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  • ODogg
    Hall Of Fame
    • Feb 2003
    • 37953

    #1

    Karma!

    Hey guys, I've got a great story about why you should always help people whenever and however you can, even if it seems like there's "nothing in it for you". Sometimes though, often when you least expect it, it can pay off. I guess maybe it's Karma? As you guys probably know I am always trying to help people with technical issues both here and/or on Fairdale's site whenever I can because, well I dunno why, I guess I feel a need to make myself feel like I accomplished something and it's nice to see someone who is really struggling with something to get it working with my help as I know a lot of folks aren't as handy as this technology stuff and they just want to get their stuff working and enjoy it. I never expect anything from doing so, just the simple reward of knowing I helped some nameless person somewhere in this country or the next, to get over a technical hurdle is reward enough in itself.

    Anyways, recently I helped someone here or over on Fairdale's site, not sure which, in regards to getting their 360 rosters working. Well after they were good to go the guy wrote me back and told me he worked in the gaming industry and he'd be happy to give me something in thanks if I wanted a game or something for helping him out. So I told him I'd like a discount on a Wireless Wheel for my 360 as I knew asking for something like that was a bit "over the top". Well he said he could get me one and would send it over. And in that email he gave me an Xbox Live subscription for a year which worked quite nicely. I thanked him and entered the code and voila, it worked!

    So I had nearly forgotten about it and today I get a call from the mail room at work. I go in and there is my 360 Wireless Wheel! So of course I wrote the guy back and gave him a hearty thanks.

    I just wanted to let everyone who are tech heads out there who help strangers on this forum or other forums to know this story to let you know that the good you are doing is recognized and can sometimes really end up with a nice reward. So keep up the good deeds, it'll come back around!

    P.S. Please no one ask me about information on this guy or any further details as it's obvious why I can't divulge any specific information.
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  • Heelfan71
    Hall Of Fame
    • Jul 2002
    • 19940

    #2
    Re: Karma!

    nice !
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    • Rodster
      Banned
      • Mar 2003
      • 5709

      #3
      Re: Karma!

      Sweet, Congrats !

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      • Gary Armida
        MVP
        • Oct 2003
        • 2533

        #4
        Re: Karma!

        Great story!!! I'm going to move this to the neighborhood forum though. It's nice to hear good things for a change.
        Formerly Favre4vr

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        • CaptainZombie
          Brains
          • Jul 2003
          • 37851

          #5
          Re: Karma!

          Very cool O.
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          • oakfan162
            Get Ducked Up!
            • Mar 2006
            • 4724

            #6
            Re: Karma!

            Stories like this exemplify why sites like OS (and Farsdale's) are so great. Great story.
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            • X*Cell
              Collab: xcellnoah@gmail
              • Sep 2002
              • 8107

              #7
              Re: Karma!

              hopefully dude who sent you the wheel gets his break for doing a good deed too.
              SAN ANTONIO SPURS

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              • USF11
                C*rr*ntly *n L*f* T*lt
                • Jun 2003
                • 4245

                #8
                Re: Karma!

                I think if someone sends you something like a gaming wheel, its a sign he wants to be more then friends ODOGG!
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                • ndeezlo
                  Fum police
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 3272

                  #9
                  Re: Karma!

                  Somebody else is obviously listening to Carson Daly...
                  TWITTERED

                  Kid Rock, "I'm the catalyst for everything."

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                  • GSW
                    Simnation
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 8041

                    #10
                    Re: Karma!

                    Originally posted by ODogg
                    Hey guys, I've got a great story about why you should always help people whenever and however you can, even if it seems like there's "nothing in it for you". Sometimes though, often when you least expect it, it can pay off. I guess maybe it's Karma? As you guys probably know I am always trying to help people with technical issues both here and/or on Fairdale's site whenever I can because, well I dunno why, I guess I feel a need to make myself feel like I accomplished something and it's nice to see someone who is really struggling with something to get it working with my help as I know a lot of folks aren't as handy as this technology stuff and they just want to get their stuff working and enjoy it. I never expect anything from doing so, just the simple reward of knowing I helped some nameless person somewhere in this country or the next, to get over a technical hurdle is reward enough in itself.

                    Anyways, recently I helped someone here or over on Fairdale's site, not sure which, in regards to getting their 360 rosters working. Well after they were good to go the guy wrote me back and told me he worked in the gaming industry and he'd be happy to give me something in thanks if I wanted a game or something for helping him out. So I told him I'd like a discount on a Wireless Wheel for my 360 as I knew asking for something like that was a bit "over the top". Well he said he could get me one and would send it over. And in that email he gave me an Xbox Live subscription for a year which worked quite nicely. I thanked him and entered the code and voila, it worked!

                    So I had nearly forgotten about it and today I get a call from the mail room at work. I go in and there is my 360 Wireless Wheel! So of course I wrote the guy back and gave him a hearty thanks.

                    I just wanted to let everyone who are tech heads out there who help strangers on this forum or other forums to know this story to let you know that the good you are doing is recognized and can sometimes really end up with a nice reward. So keep up the good deeds, it'll come back around!

                    P.S. Please no one ask me about information on this guy or any further details as it's obvious why I can't divulge any specific information.
                    cool... now whats his screen name

                    j/k.

                    i had to be the one.
                    #Simnation

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