I believe that this subreddit's entire reputation stands poised to either rise or fall based on the way you choose to handle this post in r/AskReddit. This is some very bad publicity. I mean this as a helpful suggestion, but you've got to show some grace and contrition in how you respond to this, because if you try to just sweep it under the rug, your entire reputation as a worthwhile subreddit is going to crash and burn.

*Edit: for those seeking an alternative, r/truefavors has been created.

*Second Edit: Looks like the OP of the AskReddit post has created his own subreddit, and this is the one gaining traction and support, at r/ineedafavor.

*Third Edit: Just a suggestion - if you wish to show your displeasure at kleinbl00's continued presence here as a mod, the best way to do so is to click that [-frontpage] button and unsubscribe from this subreddit. That's how a subreddit measures its popularity and influence, and by unsubscribing you are effectively demonstrating that you are taking your business elsewhere.

*Fourth Edit: kleinbl00 has responded, but has gotten downvoted to hell (come on guys, reddiquette? Clearly his apology is, in fact, contributing to the discussion! If you feel that his apology is inadequate, then post and say so rather than clicking that downvote button) so I am linking to it here so that it has a chance at being seen.

I have probably six whole hours until my Pokemans get here today and I have to keep myself awake!! I'll draw you anythinggggggreadysetGO!

EDIT: So much fun!! I'm going to bed but I might keep picking at this for awhile ionno. Alternatively, feel free to drop me a mail and commission me. :D /starving artist plug

EDIT2: Oh my dear fucking god. I didn't even DREAM of this getting this popular. I will certainly do more of your requests!! To answer a few questions/comments I've gotten...

• I use a Graphire 4 tablet with Adobe Photoshop CS4 that I acquired.......... 100% legally. >_>

• Here's some more of my art if anyone is interested.

• Please subscribe to /r/Favors!!! It is my absolute favorite subreddit and everyone should be here. :)

Last edit: Reddit. Is. Fucking. Awesome. I have never felt this good about my art before!! Thank you to all of you amazingly kind people who just randomly sent me $! Just.... WOW.

Ok, I've obtained a ton of paid commissions to do now so I just want to let you guys know that I proooobably won't be doing any more requests for awhile! (But feel free to let me know if you'd like to hire me) So don't feel snubbed or ignored! There are some here that I REALLY want to get to eventually!! Thank you all again for all your kind words. tears up

I've had this video for years where he did an interview for the Canadian legion and talks about his experiences during WW2. However two things prevented me from watching it. Youth and I'm deaf.

He was alive and I was 17 when I got a copy of it. I'm now 32 and he has since passed away. I watched the video and teared up just seeing him but I can't understand what he is saying. I would love for this to be captioned.

The video is 38 minutes and I know this can be very time consuming.

If anyone has a suggestion for a website that I can pay to have this done, I welcome them.

Most sites I've found will send you the transcript but I would like someone to encode the captioning on the video itself. I have it in .MP4 format and its about 470MB.

Thanks for looking

EDIT - Wow, I am overwhelmed by the generosity of you guys! I uploaded it to Dropbox. I'm not sure how we can work out who transcribes which part.

Thanks again for the offers. I can't wait to follow the video while reading the transcript.

EDIT 2 - I've gotten an offer from someone who is willing to encode the captions in the video itself and get it back to me.*

EDIT 3 - I don't want anyone give up their time if someone else has already completed it so as soon as I get either a transcript or a video with the captions included, I'll make sure I announce it.*

EDIT 4 (Wed, 7:00am) - Just want to throw out another quick THANK YOU for you guys who are tirelessly working on it. I can see from some posts that it's taking some time. There is a lot of dialogue to cover since I was told this is an interview.*

EDIT 5 - (Wed, 12:52pm) - Well I just got a notice from Dropbox. "This email is an automated notification from Dropbox that your Public links have been temporarily suspended for generating excessive traffic. Your Dropbox will continue to function normally with the exception of Public links. This suspension is temporary (3 days for the first time)."

Should I upload the video to YouTube?

What you guys are doing blows my mind. I work in technology and this is an awesome experience in itself seeing such a productive use of Google spreadsheet.

EDIT 6 - (Wed, 2:15pm) - I'm really at a loss for words at all the positive attention this is getting. I'm not 100% sure where we are at right now. I want to acknowledge the key players who have spent so much time on this and were here since the beginning! And I also appreciate the newcomers who have come and offered their professional services! As far as I know the video is now on YouTube (I didn't upload it and I haven't seen it since I can't access YouTube at work) but it sounds like the captioning is continuing from there.

