I'm not trying to get into an argument, or start drama. So this will be probably be the last time I respond, as I would like to see this stay on topic.
I'll attempt to convince you that I'm not overly negative to bait responses from vendors or get some internet points. These kinds of sales tactics and interest checks are pretty scary since it mostly removes you and anyone else attempting to run product for the community from the community you're depending on. I don't want to see NK or others become a faceless shop that does whatever they want, as I've seen others do. Maybe I'm a bit too assuming and over exaggerating.
To be honest, its hard to see anything other than that. Anytime I see your name pop up, I can assume you are either meming, being mean, or promoting your own stuff. My initial reply was that you are mistaken on your comments. We never did anything you claimed.
There should have been an ic form. That's the best way to people to provide feedback without committing to a post on this forum which lots of people don't like to do. Thats how ics have been done for years here and anything straying from that puts people in a loop. I'm also in the belief that if you have a date set to run that a price is likely decided on too and wondering why that can't be public information if there's very little evidence to support that op is taking feedback. In stock GMK is great nobody is going to argue against that, but what community support do you expect to see if a store is filled with things decided by vendors rather than hobbyists?
This is up to the designers and how they want to do it. I don't have any requirements for designers using GH, IC forms, etc. There is no pricing, as the kitting has not been submitted to GMK yet. I would assume we are going to push hard with it, and try to keep it around our other recent sets - $99 base kit. This is just a complete guess and I may be wrong and it could be $10-$20 higher.
Honestly, IC forms rarely help as a lot of people who reply never end up purchasing or participating. People who are actually engaged and want the set would be more prone to post a reply to the thread.
That's great about color matching but just because it hasn't happened to you doesn't mean it can't. I'm trying again not to come off as so negative, working on it, more so just concerned about the turn things have taken since the pandemic. More sets and more money isn't bad, but lots more of these interest checks popping up have little or nothing to do with community. I think if stuff like this is just ran and there's no where for people to voice their concerns that's just further warp this hobby into being less special than I feel like it is.
I keyboard a bit too hard sometimes, but it's not because I'm mean or ill intended. Don't be concerned about my energy for a second, I go to meetups, I socialize, I talk about how fun this all is every single day. If everything was just an online storefront without outlets like this or discord that were founded on community ran projects this whole thing would be nothing.
Thats such a hypothetical though. Just because it hasnt happened doesnt mean it cant? There is no basis here, and nothing to really reply to here.
If you're not trying to come across as ill intended or mean, I think youre missing the mark. I know other vendors and members who stop using GH because of replies like yours. They're not welcoming or constructive, and push people away.
I have no intention of becoming a faceless vendor, in fact quite the opposite. We started our own discord recently where I regularly communicate, and although a bit slow, I post updates on our youtube channel. We also are hosting our own yearly meetup for the community to come and hang out. We aim to not make any money whatsoever at our meetup, and actually pay a decent chunk to have a fun and active convention for those in the community.
Feel free to message me if you want to continue this discussion!
