[jseeff]

I'm still quite new around here so don't fully understand how all this Karma thing works - sorry if I somehow caused you to lose something! (Incidentally, I would love to understand it better, know how to search and track replies to comments etc without having to re-read the whole thread, but I digress...)

I think the point you make is different to "choosing".... and is the main reason I prefer to give something that a truly needy person will definitely appreciate (e.g. food, shelter) rather than something that could be spent on alcohol, drugs or be taken by someone who isn't really needy.

In sum though, I think as long as someone is trying to help, each can choose his or her own preferred way to do that :)