Very Well Know, everything I am selling on eBay, as well as the KickStarter Project for the Lego Cwcville Shopping Center with Mayor Office, are all NOT A SCAM!}}

	[[File:Kickstarter 6.jpg\|thumb\|~~The~~ Facebook ~~announcement~~]]		[[File:Kickstarter 6.jpg\|thumb\|2014 Lego Kickstarter announcement on Facebook]]

	'''Kickstarter''' (or, as [[Chris]] sometimes spells, '''KickStarter''') is an internet site which allows ordinary people to crowdfund artistic and creative projects to be shared with the public.		'''Kickstarter''' (or, as [[Chris]] sometimes spells, '''KickStarter''') is an internet site which allows ordinary people to crowdfund artistic and creative projects to be shared with the public.
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	For his video sales pitch, Chris did not create a new video relevant to the specific campaign, but merely recycled the [[CWC Lego Manchester High School Oct 18 2013\|video]] he had produced the previous year in which he showed off his Lego high school project. He did, however, include an image of the old blueprint of the shopping mall (complete with Sonichu image), produced as part of a college assignment, which he intended to recreate in hard plastic blocks.		For his video sales pitch, Chris did not create a new video relevant to the specific campaign, but merely recycled the [[CWC Lego Manchester High School Oct 18 2013\|video]] he had produced the previous year in which he showed off his Lego high school project. He did, however, include an image of the old blueprint of the shopping mall (complete with Sonichu image), produced as part of a college assignment, which he intended to recreate in hard plastic blocks.


	~~[[File:Kickstarter 4.png\|left\|thumb\|The geinus]]~~
	~~[[File:Kickstarter 5.jpg\|thumb\|The shopping mall blueprints]]~~
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	'''About the Creator'''		'''About the Creator'''
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	I like making those close to me emotionally happy. :)}}		I like making those close to me emotionally happy. :)}}









	Initially, his "rewards" for backers raised some eyebrows:		Initially, his "rewards" for backers raised some eyebrows:


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	Pledge $600, I'll send you one of each of the above items: a copy of the LEGO(R) Friends Character Encyclopedia book, a LEGO(R) Friends Advent Calendar Set, a Lego #41005 Heartlake High School Set, and a Lego #41058 Heartlake Shopping Mall Set.		Pledge $600, I'll send you one of each of the above items: a copy of the LEGO(R) Friends Character Encyclopedia book, a LEGO(R) Friends Advent Calendar Set, a Lego #41005 Heartlake High School Set, and a Lego #41058 Heartlake Shopping Mall Set.
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	Observers quickly noted that these rewards were in violation of Kickstarter rules, in that they were not original creations, but merely toys produced by a family-owned Danish company. Characteristically, Chris had not bothered to read the rules of the website he was engaging with. No one was surprised when Chris issued an update, "I have received a notice:"		Observers quickly noted that these rewards were in violation of Kickstarter rules, in that they were not original creations, but merely toys produced by a family-owned Danish company. Characteristically, Chris had not bothered to read the rules of the website he was engaging with. No one was surprised when Chris issued an update, "I have received a notice:"


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	Best, Kickstarter"		Best, Kickstarter"


	I think I understand why, the rewards were considered "Resale" in their list of prohibited items. I am unable to edit the project listing, but I will consider redoing it, with a possible reward of an engraved 1X8 Brick for everyone who donates $50, and Everyone who donates will have their names on the pieces within the Lego Cwcville Shopping Center.		I think I understand why, the rewards were considered "Resale" in their list of prohibited items. I am unable to edit the project listing, but I will consider redoing it, with a possible reward of an engraved 1X8 Brick for everyone who donates $50, and Everyone who donates will have their names on the pieces within the Lego Cwcville Shopping Center.
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	You all may appeal to Kickstarter, if you wish. Thank you, and have a good and safe day.		You all may appeal to Kickstarter, if you wish. Thank you, and have a good and safe day.
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	Subsequently, Chris edited the new Rewards section to say simply, "Pledge $50.00, I will personally engrave a 1X8 Brick with your name onto it, made for ypu and send it to you as well."		Subsequently, Chris edited the new Rewards section to say simply, "Pledge $50.00, I will personally engrave a 1X8 Brick with your name onto it, made for ypu and send it to you as well."

