Jedicartographer wrote:
There were a lot people who were just nit picking, and I found myself making changes to make these people happy. And then they started threatening to “not download my maps†or “not spend there money†on them.
That blew my mind because this isn’t a business for me. I do this because it’s a creative outlet, the fact that people were threatening to not download FREE stuff just blew my mind, and they got offended because I wasn’t concerned whether or not they downloaded free stuff. For some reason I think some people got the impression that they were customers and I was offering some sort of service.
So I found myself in some sort of submissive position bending over backwards to make perfect maps. Not a whole lot of thanks, or pats on the back. Basically the most I could hope for was “cool†or “not badâ€. But If I did something “below standardsâ€, OH BOY! Would I get it.
I guess I am one of those nit pickers and in retrospective I understand that I had a part in the death of the original Utapau project. I never intended to be mean or to criticize for fun. I really liked the project and I tried to be constructive in my critique. Unfortunately only some were interested in second opinions and some didn't care about comments (or the "team"). I'm not an expert and I wasn't right all the time but I value second opinions (I write articles and stuff) -- I'm thankful for any help that could make my work better. But that's me.
I said something about not buying maps but that was not as a threat. I was just honest. I don't have the money to buy all the maps from CafePress. If I spend $30 on a map then it has to be flawless (so far I've bought four maps). My point was that if I wasn't buying (or printing) the map then perhaps others wouldn't either. Many would still buy it as we all like different maps so you shouldn't have paid that much attention to me. It's not all about selling maps on CafePress and of course we do this for fun but wouldn't it be even better if all loved the maps? Wouldn't that make you feel a little better about some of those 100+ hours spent on the project?
It's sad that the Utapau project ended like this but I honestly think that your NR map turned out much better than any of the planned Utapau maps. And I tried to continue reading your threads and posting comments. Hopyfully it helped at least a little.