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« Reply To This #360 on: December 18, 2010, 02:58:21 AM » |
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finally i managed to grab a piece of http://www.kiva.org/lend/258616 , Jordan ticked off  Its very strange i always end up with almost having enough for another loan $24.77 in my kiva account now   |
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Skimmis
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« Reply To This #361 on: December 18, 2010, 03:17:14 AM » |
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New countries are always snatched up very quickly! KF almost had wars over Mongolian loans. Some KF members would hold pieces of Mongolian loans to drop to other KF members. It didn't always work as so many people would be waiting in case something dropped out of a basket. After 3 or 4 months, everyone seemed to get enough. Mongolian loans started to linger. It will happen with other new countries as well.
You can also let Kiva auto loan in new countries, but you might get a business type that you aren't keen on. (A vegetarian might get a gory animal carcass picture, for example.) If you run kivalens on your portfolio, you can find countries that you aren't currently participating in.
With autolending, I am also a bit afraid of getting a lot / several new loans to a new field partner. |
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Skimmis
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« Reply To This #362 on: December 18, 2010, 03:24:02 AM » |
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When currency risk loans came to Kiva, we here at KF pushed for an alert of some kind when you put those loans into your basket. Kiva gave it to us, and it was good (of a kind.) However...in the last few weeks, there is no longer an alert on the basket page when I've selected loans with currency risk. Was this deliberately removed? Is it a bug? I feel very strongly that lenders, particularly new lenders, should have clear warning about this. put it back!  Nonny P.S. I am using IE 7 when I see no alert. Assuming people can , read i think its ok with not getting extra warnings. But i still strongly support a possibility to search for non currency loans when lending and autolending. |
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« Reply To This #363 on: December 18, 2010, 03:56:44 AM » |
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With autolending, I am also a bit afraid of getting a lot / several new loans to a new field partner.
The only way I know to limit this is to spend down all but a small amount, and then switch away from Autolend prior to repayment day. If you have a lot of loans to field partners which are in arrears, including those which have been billed but won't be late until the 1st of the upcoming month, you still could end up with a bunch of money hitting the account and being lent automatically. We are in day four after repayment and already down more than 800 loans NET. There are 13 days after today. We could well end up wishing for any loans at all! |
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Skimmis
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« Reply To This #364 on: December 18, 2010, 04:25:41 AM » |
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The only way I know to limit this is to spend down all but a small amount, and then switch away from Autolend prior to repayment day. If you have a lot of loans to field partners which are in arrears, including those which have been billed but won't be late until the 1st of the upcoming month, you still could end up with a bunch of money hitting the account and being lent automatically.
We are in day four after repayment and already down more than 800 loans NET. There are 13 days after today. We could well end up wishing for any loans at all!
With new marketing on Opera, and Christmas and giftcards, i also think there might be to few loans. |
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« Reply To This #365 on: May 31, 2011, 01:40:29 PM » |
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Somewhat exciting (for me, at least)... I just crossed the 1,000 post marker on KivaFriends! My first post was May 22, 2010... so that's a little over two and a half posts a day for the past year or so. :-)
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« Reply To This #366 on: May 31, 2011, 05:09:19 PM » |
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Somewhat exciting (for me, at least)... I just crossed the 1,000 post marker on KivaFriends! My first post was May 22, 2010... so that's a little over two and a half posts a day for the past year or so. :-)
Wow John! Not sure if one should say "congratulations!" or offer one's condolences! In any case, a BIG "thank you" is in order to you, John (as a HUMAN BEING), for helping turn things around 360 plus degrees!  |
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« Reply To This #368 on: June 02, 2011, 12:12:12 AM » |
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Somewhat exciting (for me, at least)... I just crossed the 1,000 post marker on KivaFriends! My first post was May 22, 2010... so that's a little over two and a half posts a day for the past year or so. :-)
Congrats, John - All in just over a year. And all erudite and clearly-written, to be sure! Thanks for your many contributions to the forum.  |
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We can do no great things - only small things with great love. (Mother Teresa)
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« Reply To This #369 on: June 02, 2011, 03:54:19 AM » |
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Somewhat exciting (for me, at least)... I just crossed the 1,000 post marker on KivaFriends! My first post was May 22, 2010... so that's a little over two and a half posts a day for the past year or so. :-)
dont forget to spend thime with your todler! |
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