The YAN-3 Fund.

[Bearmw]

You can never trust money with someone you can't see in the eye, but even that fails on occasion.

[kingston]

It is an interesting aspect to the story that the mods were being expected to monitor Josh's activities. I run a couple of FB pages, and there is occasionally drama. I go in and wrangle it back into shape when it has gone seriously awry. But I do not monitor every aspect of other people's behavior on the pages, including the other admins. Josh seemingly (and I will give him the benefit of the doubt here) set up something meant to be good and helpful. I see no reason they would have been monitoring his behavior, as he was a trusted member of the community. No one is to blame for Josh's actions save for Josh. And I seriously hope he makes it right. Whether or not the money was stolen from him, he was the custodian of that money, by his own choice and actions.

[blck325is]

The tl;dr
Yan pays vlad to paint car
Vlad cocks it up and drives Yans car without permission to a show
Yan (the saint) doesn't go apeshit but rationally presents his case
Vlad (the cock) goes apeshit defending himself
r3v via Josh tried to rectify the situation by raising funds for Yan
Funds are raised and everyone forgets about it till thread resurrection
Questions are asked about conclusion
Josh tells all about how funds are now gone
r3v does what r3v does, questions are asked and now Josh is trying to rectify the situation.

Shitty tl;dr I know but thats the whole thing.

[itskingsteelo]

link to the backstory doesn't work. backstory anyone?

[QUKBMER]

Wow that was a great 3 year 30 page story,im tired and going to bed now.:yawn:

[phreshkid]

I donated. And I'd like to donate again, directly to Yan this time.

I too am donating.

Josh, it may be best for you to sit this one out, and figure out how you intend on rectifying this situation. There have been a few good suggestions in this thread already.

[fporro]

so I'll need to donate again? ...

Double or nothing I guess., r3vit

[blck325is]

Well, first off sorry to Yan for getting screwed twice. Glad he's not the vindictive type because he would have every reason to strike out at someone. Kudos to him for being the kind of man he is. Secondly, this situation is all kinds of screwy and I have a suspicion it might get worse before it gets better. I hope the mods can stay vigilant in making sure things are handled and a satisfactory outcome is achieved for all parties involved. I don't know Josh and have never dealt with him but hope this is resolved properly. Third, fuck vlad because he was the proverbial domino in this whole chain reaction culminating in Yan getting screwed twice.

[Mr. Burns]

so I'll need to donate again?

I don't make E36 kinda scratch...

[Jand3rson]

I will be setting up a GoFundMe account this week for Yan, payable directly to him, I will have no monetary involvement.

[delatlanta1281]

Good fucking god, if you're going to bitch at him, post a fucking screenshot of your donation. If you didn't donate, move it along and let it get sorted out.

I like this.

[McGyver]

Wow, that thread really blew up. I was around for Yan's fiasco with his car, but I somehow missed this thread, so let me check to make sure I understand what I just read:

1) R3v decided to not be cheap
2) People who donated didn't care for 3 years
3) People who didn't care are now flaming Josh
4) Yan hasn't said shit in this thread
5) No we all have to leave the e30 game because of theives

Yeah, it's a shitty situation, and it sounds like Josh feels bad about it and is looking to fix things. How about people calm down for a second and go back to asking for e30tech login help and wanting to know the best engine swap for $5 that can be done overnight to get 400whp.

Good fucking god, if you're going to bitch at him, post a fucking screenshot of your donation. If you didn't donate, move it along and let it get sorted out.

[JasonC]

Come on guys, at least two people knew at a minimum any way you look at it: Josh and Yan.

And neither one of them said a word?

I suspect the person that bumped this 3 year old thread was also aware of what happened. Regardless, I am sure Josh told someone else and Yan must have commented on the funds. Why would Yan censor what happen if someone asked him? This is why I said it was kept a secret.

It's not worth discussing or debating at this point since its all speculation and rather disgraceful but again one or the other should have said something since it wasn't truly their money to begin with. It just seems the right thing to do with the donors.

I never heard anything.. Only correspondences with Josh that I've had is on here replying to threads and or on Facebook with replying to something about his phone being updated or a Hot Rod that he posted. For Yan, I've bought some model cars off of him in the past. Also was going to buy a DieCast e30 off of him. As for coming from anyone else. This thread IS the first I've heard of this mess.

[rturbo 930]

This was my thought after the infamous post.

I feel like I missed something?


And I agree with others that said Josh should be selling parts to make up the funds.

[N2MYE30]

Nothing short of the ordinary, but an unnamed ex mod got some fancy new wheels and toys throughout that time.

This was my thought after the infamous post.