EDIT 7 - (Wed, 8:10pm) - Where to begin??? I feel like I've un-expectantly won an award and I'm now I'm trying to blurt out a half-way decent thank you speech. I definitely have to identify those who took on this task, organized and ran with it from the beginning. BoredOfCanada, killergiraffe, zenithyoda, i_am_sad, will93, thatfreakygirl, Zhangar, ad00m, lightquiver, SirSamuelV, khubbo, --Heisenberg--, ohlawditsafar, cincodenada, gahbrielso , ittersweet587 , dTectionz and those whose name showed up in the spreadsheet but I'm not seeing any comments posted by them here, kcreeks, dTectionz, epaka, ThoughtCloud, Danigickle, LavendarZombie, and Kick-the-Cheat. If I missed anyone I'm extremely sorry!

EDIT 8 - (Wed, 9:30pm) - I'm not 100 percent sure what to do now. The transcript is completed and I'm working on getting that in my possession. I've gotten offers from professional captionists, court reporters, transcription services, medical transcriptionist, and accessibility at Google.

So I believe what I have to do now is get ahold of the transcript file and possibly upload it to YouTube. I was told that if I upload the transcript to YouTube - without timecodes - and YouTube will use speech recognition technology to automatically align the text of the transcript with what it hears in the video, turning the transcript into live captions.

I also have replied to the professionals in the field and waiting to see the outcomes of those.

EDIT 9 - (Thursday, 11:50am). Using the final collaborative transcript that everyone worked on, killergiraffe, let me know it was ready. I sent the video and transcript file to a professional captionist who graciously offered his services for free. He will be encoding the video for me and then I'll upload it to YouTube with the captions. I may have to re-send him the transcript files since there has been a few clarifications and edits recently. I'll update when the video is online.

I've tried to refrain from reading just the transcripts because I really want to the full impact of watching his facial expressions and body language as I read what he is saying on the screen. I did give in and read maybe the first 5 minutes and I've already learned so much.

I just want to say that if you have Grandparents still around, talk to them! Learn from their experience and wisdom. Don't do what I did and be a typical teen living with your head up your ass in your own world, caring only about yourselves. I realize my Grandfather never talked about his experiences because I NEVER ASKED! I wish I spent more time just talking to him. I'm very fortunate to have this video and even more so to be a part of this awesome Reddit community.

EDIT 10 - (Thurs, 6:45pm.) A big shout-out to user snibe who has graciously agreed to caption the video professionally! He works as a captionist. I can't wait to have a copy of the video, captioned, and on my hard drive. Still working on getting in up onto YouTube and the transcript uploaded too. I tried last night but it got stuck in the "processing" part. Wouldn't finalize the upload.

EDIT 11 - (Fri, 10:07pm) snibe has sent me the video with the official and professional looking captioning on it. It looks just utterly fantastic! I can't express my gratitude enough for snibe and everyone involved in this project.

I think this is going to be my final edit. Or maybe just one more after I submit the video to YouTube with the captions forced/burned in instead of using YouTubes transcribe. Just an idea. Either way...what an experience and what an honor it was to be a receipt of this attention and Reddit generosity.

Take care all.

In order to brake the monotony of my job, I like to do a little "sketch sparring", so the little creative juices left in my head don't up and leave me for a better looking dude with more money....

So let's play a game,

Spit out an idea... and I will provide you a spiffy drawing in the same vein as this, this and this. They are 15-20 min exercises, so those asking for high resolution album art, or desktop wallpapers may come away disappointed.

Also, anything I do will end up in the Reddart sub... cause redditor art kicks ass.

EDIT: I've gotten a couple PM's from other artists regarding color... and I thought I'd share a tip with anyone who gives a rats ass. If you use Photoshop, make sure you are using the Apple color picker, not Adobe's. Goethe's color wheel, which Adobe, Pantone, and many others heavily rely on, was theory derived from a paper medium, where as Apple's was re-calibrated from scratch with only the pixel in mind. The Red, Green and Blue areas of the wheel take up more of the spectrum, and align differently with it's compliments. Crazy, huh? It's the reason why the "feel" of Pixar's color palettes were so dramatically more alive than the palettes of other animation houses at the time... they were the first to switch completely over to Apple's wheel. Preferences>General>Color Picker>Apple. That is all, carry on.