	===The Campaign Fails===		===The Campaign Fails==
	~~[[File:Kickstarter 8.jpg\|thumb\|Weens]]~~
	~~[[File:Kickstarter 9.jpg\|thumb\|After Weens]]~~

	Kickstarter rules allow backers to withdraw pledges 24 hours before the end of a campaign. [[Weening\|Weens]] took advantage of this and quickly drove up the amount pledged to over $20,000. Chris received pledges from notables like [[Clyde Cash]] and [[Wikipedia:Hideo Kojima\|Hideo Kojima]]. Unfortunately, Kickstarter removes pledges which it deems suspicious, and the pledged amount dropped back to realistic levels.		Kickstarter rules allow backers to withdraw pledges 24 hours before the end of a campaign. [[Weening\|Weens]] took advantage of this and quickly drove up the amount pledged to over $20,000. Chris received pledges from notables like [[Clyde Cash]] and [[Wikipedia:Hideo Kojima\|Hideo Kojima]]. Unfortunately, Kickstarter removes pledges which it deems suspicious, and the pledged amount dropped back to realistic levels.

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	In the aftermath, Chris returned his focus to his money-making ventures on [[eBay]]. He has not logged back onto Kickstarter since 4 October 2014.		In the aftermath, Chris returned his focus to his money-making ventures on [[eBay]]. He has not logged back onto Kickstarter since 4 October 2014.

			===Gallery===
			<center><gallery>
			File:Kickstarter 4.png\|The geinus
			File:Kickstarter 5.jpg\|The shopping mall blueprints
			File:Kickstarter 8.jpg\|[[Weens]] pledge
			File:Kickstarter 9.jpg\|After weens were purged
			</gallery></center>

	==2022 14 Branchland Court Kickstarter==		==2022 14 Branchland Court Kickstarter==

Hurtful Truth Level at 08:00, 6 August 2022

2022-08-06T08:00:52Z

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	Chris used Kickstarter in 2014 to raise money so that he could play with [[Legos]].		Chris used Kickstarter in 2014 to raise money so that he could play with [[Legos]].

			In 2022, during the [[Jail Saga]], he mentioned a Kickstarter to attempt to bribe his mother into leaving [[14 Branchland Court]].

	==2014 Lego Kickstarter==		==2014 Lego Kickstarter==
	===The Campaign Opens===		===The Campaign Opens===
	On 23 September 2014, Chris opened a Kickstarter campaign entitled "'''Lego Cwcville Shopping Center with Mayor Office'''", and announced it on his [[Facebook]] page. The tagline was "Please help me make another dream of mine come true: a Lego stud-to-stud replica of my very own Cwcville Shopping Center". It was listed under the "Sculpture" category. He asked for $5,000 in order to buy multiple sets of Legos so that he could build a version of the shopping mall he had designed as a [[CADD]] student at [[PVCC]] nearly ten years earlier. The funding period was thirty days, from 23 September to 23 October.		On 23 September 2014, Chris opened a Kickstarter campaign entitled "'''Lego Cwcville Shopping Center with Mayor Office'''", and announced it on his [[Facebook]] page. The tagline was "Please help me make another dream of mine come true: a Lego stud-to-stud replica of my very own Cwcville Shopping Center". It was listed under the "Sculpture" category. He asked for $5,000 in order to buy multiple sets of Legos so that he could build a version of the shopping mall he had designed as a [[CADD]] student at [[PVCC]] nearly ten years earlier. The funding period was thirty days, from 23 September to 23 October.


