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vshymanskyy / StandWithUkraine

#StandWithUkraine banner and related documents
https://stand-with-ukraine.pp.ua
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Are there spammers using your banner? #115

Closed errael closed 2 years ago

errael commented 2 years ago

Take a look at https://github.com/vim/vim/wiki

Looks like the same banner, but goes to a different URL, with a slightly modified name.

Any idea if it's legitimate?

A question was asked in https://groups.google.com/u/2/g/vim_dev/c/0bjLrv9494s about the change to the vim wiki.

vshymanskyy commented 2 years ago

currently don't see anything there

cristaloleg commented 2 years ago

@vshymanskyy see history https://github.com/vim/vim/wiki/Home/_history

vshymanskyy commented 2 years ago

https://standwithukraine.pp.ua/ links to https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/, which is not that bad. The site is legit, however not directly associated with this repo.

vshymanskyy commented 2 years ago

@errael after some verification, we consider standwithukraine.pp.ua as possible a phishing attempt. ComeBackAlive org refused any relation to this website. However, it looks it was just used once in the VIM wiki. Currently, it's not mentioned anywhere else: search results

The correct link to use is https://stand-with-ukraine.pp.ua

errael commented 2 years ago

@vshymanskyy , thanks for the info. Yes, I did get to your link a few days ago, and mentioned on the vim mailing list that you looked legit.

The biggest question I've always got with donations, even to legit organizations, is how much goes to assistance (and not to bureaucracy).

Your efforts are appreciated.

webknjaz commented 2 years ago

The biggest question I've always got with donations, even to legit organizations, is how much goes to assistance (and not to bureaucracy).

TL;DR since you care about the bureaucracy, don't send money to the international red cross — there's been countless of confirmations that they are doing next to nothing. As for Back Alive — they have a good track record of supporting the Ukrainian defenders throughout the previous 8 years and I trust that everything gets converted into the help for the army, they're known to be one of the most effective supporters (in their field). Just note that they can't buy/supply weapons. If you specifically want to contribute to that — it's probably best to send the money to the official account of the national bank or the embassies/consulates of Ukraine in your country — these are the institutions that can legally aquire weapons.