So here's the story so far:

My best friend of life (let's call him John) has been my friend for 20 some years now.... It all started when we were wee lads experimenting with a sport doomed to confine us to basements and wooden cabins for years to come, that's right, the dangerous and dreaded Role Playing Games. We've played all sorts of convoluted and dramatic games together with our close knit group of friends, and he started younger than me being classically trained by his father (a veteran of the original Dungeons & Dragons) at the tender age of five.

Enter le marriage proposal. John finds a woman, awesome! Has no more time for play group. ಠ_ಠ

So talking about what shenanigans he would like to have at his bachelor party we came up with a semi humorous fun time to have, tell everyone that we going out to a strip club or getting a stripper or whatever hotness that they can imagine and then instead lock ourselves in a house for six to eight hours playing d&d. Now I know what your thinking...lame. But whatever this is for John, my best friend and that's what he wants. So the idea is for a double-triple misleading fest of whats really going on. The plan:

• Part One: We tell everyone we're getting strippers

• Part Two: Inform the bachelor party we're playing d&d

• Part Three (This is where you come in): You (the stripper DM) shows up and begins removing your clothes

• Part Four: John wigs out about there being a stripper

• Part Five: You DM until ?

Interested? Check the requirements to see if you qualify: A) A moderate to attractive female aged 18 to attractive. B) Someone familiar with d&d 3.0, 3.5, or Pathfinder C) Must be willing to travel some bit (we live on the east coast of Maryland). Fees can be discussed as we come to an agreement. Thanks!

With Christmas fast approaching, it seems there are an ever increasing amount of people expressing discouragement to what will be a bleak holiday for them and their family; even the mods have taken notice. Some of these may be spam, but for the few that are genuine, I'd really like to help out. I'm not a big poker player, but I placed second in a friendly tournament this weekend and won $300.

I'd like to use this money to purchase toys for any family who cannot afford them on their own right now (like a mini reddit "Toys for Tots" program?).

I'd also like to support fellow redditor, Hans Masing he gave jmk4422 a job, and gave a bullied girl with Huntington's disease a special day, by purchasing all items from his store: Tree Town Toys.

So, if you need assistance making this holiday a joyful one, place a comment here, and I'll PM you. I suggest you comment rather than PM me, because I'll also reply to your comment which will let people know who I've helped, thereby allowing anyone else to join in and aid those I could not. $300 won't go far, but hopefully others may step in.

TL;DR: Allow me to buy the gift you can't.

When the funds run out from me and others, I'll edit the entire post to reflect that, otherwise consider this offer still open

Edit - Thanks for all the compliments, but I wanted to recognize these other people within the comments who have also extended their assistance:

skitch, lemonlament, mchr, JustAnotherAlien, LostPuma, smonson, nuttyrussian, human_virus, bingosherlock, acousticbruises, LawnChairTime, gilageek, goutmaximum, the_thinker, bingoshark

Edit 2 - For the record, if you PM me, I don't require a sad story. Times are rough right now, so asking for help can be enough. People have shared some heartfelt hardships, a number beginning with people saying they're swallowing their pride to write them; but if sharing your story is stopping you from asking for help, don't worry. You can forgo the major details and still ask, Christmas is right around the corner.

**Edit 3 - ** I'd really like to support Hans Masing's toy shop, but if your request can't be filled through his store (i.e. crayons in bulk for children of domestic violence, or a new winter snow jacket), don't hesitate to ask.

As more funds became available, this has been crossposted here.

I'm on my way to FCI Sheridan in Oregon, and wanted to take this 15 minute pitstop, probably my last internet connection until turn in, to extend a Thank You to this incredible community.

On or around this time last year I had very little faith left in the human race. I trusted nothing and no one. I was headed down an ambivalent path that, at the time, was built on exacting the same hatred upon the world that I felt had been bestowed upon me, by people I loved. Then r/favors happened. And now I have an outlook that is brighter than it was before this whole fiasco.

Where those who had known me all my left found it so easy to turn their back on me, this community found it just as easy to show love to someone they didn't know. If only for restoring this idea of the existence of genuine good will towards man, I owe you. A lot.

So, Thank You Reddit... Thank You r/favors... for not giving up on me.

