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It's pretty simple why this is a poor idea and predatory. It is essentially praying on artists who may want to make a living and get a...

This kind of thing happens fairly often. And it normally ends with the contests being cancelled. So I don't have sympathy for the...

So, the reason why this is often considered unethical is because upcoming artists struggling to find work can feel this is their only...

And it wasn't the people who gave the negative feedback that "ruined" it... it was the company itself for choosing to pull the contest...

It is the same, other than a matter of scale. You are suggesting that any negative feedback is complaining (and thus has a negative...

Here's another example. Let me know what you think of this: Let's say I'm putting on a Jazz Festival. I put out a contest to design the...

Heh... "Wow, those uppity wimmens! We made them equal to us men, but now they want to VOTE too?!? What's with all that whining and...

This (bolded) IMO would be just fine. Another, and perhaps even better, option would be something like "Unless specific permission to...

I worked with Kim for years, during my days as a TSR freelancer, and he was never anything but a gentleman, to me. Smart and good at his...

I'm going to say the same thing that I said on YouTube, when I saw the vid: I think Jim may be missing the point. Nobody is saying...

WotC needs to learn how to compress pdfs. 116 MB for 14 pages?!