[Fergal]

Light a free candle online at https://candlethoughts.com/, for yourself or someone you care about. From the website, you can light a candle for any of the following:

• Get Well Soon - Send positive, healing thoughts to someone who's unwell or recovering.
• Good Luck Wishes - Encourage friends or family facing challenges like exams, interviews, sporting events, performances or new ventures.
• Congratulations - Light a candle to honor achievements, milestones, or joyous events.
• Remember & Honor - Pay tribute to loved ones or reflect on meaningful moments and memories.
• Share Prayers & Intentions - Seek comfort, guidance, or blessings for yourself or others in need.
• Set Personal Goals - Mark life changes or spark motivation by focusing on hopes and dreams.
• World Peace.
• Support Those in Crisis - Light a candle in solidarity with communities afflicted by natural disasters, poverty, or war.
• Hope - Offer encouragement to those who feel hopeless or forgotten, reminding them they are not alone.
• Gratitude - Give thanks for something you are grateful for.
• Personal Wishes and Intentions - The above are just examples, light a candle for whatever you wish.

You can submit your message free and anonymously on the site, or if you prefer just reply here with a message you would like to add and I will light a candle for you.

https://candlethoughts.com/

[OldGuy]

Just out of curiosity, how are those who the thought is for supposed to see the wish?
Is it just to post something online, or will it result in any real meaning for the recipient?
Does this program send a message to those this is for?
Is it shared like a marketing message or ad for anyone who happens to see it?
Are these messages connected to any kind of fund raiser involved?
Who is the targeted audience?

Just the initial questioning reaction to the concept.

[Fergal]

Thanks for your questions OldGuy. We don't collect email addresses or any other contact details on the site. The site just provides a facility for people to light a candle online for their intention or wish. It is similar to lighting a candle in a church. No, there is no fundraiser involved and the service is completely free to use.

I don't have a target audience in mind, it is for anyone who would light a candle online.

[warren2]

I am not a New Member, since I first joined over 10 years ago with the username Oldbuddy, but since my computer was recently hacked I can no longer access that account. I signed up for a new account with the username warren2 and my hope is by posting with it I can reestablish my identity with the admin here and regain access to my old account which would allow me to delete this one and get back to business as usual. Since my old Windows computer does not seem to have any hope, I upgraded to a Windows 11 machine to begin the long process of recovering from that damage. I am also trying to learn a more secure by Dual Booting it with an Irish Flavor of Linux (Zorin) and be less dependent on Google and Microsoft. So far it has proven to be a major struggle with a worthwhile goal, but I am enjoying the challenge.

Obviously I could use a candle to help light the way toward a rapid full recovery.

[Fergal]

Hi warren2, welcome back, do you have access to the email address associated with your oldbuddy account?

I've lit a candle for you.

[OldGuy]

This does not seem to be getting much action. Just looked at it again and see no new entries since I posted one myself.

Might get some action and be worth something if it was posted somewhere that people could view it without just stumbling over this post.

[Fergal]

Thanks for your suggestions OldGuy, the site is just new and has not really been promoted yet. If you have any suggestions as to where it could be promoted, I would be delighted to hear them. Thanks again.

[OldGuy]

My first thought was to go look for sites promoting best wishes and condolences

Thing is, all that came up are sites already filled with such posts as their main content. Did not seem they would be places to post yet another addition to their lists. The web has hundreds of such sites. You would have to find a way to wedge your site in with the mix for its own listing that would come up in any search.

Here is a search page example of the results:
https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=43&q=s ... A1&PC=ASTS

Other than that, I suppose you could include a promotional link on each of your social media pages and leave it at that.