Thought I'd post a follow up to this. So I couldn't let it go and sent an email to the specific person on this list that I'd donated to. Took some time, but he apologized and sent the coins to me. I still believe folks should srsly think it through before going this route.
As the old saying goes, you can lead the horses to water, but you can't make 'em drink. Sometimes you just have to let people crash & burn. You can't save everyone, only the ones that want to be saved.