-YoungLuck

EDIT: I've been driving for about 10 hrs. straight, fueled by nothing but Taco Bell Flatbread sandwiches. HAHAHAHA... SO if the above message seems half incoherent, and rushed... It's because it was. I literally ran into Starbucks just to type this, as I've been thinking about how incredible you folks are all day, and needed to say something (anything) before that privilege was stripped away. So again, Thank You.

Tomorrow is my boyfriend's birthday; he's turning 24. He's super depressed about it, because he's broke, found out he isn't getting the commission check he thought he was for one of his jobs, can barely afford rent, his mom's bipolar disorder is difficult to deal with, and he feels like he's getting old. He keeps saying that he wants to skip over tomorrow and go straight to Friday. He had to sell his skateboard to afford rent a few months back, and he is super upset that he can't afford a new one, his mom can't afford to buy him one (she's on Social Security due to her bipolar disorder), and I can't get him one, due to the fact that, well, I'm an undergrad in college. It's just a really bad time for him.

Basically, it would mean a lot to him if one of the guys in blink-182 sent him a shout-out on Twitter. They've been his absolute favorite band for 13 years. And it would make him SO happy.

If you can help me out, PM me.

EDIT: Never mind the Twitter thing; bitches be hatin'. And by bitches, I mean Redditors. And by hatin', I mean talking shit on Twitter to him.

EDIT 2: Because someone asked in a PM, this is us .

EDIT 3: Thank you guys, SO MUCH. I never expected that y'all would band together and buy him a board. This is the craziest thing, ever. I'm in shock right now. He's in shock, and he's speechless. Thank you, thank you. ZeroStar said it'll get here on Monday, so I'll post an update then to show it off, and how excited he is! Also, he wanted me to add that he's been skating/surfing (he's originally from Florida, not Minnesota, where we live now) since he was 3, and this is literally the best birthday that he's ever had.

Hey everyone!

I started making posts on this about 8 months ago when I decided to pick a fellow Redditor and attempt to help them out with their dental problems for free. I know that A LOT of you can't seek out proper dental care due to the cost and I feel for you. I wish I could do this more because it was fun seeing the transformation, but all I can say is to never give up on your teeth and overall health of your mouth. Find a dentist that will work with you....they are out there I promise! Never give up hope. As you can see, we came a LONG way and I can guarantee you that KnightKrawler thought there may be nothing that could be done for his teeth. THINGS AREN'T AS BAD AS THEY MAY SEEM!

Here are the final pictures that we just took today when we took off his braces. Now he just needs to get his teeth cleaned and maintain proper home care and 6 month checkup/cleaning visits. Oh yeah...AND WEAR THAT DAMN RETAINER!! Haha.

There are more pictures in the links to the previous posts as well.

Thanks for watching this transformation...this is the stuff that makes my job awesome! I wish you all the best, I am available if you would like to ask me any questions!

Doc Oz

• Before

• Before Collage

• First day of Braces

• After Collage

There isn't a single source of Magnums in North America. I've tried everything and am turning to Reddit in search of a kind and reliable person to help me complete the perfect present for my uncle Don. The party isn't until June so we have some time to work out the logistics. He spends a couple of months in Europe every year and has been hooked on Magnums since (barely) surviving throat cancer a few years ago.

I'll do all the research and pay the packing and shipping costs. All you need to do is buy a couple dozen Magnums, pack them carefully in dry ice, and drop them in the mail. PM me if interested.

Update: Thank you for all the kind offers! Dundit and I are making plans and moving forward. So far he has been more helpful and generous than I could have possibly imagined. I'll post details and photos of Don stuffing his face when all is said and done.

Update #2: The folks at Magnum saw this post and now they want to help. It turns out Magnums will be sold in the US beginning in the next couple of months (in time for the party!), and they've offered to send Don a personal supply in the mean time. Incredible!

I'm not a rich man, but I have a great job, and want to give a little something to someone who needs it. I'm a Christian, and I frankly believe that titheing can go to helping others instead of just a church. Tell me your story, and I'll pay one person's bills that I feel really needs the help, in this horrible economy. (*Must be able to accept paypal) ... there of course is a limit to how much I can pay, but I don't know what that limit is, so I'll let people post what they need first.

EDIT: Thanks everyone for sharing your stories. Bottom line is a lot of people are suffering, and I'm sorry I can't help more. I'm going to read through these (there's a lot to read), and post who I can help out tomorrow. Take care!

EDIT 2: At the office, still catching up on the comments. I will post tonight 10/19!