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Hurtful Truth Level: /* The Campaign Fails */

2022-08-06T07:58:58Z

The Campaign Fails

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	Kickstarter rules allow backers to withdraw pledges 24 hours before the end of a campaign. [[Weening\|Weens]] took advantage of this and quickly drove up the amount pledged to over $20,000. Chris received pledges from notables like [[Clyde Cash]] and [[Wikipedia:Hideo Kojima\|Hideo Kojima]]. Unfortunately, Kickstarter removes pledges which it deems suspicious, and the pledged amount dropped back to realistic levels.		Kickstarter rules allow backers to withdraw pledges 24 hours before the end of a campaign. [[Weening\|Weens]] took advantage of this and quickly drove up the amount pledged to over $20,000. Chris received pledges from notables like [[Clyde Cash]] and [[Wikipedia:Hideo Kojima\|Hideo Kojima]]. Unfortunately, Kickstarter removes pledges which it deems suspicious, and the pledged amount dropped back to realistic levels.

	Ultimately, the campaign failed. By 23 October, 27 backers had pledged $150. According to Kicktraq,~~<ref>http://www.kicktraq.com</ref>~~ Chris raised 3% of his goal, and each backer pledged an average of six dollars. Two people had backed the campaign at the $50 level.		Ultimately, the campaign failed. By 23 October, 27 backers had pledged $150. According to Kicktraq, Chris raised 3% of his goal, and each backer pledged an average of six dollars.<ref>http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1419446823/lego-cwcville-shopping-center-with-mayor-office/#chart-daily</ref> Two people had backed the campaign at the $50 level.

	In the aftermath, Chris returned his focus to his money-making ventures on [[eBay]]. He has not logged back onto Kickstarter since 4 October 2014.		In the aftermath, Chris returned his focus to his money-making ventures on [[eBay]]. He has not logged back onto Kickstarter since 4 October 2014.

Hurtful Truth Level at 07:57, 6 August 2022

2022-08-06T07:57:37Z

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	~~==External Links==~~
	*[http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1419446823/lego-cwcville-shopping-center-with-mayor-office/#chart-daily\| Kicktraq data]
	{{The Internet}}		{{The Internet}}

	[[Category:Arts and Crafts\|Kickstarter]]		[[Category:Arts and Crafts\|Kickstarter]]

Hurtful Truth Level: /* The Campaign Fails */

2022-08-06T07:39:43Z

The Campaign Fails

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	Kickstarter rules allow backers to withdraw pledges 24 hours before the end of a campaign. [[Weening\|Weens]] took advantage of this and quickly drove up the amount pledged to over $20,000. Chris received pledges from notables like [[Clyde Cash]] and [[Wikipedia:Hideo Kojima\|Hideo Kojima]]. Unfortunately, Kickstarter removes pledges which it deems suspicious, and the pledged amount dropped back to realistic levels.		Kickstarter rules allow backers to withdraw pledges 24 hours before the end of a campaign. [[Weening\|Weens]] took advantage of this and quickly drove up the amount pledged to over $20,000. Chris received pledges from notables like [[Clyde Cash]] and [[Wikipedia:Hideo Kojima\|Hideo Kojima]]. Unfortunately, Kickstarter removes pledges which it deems suspicious, and the pledged amount dropped back to realistic levels.

	Ultimately, the campaign failed. By 23 October, 27 backers had pledged $150. According to Kicktraq,<ref>[http://www.kicktraq.com~~\|Kicktraq]~~</ref> Chris raised 3% of his goal, and each backer pledged an average of six dollars. Two people had backed the campaign at the $50 level.		Ultimately, the campaign failed. By 23 October, 27 backers had pledged $150. According to Kicktraq,<ref>http://www.kicktraq.com</ref> Chris raised 3% of his goal, and each backer pledged an average of six dollars. Two people had backed the campaign at the $50 level.

	In the aftermath, Chris returned his focus to his money-making ventures on [[eBay]]. He has not logged back onto Kickstarter since 4 October 2014.		In the aftermath, Chris returned his focus to his money-making ventures on [[eBay]]. He has not logged back onto Kickstarter since 4 October 2014.