tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post6609158563014187730..comments2024-03-04T05:26:22.273-08:00Comments on Propnomicon: The FallenPropnomiconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073463298965255652noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-67302585246951114422015-01-25T22:40:44.938-08:002015-01-25T22:40:44.938-08:00“The professional [artist] learns to recognize env...“The professional [artist] learns to recognize envy-driven criticism and to take it for what it is: the supreme compliment. The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.”<br />― Steven Pressfield, <i>The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles</i>Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974090948640572660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-25385052046255745052015-01-25T14:43:10.400-08:002015-01-25T14:43:10.400-08:00Mythos fans are a pretty good lot overall. Prop m...Mythos fans are a pretty good lot overall. Prop makers and costumers are also good people. Those who actually make and do, tend to be less critical, more accepting, and ready to help. I’ve dealt with them for years and have found them to be polite and sharing folks. <br /><br />Years back I looked into Reddit and found I didn't care be "democratized” out of my voice and opinions (see also herd mentality and mob rule) via a shadowy and sketchy shadowban. I was pretty involved in early live chat in the very late 90s, and BBSs before that, that so I have a bit of perspective on the pros and cons of different types of internet communication. Gads, I’m getting curmudgeonly in my old age (Statler and Waldorf, move over). <br />CoastConFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250561260148656254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-64094135942956215052015-01-25T09:37:24.525-08:002015-01-25T09:37:24.525-08:00@ CoastConFan
I've been very lucky in my deal...@ CoastConFan<br /><br />I've been very lucky in my dealings on Ebay. While I'm not a fan of how the system works now I've been exceedingly happy with the bidders on my wares.<br /><br />@ Jason McKittrick<br /><br />I think the problem with Redditt, as with so much else on the internet, is that so many of its users value snark over politeness. Oddly, despite being unfailingly polite I actually earned a shadowban for pointing out just how terrible and derivative the leaked script for "At the Mountains of Madness" is. Propnomiconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073463298965255652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-60629450938420496052015-01-25T04:18:02.891-08:002015-01-25T04:18:02.891-08:00This is really a shame.
As an artist who support...This is really a shame. <br /><br />As an artist who supports himself and his family solely through his artwork I totally sympathize and concur with his statements.<br /><br />I am also constantly bombarded with the misunderstanding that a hand crafted item should cost the same as something you can pick up at retail. Most folks truly don't understand what is involved in producing handmade artwork.<br /><br />Having a thick skin is essential for doing this kind of work. His comment about abuse from redditors is spot on. While some great information is shared on reddit it is a VERY hatefully motivated community. Because users are largely anonymous it's a free for all for redditors to say some of the most awful things I've ever read. <br /><br />That being said, I also agree that Mythos fans tend to be a more rational fan base. Most are an absolute pleasure to deal with and I'm absolutely grateful for their patronage.<br /><br />I really hope this gentleman reconsiders as well. I've been a fan of his work for years and the propmaking community is a little less awesome with hm not around.Jason McKittrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984580536535331980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-29117833452521520482015-01-24T13:26:06.444-08:002015-01-24T13:26:06.444-08:00I’m sorry to see another maker drop from the ranks...I’m sorry to see another maker drop from the ranks.<br /><br />There’s been a few times in the pasts few decades I had been tempted to gafiate*, myself. Sometimes even a thick skin isn’t enough. I’m sure for many fan prop makers, who are giving stuff away for free find that it germinates as many ingrates as paying folks who whine that what they got was not what they imagined.<br /><br />For that matter, I have pretty much dropped selling on eBay, due to the twin trials of ignorant buyers and an evil (often just incompetent) corporation. Then again, I have a few million fellow sellers who have done the same and voted with their feet. A lot of what I sold was original and often quite scarce, but hey, it’s just not worth the hassle sometimes.<br /><br />Hang in there you guys, I appreciate your work and you taking the time to share your efforts. I still love props and still attend conventions, but I’m thinking of buying a “Grup”* t-shirt though.<br /><br />+ http://stilyagi.org/content/fanspeak-dictionary <br /><br />* Star Trek, Episode Miri, Season 1, Episode 8, see also http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Grup (bonk, bonk on the head)<br />CoastConFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250561260148656254noreply@blogger.com