EDIT 3: Been trying to get a hold of a couple people on this thread to get more details, without much success. May have to move on to others on the thread. :(

EDIT 4: I've offered 2 people assistance, and strangely enough both people's needs were met by others reading this thread. It's so amazing how awesome everyone is, I'm glad I was able to be a part, and inspire others as well. I continue down the list of people to see who I can help, and will post again when that person has accepted. The search continues...

EDIT 5: I've offered officially 5 people money, ALL of which have received money from others. Unbelievable you guys, you are awesome. I was able to help a student out with his food money though. I still have more to help, so the search continues.....

EDIT 6 (FINAL): Thank you all for sharing your stories. I was able to help 3 people in this thread, which was more than I anticipated. Sorry I couldn't do more.

My students sent a fake corrupt file to postpone their papers' deadline. I am searching for the original file, it's probably a Nvidia Physx file and I guess it's a Mac OS binary. So, if you can search through your hard disk for an exactly 2719KB file and uploaded it to somewhere for me, I am very thankful.

File details: size: 2.783.380 bytes some information inside the file: @executable_path/../PhysX/PhysXCore.dylib..........X....DªàÚ.€....../System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Carbon

/Volumes/Starbuck/Projects/Age3/Source/Third_Party/PhysX_SDK_232/sdks/core/software/src/PhysicsSDK.cpp..getParameter: param is not an enum..setParameter: parameter value out of range

EDIT 1: I have written to them (cc to principal). I told they tried to cheat me (explaining the file is an AOE3 lib) and if they needed more time they could just say "i have no time, have a lot of another work to do" or "my grandma died" :P We could make a deal (lose few points because they are late, etc). Also, I make clear they are underestimating the teacher doing that. I didn't say before, but I am in a Computer Science subject (yes, college!). I told them they got a zero and they must have an "A" in the next paper to approve in the subject. Today morning one of the students (my friend) wrote to me, but he just said bullshit.. "ow I will talk to the others, we had the paper almost done, i dont know what happened..." Tonight I have class with them, tomorrow I post more news. ps: the principal did not answer yet. And for those who complain: sorry for my bad english, not every teacher in reddit has english as mother tongue.

EDIT 2: met them in the class, none of them talked about the paper nor the grade (probably accepted the "mistake"). so, this is the end. thanks for the support.

I got a speeding ticket and lost it. I thought no big deal because I was just passing through on my way to moving out west. My old roommate never forwarded my mail (my fault for not filling out the forms) and now my license is going to be suspended unless I get this form from them in. And it has to be the original. I will pay, you, upvote all your posts, Paint your house, whatever.

EDIT: Update: I called the restaurant conveniently located across the street from the courthouse and post office and gave a waitress a $40 tip on a cup of coffee to do it for me. I just hope that she A. Got the right postage and B. Doesn't go on a shopping spree with my credit card. Yikes!

Clarification: Georgia sent notice to my home state which in turn is going to suspend my license. I thought that a faxed copy from the court would suffice but when reading the fine print on the letter sent to me it needed to be an original. This would not be a problem except they refuse to mail out anything on anyone's behalf without the party paying for the postage. So I needed to get them a self addressed stamped envelope by the end of yesterday (Thursday) so they could mail it out Friday, so it could get to the DMV office by Monday.

Thanks for all of the scamming advice.

Hello everyone! I'm toro_de_rojo, a mod for r/funny and r/askreddit. I've noticed the rage campaign against Kleinbl00 today, and would like to say a few words on his behalf, even though I will probably be suiciding my karma level because of it.

He probably doesn't even know who I am. But I have him friended here on reddit for a very specific reason.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Youngluck/ is that reason. Kleinbl00 is the reason Youngluck, a redditor who went to jail for making a mistake in life, got a reduced sentence. It's one of the most awesome things that has happened here on reddit. The TL;DR is here.

Regardless of how much you hate him right now (and I'm not defending how he acted), the guy is genuinely a good person. He assisted a redditor, a real person, when they needed it most, and good things came of it.

It's my opinion that groupthink has taken over, but it is the internet, so it will be forgotten next week. Kleinbl00's actions on reddit (and there are literally dozens more) have affected so many people in positive ways. More than all of you attacking him is affecting him negatively I'm sure.

Be the bigger people here. He fucked up, admitted it, and apologized. And that's good enough for me.

