paul wrote: your donation is certainly a benevolent gesture and that goes a long way. but to be fair - creativeowlet drove a long way on his own dime with some sweet gear and recorded a stellar video to share with all of us - plus he edited it all for days afterward, half-blasted out of his mind from sleep deprivation. a proper metric to tally up his contribution - putting all of those who could not be there ... there, well, yields: priceless. thats a good looking donation.
might have been nicer to have given maybe even just a couple to those who couldn't make - it or even traded? you can understand right? sure its a free market, and i know its tough times - a few bucks help, but money changing hands for freebies might be construed as less than savory eh?
Paul, the video thing is a completely different point than the accusations that are being raised in this FOR TRADE/SALE thread. Is he a victim that he HAD to edit a fan video? Did he get a ton of self promotional traffic for a sweet video? can you find related links to his other creative work or website or portfolio from that fan video? i havent seen the video, so maybe i dont understand what a selfless gift to the community it was. I guess I don't really get your first point.
The problem I have with creativeowlet is the unwarranted vitriol about something that doesn't really concern him. I mean, seanandcandy and the cronies are thinking I beat people up and stole gear from the hands of the less fortunate. Warp had boxes of posters. After that first rush, most people took off. Everybody got theirs. There was NOBODY on the sidelines crying into their beer over not getting something. I would have gladly given any extras I had to that person. The concept of that mythical person who was there and didn't get anything has yet to come forward. (That idea sounds good though.) There was no premeditation to "CASH IN", or to engage in profiteering off of this event. If you buy something like this at a show, $20-30 is nowhere near an "inflated price". You want a villain? Go talk to $300 used MHTRTC guy.
I know I'm speaking to a hyperbolic community on a messageboard, but its still important that we stick to the facts.
A wise man once said, haters gonna hate.
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