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In UK there is simply no such status as "non-profit", so technically none of what you listed are "non-profit" organizations. These are unincorporated associatio

by krick 9mo ago

In UK there is simply no such status as "non-profit", so technically none of what you listed are "non-profit" organizations. These are unincorporated associations, that, by the way, can be making profit (but that would be on shaky grounds, since common law makes it hard not to fuck up, being as vague as it always is). However, there is a "charity" status in UK, and you'd have be a registered organization to obtain it. Anyway, "non-profit" is (i.e. "only makes sense defined as...") a legal status, it isn't just a way to say "not making money" (after all, we wouldn't call any failing business a non-profit, right?), so it really doesn't make any sense to ask if an illegal underground gang is "non-profit". GP is correct to point that out.

chrisjj 9mo ago
> In UK there is simply no such status as "non-profit" Incorrect. ‐-------- https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/non-profit https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/non-prof... noun [ C ] uk /ˌnɒnˈprɒf.ɪt/ us /ˌnɑːnˈprɑː.fɪt/ (also not-for-profit) an organization whose aim is to make money for a social or political purpose or to provide a service that people need, rather than to make a profit (Definition of non-profit from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) ‐-------- That's Cambridge UK. > However, there is a "charity" status in UK, and you'd have be a registered organization to obtain it. Again incorrect. See https://www.gov.uk/setting-up-charity https://www.gov.uk/setting-up-charity
- squigz 9mo ago
  I'm not entirely sure what this sort of pedantry is meant to accomplish. Congratulations on being technically correct, I suppose? Both I and GP have pointed out the crux of the matter, and you are ignoring it.
  - chrisjj 9mo ago
    > Both I and GP have pointed out the crux of the matter "They're not 'a' non-profit". > and you are ignoring it. No. I am challenging it. I've seen no evidence either way and so far it seems nor have you. So let's wait and see.
    - squigz 9mo ago
      Literally everybody except you knows what I and both GP were referring to.
      - chrisjj 9mo ago
        Everybody including me, I'd say.
  - IAmBroom 9mo ago
    By pedantry, you mean "pointing out completely misusing terms and falsehoods about UK law", right?

by krick 9mo ago

chrisjj 9mo ago

> In UK there is simply no such status as "non-profit" Incorrect. ‐-------- https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/non-profit https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/non-prof... noun [ C ] uk /ˌnɒnˈprɒf.ɪt/ us /ˌnɑːnˈprɑː.fɪt/ (also not-for-profit) an organization whose aim is to make money for a social or political purpose or to provide a service that people need, rather than to make a profit (Definition of non-profit from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) ‐-------- That's Cambridge UK. > However, there is a "charity" status in UK, and you'd have be a registered organization to obtain it. Again incorrect. See https://www.gov.uk/setting-up-charity https://www.gov.uk/setting-up-charity

squigz 9mo ago
I'm not entirely sure what this sort of pedantry is meant to accomplish. Congratulations on being technically correct, I suppose? Both I and GP have pointed out the crux of the matter, and you are ignoring it.
- chrisjj 9mo ago
  > Both I and GP have pointed out the crux of the matter "They're not 'a' non-profit". > and you are ignoring it. No. I am challenging it. I've seen no evidence either way and so far it seems nor have you. So let's wait and see.
  - squigz 9mo ago
    Literally everybody except you knows what I and both GP were referring to.
    - chrisjj 9mo ago
      Everybody including me, I'd say.
- IAmBroom 9mo ago
  By pedantry, you mean "pointing out completely misusing terms and falsehoods about UK law", right?