UPDATE: 02/07 - Got a call from my doctor. There is a "white substance" in my brain that showed up in the MRI. The diagnosis of which, he cannot determine. He referred me to a neurologist which I have an appointment with tomorrow. They wanted me to schedule for Tuesday of next week... I wasn't having that. I asked about whether or not signs of MS were present on the MRI, he said that the neurologist would have a better opinion on the matter.

...I hope this update will reach everyone.

UPDATE: 02/08 - Just got home from the neurologist appointment. The white substance is a 4mm sized lesion in my right frontal lobe. Doctor did a lot of balance and reflex testing. Explained that since there was only one single lesion detected, she says there is a low probability of MS. However, she wants to test further on what this lesion could mean. Meanwhile, she wants me the see a psychologist/therapist for depression/anxiety, as well as do a sleep study for sleep apnea. Also... It turns out I am legally blind. She suggested I go see an eye doctor because of the odd dilation of my pupils and the fact that after I take my glasses of, my vision is scored at 2800, I believe that's what it was. She is concerned about the lesion, as far as I could gather.

People of Reddit I need your help... here's a link to the news article http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2010/10/brian_euston_injured_westport.php

I have been checking reddit daily for quite some time, but I have never submitted anything until now. Every time I read reddit I am continuously reminded of what a great community reddit is and how willing they are to help fellow redditors... I'm asking you to please help me now :) Brian was one of my friends and coworkers and was an all around awesome guy. Just super goofy and nice to everyone. He was found around 2am on Monday night lying on the street with both head and spinal cord injuries. He was placed in ICU and I learned tonight while at work that he just passed away. As it says in the article his friends left him at the bar and no one has any idea what happened after that. Police looked at surveillance cameras from the area and it appears that people in the video were using cell phones to video tape whatever happened... if this is true obviously people were around and someone saw what happened. It doesn't take long for word to circulate and the videos will undoubtedly show up on the internet. If you have ANY information about what happened to Brian please contact police. Brian did not deserve this, and I really hope that they find the asshole who did this to him. Brian you will be missed dearly and I hope justice is served RIP.

edit: updated news article. Police still have no clues http://www.kctv5.com/news/25370691/detail.html

edit: He was living in Kansas City, Missouri. He was drinking at Kelly's (A bar I'm guessing?) that night. I'm actually living in Germany at the moment. He was working with me over here and just moved back to the states a month or so ago. So I can't really give more details other than what I hear from mutual friends back in the states :(

Information in the blog post

This is my friend's blog. She's recently found out her mum has stage 4 cancer.

Her mum wanted to travel, and she isn't going to get the chance. My mate's trying to get as many postcards from around the world sent to her- with a written message on the back that will help her imagine what it would be like to be there.

Thanks Reddit <3

Edit: I'd comment to each of you and thank you but Reddit is fighting me tooth and nail at the moment. Thank you all so much <3

So, I asked you. You responded. For that, I thank you. In addition, Anomander and I did a little experiment - what happens if we let all requests through?

Well, as it turns out, what happens is that discussion in /r/favors switches from how to help people to whether people deserve help. In addition to that, letting a few in became quite a force multiplier; we saw a jump in posts from people who weren't so much asking for a "favor" as they were asking for "money." Hell, I got a half-dozen PMs from people directly asking me for help. And that, to me, is not what this subreddit is about.

I've spent some time thinking about what, exactly, a "favor" is. And I think I've figured it out:

A "Favor" is something you ask of a peer.

As in, "I'd totally send you a pizza, but I'm broke, so can you send me one?" or "I've got a bunch of old DVDs that aren't doing anything; I'd love it if someone sent me stuff they didn't need so that's what I'm going to do." "Favors" are the reason this subreddit exists.

A "Boon" is something a supplicant asks of a superior.

As in, "I'd really like someone to cosign my loan." As in "I need help making my house payments." As in, "I'm destitute and I don't know where else to turn, please help me out, I'm happy to prove that I'm totally broke."

"Proving I'm totally broke" is undignified. I don't think it should be about "worthyness." I think it should be about peers helping peers and when requests become huge like that, it overshadows everything else. And everything else is why I started this subreddit.

So from now on, things that don't match what we, the moderators of /r/favors, determine to be a "favor" are getting punted to /r/Assistance. this /r/assistance? Yeah, that's the one. They've got qgyh2 and RedGPZ moderating over there now, though, so I trust 'em.

Thanks for helping in this grand social experiment, folx. I heartily recommend the more altruistic of you to head over to /r/Assistance and subscribe. This stuff needs to happen - but it doesn't need to swamp everything else.

