Cautionary Kickstarter Tale

This forum is for the discussion of any topic you want to discuss - from other RPGS through to events in the world at large.
Locked
User avatar
Morthrai
Site Admin
Posts: 1416
Joined: Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:26 pm
Location: Worcestershire, UK
Contact:

Cautionary Kickstarter Tale

Post by Morthrai »

I don't usually post anything regarding Kickstarter but this particular news involves someone who was a part of DC history some time ago. I am not going to pass personal comment until I find out exactly what happened, but if this turn out to be actual theft rather than some kind of mix-up that might change!

http://tinyurl.com/olgdm68

If you don't know who the person mentioned in the link is, then don't worry about it (unless you backed one of the projects)!
Lee Williams.
"Superstition is the name the ignorant give to their ignorance"
User avatar
Marcus Bone
Site Admin
Posts: 492
Joined: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:13 am
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Contact:

Re: Cautionary Kickstarter Tale

Post by Marcus Bone »

...hmmm...

And that's all I'll say about that!
Owner of http://www.darkconspiracytherpg.info and other great RPG websites -
- Stormbringer! - Supporting the Eternal Champion RPGs at http://www.stormbringerrpg.com
- Unbound Publishing - Bringing back the fear - http://www.unboundbook.org
User avatar
ReHerakhte
Darkling
Posts: 1207
Joined: Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:30 am
Location: Australia, west coast. Hiding in the ceiling, waiting for the aliens...
Contact:

Re: Cautionary Kickstarter Tale

Post by ReHerakhte »

Interesting to see some updates from Ken Whitman himself, this is definitely one of those "wait and see" situations" I think.
It's not whether you win or lose,

It's whether I win...
User avatar
Morthrai
Site Admin
Posts: 1416
Joined: Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:26 pm
Location: Worcestershire, UK
Contact:

Re: Cautionary Kickstarter Tale

Post by Morthrai »

My take on this is that given Ken's habit of doing half-a-dozen things at once, I can quite easily believe the whole thing was just a cock-up with no malice or intention of ripping people off. I also wonder if the original lack of communication was due to embarassment, which I believe is an emotion he rarely experiences 8)
Lee Williams.
"Superstition is the name the ignorant give to their ignorance"
User avatar
ReHerakhte
Darkling
Posts: 1207
Joined: Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:30 am
Location: Australia, west coast. Hiding in the ceiling, waiting for the aliens...
Contact:

Re: Cautionary Kickstarter Tale

Post by ReHerakhte »

I'm inclined to agree with you particularly given some of the information from replies to the initial article. For instance, someone's wife was getting info sent to her facebook account and it was implied that she was not actually meant to be getting anything sent to her facebook account. Then when she took action to stop it, the kickstarter problems began.
It may only be a coincidence but it may also be the basis of the entire problem?
It's not whether you win or lose,

It's whether I win...
Locked