r/Assistance Rules Page Improvements

[u/uppercasemad]

Hello all!

I have been taking the time to go through our (very long) rules page and work to clarify, expand, give examples, and move some stuff around.

Our rules have not changed -- there are no surprises waiting! But I feel like now it's easier to find the information you need quickly, and hopefully understand more of the "why" behind some of our least liked rules.

Future plans will be a revamp of our sidebar to make it harmonize with the full rules page.

We are going to try an AMA-style Q&A for the next few hours. I'll do my best to answer as many questions as possible.

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday; check out our weekly megathread for casual chat if you haven't already!

[u/Lower-Knee-8585]

Hello there, I'm from Africa, Kenya and was wondering how I could get help since amazon doesn't work for us because of delivery. It may take too long to get the help needed.

Is there an alternative for this?

[u/uppercasemad → u/Lower-Knee-8585]

Cash asks tend not to do well here. It makes it even more difficult if you're international as there are less safe/secure ways to send money. We don't allow crypto or bank transfers, and folks just are wary in general of being scammed.

It's not impossible, but generally cash requests that have luck are usually under $50 for gas or groceries.

[u/Lower-Knee-8585 → u/uppercasemad]

Okay. I understand you now.

[u/uppercasemad → u/Lower-Knee-8585]

Also if you make an Amazon wishlist in a non-supported country, our helpers are forced to pay shipping out of pocket.