Thanks for reading,

• kleinbl00

Tomorrow I am facing a judge who has the power to decide the next 10 years of my life. He will grant me a couple minutes to speak in front of him. I've been working on this speech for the better part of 3 months... and could really use the help from the brilliant minds of Reddit to help me hit this home. This is what I've got so far:

Dear Honorable Judge,

I not only acknowledge the atrocious mistake that I’ve made, but take full responsibility for it. I realize that it has not only damaged my life, but also the lives of those that love and look up to me, an action that in and of itself could be considered a crime. My sentence will be one that, no matter how lenient or severe, I believe I will be serving for the rest of my life.

I understand and respect that you have a job to do and by no means, under any circumstances do I expect you to do otherwise. I only pray that while doing it, you not only take into consideration the crime I’ve committed, but also the human being that committed it. The crime that was committed was not done with malicious intent, in fact it was not even committed with the intent of profit. It was done with the sincere interest of helping a friend in danger. I am an Honors student at The Art Institute, one of the most respected art conservatories in the country. I have written a Children’s Book, whose proceeds go to a charity that benefits the disabled. I am a tutor for a Catholic School Child that suffers from a learning disability called Central Auditory Processing Disorder, who is willing to testify to the inspiring progress made under my tutelage. I direct product strategy at an exciting new tech startup that aims at revolutionizing the way people interact with their computers. But above all this, I am a dedicated father of a beautiful 6 year old boy.

I am 30 years old. I am at an age where most citizens are are either laying down or building upon the foundations by which they will live the rest of their lives. My biggest fear throughout this ordeal is that this mistake will throw me in a hole from which I won’t be able to climb out.

I don’t consider myself, by any definition of the term, a threat to society. In fact it has become a daily mantra of mine not to go to sleep until I feel I have contributed more to society than I have taken. If there were such thing as a clause in which, should you show leniency in this matter under condition that if I was ever even caught jaywalking again, I’d get life in prison, I’d sign it without a single hesitation.

This is the human being that you are sentencing today. I beg your leniency, but fully respect the job you must do.

That's all I've got so far. It's really hard for me to write about myself... so please, feel free to take out, or add anything you think will be helpful. Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Thanks Everybody!... very much.

EDIT: I got an extension to either March or Mid-June. Waiting for the court clerk to confirm. Thanks all for your help.

Just give me something to work with (you don't have to reveal any real info-this is the internets). For example, "I have green eyes, please give me a nick name." No problem, how about "Green-eyes," or maybe a more colorful "Moldy-peepers." Hit me.

Edit: This thread received alot more attention then I was ready for, I haven't slept yet. Lets turn this into a group effort for creating nick-names, I will come back and respond later zzzzzzzz......

Rules:

1. Be nice.

2. Be creative.

3. Be funny when you can.

I am to argue in a debate for class soon and i got stuck with debating the lunar landing. I am to present on the side that believes we never went to the moon. I have been researching a bunch and i am finding it hard to put together an argument that does not involve questioning the validity of the video or pictures taken on the missions. Due to the fact i am not using any visual aids its going to be tough to explain the video and picture evidence normally used to beef up the hoax argument. So as a favor i need just a few solid points to make that do not involve the before mentioned and will not need the use of visual aids to explain away. Thanks for anyone who can help in any way!

::Thank You Anomander for Helping me out with this I can not thank you enough! Ode to the good people in life!

::Ok so update. I have been continually reading comments as they come in and I have to say ladies and gentlemen, you people are Freakin' great! You have given me so many angles approach this debate. As my debate is in a few days i will let you all know how it went.

::I really thank Anomander again for your help in a great layout as well as great advice. Others who gave me the idea to give credibility to the fact that American government would and could be shady enough to pull a stunt like this. I will use it but not as strong point as I it would be attempt to undermine the government and not be completely directed at the main focus.

::Also thank you avsa for some good points as well.

::Also everybody here is awesome to take the time out to help me. if I did not name you than, it is fine I still love you! Every bit helps because it lets me see all the angles and what people have to say. With this I shall be prepared for my debate. Thank you all for any contribution you have made to this.

::But as for now I am super busy with everything! I will let you all know how the debate went when it is over. THANKS EVERYONE!!

This is the only family photo that my Grandpa has from his youth. His sister came across it and had it scanned and sent over to him. He is the oldest of the two boys.

