tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602167808094222357.post9220773421608744196..comments2023-10-28T12:54:37.739-05:00Comments on Not Another Dime: 2016.09.03 We Couldn't Let This Opportunity Slip Us By....Christopher Stogdillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831712020518883173noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602167808094222357.post-69448579326013490852016-09-08T02:34:47.741-05:002016-09-08T02:34:47.741-05:00Not worried about Ken's psychological wellbein...Not worried about Ken's psychological wellbeing or whether he needs tutelage. Not willing to babysit him in hopes of him actually growing up. No more new deals, chances. We have been burned at every step along this path.Taya Brownstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511705062402901044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602167808094222357.post-19279442974985245592016-09-06T12:12:47.008-05:002016-09-06T12:12:47.008-05:00I don't mean it as a new deal. I mean that, fr...I don't mean it as a new deal. I mean that, from a psychological and time management standpoint, the best thing he can do is focus on a single task and work it to completion. Once he finishes that one thing, he can move on to another.<br />The money is gone. He has spent every last dime. If you sit there and insist that you get everything that was promised you from the beginning, you're not ever going to get a thing.<br />Now, I'm in agreement with everyone else that I'd love for him to wind up in court - civil or criminal.<br />But barring that, it's time for Ken to focus on one task at a time, and for the backers to accept that they're never going to get everything they were originally promised. That's just not going to happen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668831633640216330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602167808094222357.post-37772487451725845582016-09-05T17:29:22.418-05:002016-09-05T17:29:22.418-05:00The only "thing" that Ken can do to fix ...The only "thing" that Ken can do to fix the situation that he created for himself is to complete the things that he contracted with us, the backers, to do. This includes all work/rewards on all of the kickstarters, an accounting/explanation of all lost/misused funds and equipment. An explanation of the low-quality of the few things that were shipped. PrefereSince Ken has continually refused to keep backers informed of the status of the projects (or of things preventing the work from being completed), he does not deserve any special new deals from those of us who financed and contracted with him. Taya Brownstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511705062402901044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602167808094222357.post-29692840176225473362016-09-04T16:03:41.344-05:002016-09-04T16:03:41.344-05:00My two pieces of advice to Ken Whitman:
1) Come cl...My two pieces of advice to Ken Whitman:<br />1) Come clean regarding the Pencil Dice Kickstarters. Just tell the absolute truth about them. Tell your backers that you have lied on multiple occasions. It's not like we don't know. When you say things that contradict each other, one of those things has to be a lie.<br />2) Finish just one thing. You're SO FAR underwater at this point on so many different projects that I know it's impossible the try to figure out what to work on. Nothing gets done. I've been there. Pick just one thing. Ignore everything else. It's not like those things getting ignored are getting any real progress on them now. Focus on one single overdue project and work it to completion. If you need help, ask for it. I'm fully aware that this won't include the Pencil Dice (which is the only thing you owe me), because that only requires money, and what I have in mind is not "just save up until I have enough money to order and ship pencils." I mean finish the footage for one of your projects. Finish, completely, just one episode, and make it available. Don't have enough money to ship a stack of DVDs? Fine. Post it on Vimeo. You can "sell" and then gift your content to people on that medium. At least you'll be able to point to something as being done. You are now at the point where you can't make everyone happy. Instead, you're just pissing a bunch of people off. Make SOME people happy.<br />Finish just one thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668831633640216330noreply@blogger.com