Getting Folk There -Maq-

Maquina_azul30

Hello there I wasn't on planning to create a pastebin but themartonfi1228 wrote some stuff on his that he just wrote without knowing any specific details.

Here is what happened:

BigJ had a special stream were he raised money to help people that had a run accepted for AGDQ to be able to attend to the event. In total he was focusing on 5 people me not being one of those. I good friend of mine (Ultrauberness) suggested my name to Big J and he decided to add me as an extra person in case more funds came in than the amount needed to get the original 5 to AGDQ. So after a few days BigJ told me that themartonfi wasn't going to be able to get his passport processed in time for him to attend the event and that he was going to send the funds my way.  He also told me that themartonfi had to transfer the money back to his paypal since he had already transferred the donation to his bank account.  That was on dec 14, and BigJ asked for an update on the 24 and didn't get a response from him until the 27th from him stating that he still didn't have the funds in his paypal and that he was told by paypal staff that the delay was normal. So BigJ waited a few more days and asked him again in January (I don't know exactly what day) and he didn't get a response until the 12th stating that since AGDQ was over he was going to keep the money for a future GDQ so that he didn't have to worry about funds. BigJ told him that the money was specifically for him to go to AGDQ and not other events and that he needed to refund the money. On the 13th BigJ told me through twitter to contact themartonfi so that he can send the funds my way. So I sent him a message through twitch and tried to contact him through twitter as well. I didn't get a response until the 14th and this is what he sent me: "Je suis vraiment désolé mais vous avez composé le mauvais numéro. Bonne journée a vous!". So I didn't even respond to that and I just told BigJ about the situation.

Comments:
1. In reference to his response I never disrespected him in any way to deserve an answer like that I just thought that he was just trying to mock me and showed that he wasn't guilty at all at what he did. This is the google translation: "I'm really sorry but you've dialed the wrong number. Good day to you!"

2.This is a quote from his pastebin:
  "So after that I though "Well might aswell set the money aside for a future GDQ". A few days later I get a PM from BigJon saying he still needs to send the funds to Maquina. At first I was confused since the money was supposed to be used for people who did not have enough to even make it to AGDQ but Maquina clearly didn't even need the funds to make it. Yet BigJon still wanted to send him the money."
  RESPONSE: when I heard the news that BigJ was going to help me out I was so happy that I was gonna be able to attend, but the days went by and I still didn't have the funds. So I asked BigJ to give me an update and he told me that themartonfi still hadn't refunded the money. I was getting worried the days passed and before I knew it it was past Christmas. I didn't want to bother BigJ by asking him everyday and I didn't want to risk my trip at this point so I went ahead and took a loan from several different places to get enough money for an already late flight and pay for the part of the room that I had made a commitment to pay for with my roommates. I then saw BigJ at the event and he told me he was glad I could make it and that he was going to send the funds my way as soon as he got the refund back. I was relieved because to be honest I was worried about being able to come up with the money to pay the loans back, needless to themartonfi didn't refund the money and now I have to come up with a way to pay off that debt.

3. I just wanted to address this as well:
  "I still plan to keep the money for a future GDQ since the money was originally meant to send someone without funds to a GDQ"
 RESPONSE: the money was meant for runners to get to AGDQ 2016, and him saying that he is going to keep it for future GDQs? How does he know he will have a run accepted to said future GDQ events?

I just don't know how he expected the funds to go to someone trying to go to AGDQ when he couldn't even refund the money on time. I don't think it takes whole month to get the refund ready.

In Conclusion:

I just wanted to clarify some of this stuff and express some of my opinions. It just saddens me that someone that was helped out by the community would do something like this. After experiencing how supportive the community is someone would think he would be like "hey I couldn't go but this other runner needs the help and I'm gonna help him get there in my place". I am in no means trying to start drama or trying to hurt martonfi in any way I just want everyone to know what kind of person he is and for you all to know where your money is going to.

Please spread the word