My Grandpa is my hero and the pillar of my family. He has been caring for my Grandmother over the last several years and we don't expect her to be around for much longer. I was able to get a copy of this photo and would love to surprise him with a restored copy of it. If anyone would like to take a shot at adding some color into the photo I'm sure he would be utterly amazed.

This is the photo

** Edit **

Per your request I scanned the photo again at 600 DPI. Please let me know if you need it any larger.

The larger scan

Thank you for everything and the comments guys.

** Update **

Thank you to everyone who put work into this project. The response has been better than I really could have anticipated. I'll be saving all of these and showing each of them to my Grandfather. I'm pretty sure he'll be very humbled by the willingness of everyone to want to help out with this.

I have free time during the holidays and will lend my web development knowledge to help transfer your site or domain over to a new host or domain provider.

So I'll get the first question I know I'll be asked out of the way first: Why?

A: I was doing what I thought was a noble deed by helping a friend stay alive. My gut told me "No"... my heart told me "Yes"... I ran with my heart. It led to me getting caught with a lot of drugs. Non-violent crime... but sill... when I say "a lot" I mean a 10 year mandatory minimum "a lot".

Anyways, I like making art, as evidenced in this thread, which actually advised me to ask for help with the blog. I thought it might help pass the time with a creative outlet, and provide me the sense that I wasn't totally disconnected from the outside world.

I figured a simple protocol would be for me to mail a weekly art piece accompanied by a written "article" about the fun, wonderful experiences one has in the federal prison system, to a 3rd party, who could scan the picture, and transcribe the writing in a CMS, like wordpress (or whatever you feel is best).

In an ideal world, my blog might look something like this mockup I did in Photoshop. But in an ideal world I also wouldn't be going to jail... At this point I'd be willing to take whatever I could get. I own the blackmarketarts.com domain name... and would be willing to pay for any and all expenses related to putting it up. Including whatever cash I can scrape together to pay you for your valuable time...

I know that some of you will look at the ad section of the mock up and have a hearty chuckle. But I have a 6 year old son, and am thinking of anything I can do to help shoot him a little money while I'm locked down. Seriously, anything. I'd also be willing to split that 50/50 with you if you'd like... and I know you're thinking to yourself... "This fuckin' guy thinks people want to read his incarcerated drivel?... enough so that it would generate ad interest??? HAHAHA! The nerve!"... but I've generated a small but loyal following through my music and other production ventures. And any energy I have left after trying to stay alive in that bastard will be spent towards making this a success...

Anyways, that's my little plea for help. I understand the incredible talent it takes to put something like this together... and am willing to pay for that talent with whatever I got. As a plan B, I'm fully comfortable with going the blogger.com route... I just aim high. HAHA... feel free to ask me any questions about anything, and I thank you all in advance for any advice, assistance or smart ass remarks you may provide (seriously)... I've grown fond of Reddit, and all that comes with it.

EDIT: Forward Progress: shart is gonna help me slice and CSS it up. I'm so fuckin' juiced. EDIT: Dude disappeared on me.

EDIT: Judge gave me an extension to June 23rd...

EDIT 2: A couple of incredibly generous offers have come in. Couple of really good suggestions... I like wyrall's charity idea... a lot. And I thought I'd throw a couple pictures of me and Orion (my son) up, as partial proof one does exist..HAHA. Me and him, drawing, but my favorite... him fitting me for a monocle]

FINAL EDIT: Annnnd, here she is: http://www.blackmarketarts.com/ Thank You, Reddit.

I'm pretty excited....I got a bunch of responses and postive feedback when I originally posted this about a week ago. It was difficult to choose one person to help out....I wish I could help everyone, but with my normal schedule and trying to run a business in order to pay off my school/business loans I couldn't afford to do that financially. I try to take on cases like this as often as I can, thus the reason I posted this is the first place. It's fun and very gratifying to help out someone in need.

I met KnightKrawler on Wednesday. Awesome guy, but needed some work. Took all the necessary x-rays and photos and started "fixin' his grill"! Here are some BEFORE and AFTER pictures. We essentially worked on his front 6 top teeth......still a bit of work to go, but in a couple hours we really improved those teeth! COOL STUFF.

I look forward to completing the work on the rest of his teeth and will post more pictures later. Thanks again for everyone's positive support and thanks to KnightKrawler for being awesome enough to let me post pictures and help him out.

Doc Oz out for now....

EDIT: Here's a link to the original post