Kickstarter - The Thread.

[schild]

Ruined? The guy is going to be pocketing a ton a money after this is all said and done.

When 1,000 people show up at his house/apt/whatever and ruin the property, and he has no clue how to logistically mail a shitload of hats and shit, I bet he makes off with negative money.

Part of the $3000 stretch goal is that he's going to rent a party hall.

Pretty sure that falls under "whatever" and that property is still getting trashed.

[Paelos]

Heh $72,000 of potato salad. This is exactly why I love to hate Kickstarter's policies. This shouldn't exist.

[lamaros]

Heh $72,000 of potato salad. This is exactly why I love to hate Kickstarter's policies. This shouldn't exist.

Oh hey, you posted this.

[ezrast]

I was thinking basically the same thing, except less "Kickstarter's policies" and more "retards who spend their money on awful shit that I wish I'd thought of first."

[Sky]

I love that about the world. That someone can come up with some stupid idea and people find it amusing and play along and then chaos ensues.

How is this a bad thing?

[Father mike]

Exactly what form does one file with the IRS to show $100K in income from a joke Kickstarter?

[K9]

It's still a better project than Star Citizen 

[Simond]

And more likely to end up with something palatable at the end!

Meanwhile, on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gunnerkrigg

[Paelos]

Exactly what form does one file with the IRS to show $100K in income from a joke Kickstarter?

One would assume that Kickstarter is supposed to issue you a 1099 with the revenue total. In which case you file a Schedule C Business Income form on your 1040, along with associated expenses.

[Fabricated]

And more likely to end up with something palatable at the end!

Meanwhile, on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gunnerkrigg

Man I cannot make myself like that comic, it bores the shit out of me.

[Simond]

That's fair - I mean, it took me three attempts to get through the archives but it hooked me good when it did.

[Kail]

Sorry if this was posted before and I didn't notice it, but it looks like the Yogsventures game has been officially cancelled.

Sounds like a lot of bad mojo.  Project took in over half a million dollars (over double their original goal) but still failed to produce anything.  The dev (this is his first project) claims he's in the hole something like 25k of his own money, and his wife left him because he spent all his time obsessively making a video game based on a youtube channel, and his company is basically bankrupt.

A lot of backers are upset (especially people who funded to the tune of ten grand), but don't worry, the Yogscast guys have something planned: the game's resources are all being given to TUG, another early access voxel based game by an indie developer.  At least this one's playable, I guess.

[Margalis]

The Yog thing is either a scam or the people running it are literally retarded.

They gave someone $35,000 without any specified amount of work they needed to deliver, then two weeks later they said "well I don't feel like working any more but I'm keeping the $35k."

This guy who took that money was supposedly a trusted friend of theirs. If that $35k came out of their pockets they would have thrown a fit, but because that money comes out of the pockets of suckers they still consider him a swell guy. The whole thing is pathetic.

[Simond]

The Yog thing is either a scam or the people running it are literally retarded.

If it helps: Technically a Goon Project. So...the latter.

[schild]

So they dumped all the money into Star Citizen?

[Sky]

the Yogscast guys have something planned: the game's resources are all being given to TUG, another early access voxel based game by an indie developer.  At least this one's playable, I guess.

Technically, yes. I backed that one in a moment of weakness and it's a huge mess. Been in alpha for over a year and still barely any mechanics in it.

Yog was entertaining early on, but it's just gotten to be a schtick and they've expanded way too much. I hope they don't think that train is going on forever.

[shiznitz]

Exactly what form does one file with the IRS to show $100K in income from a joke Kickstarter?

If you don't get a 1099, it didn't happen. 

[Paelos]

Exactly what form does one file with the IRS to show $100K in income from a joke Kickstarter?

If you don't get a 1099, it didn't happen. 

The bank would generate a report for an amount that large when you made the deposit.

[Fabricated]

My favorite part is how the Yogscast guys (who are apparently gigantic assholes) just picked some random dude who was just starting to learn unity to make the game, then the guy felt so committed to the project he threw away his own money and it destroyed his marriage apparently.

[pxib]

Only eight days remain.

[Thrawn]

Only eight days remain.

I thought KS actually reviewed campaigns before they get approved? 

[Sky]

I love the cyberguy so hard.

[Trippy]

Only eight days remain.

I thought KS actually reviewed campaigns before they get approved? 

No, they changed their policy. That's why the potato salad KS was able to be created.

[HaemishM]

So the new policy is basically, "Fuck it, you're on your own?"

[Trippy]

Yes:

https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/introducing-launch-now-and-simplified-rules-0

[KallDrexx]

lolol, what kind of drugs is that guy on

[HaemishM]

lolol, what kind of drugs is that guy on

Either too much crystal mech or not enough anti-psychotics and mood stabilizers.

[MahrinSkel]

lolol, what kind of drugs is that guy on

Either too much crystal mech or not enough anti-psychotics and mood stabilizers.

[Johny Cee]

Only eight days remain.

I thought KS actually reviewed campaigns before they get approved? 

No, they changed their policy. That's why the potato salad KS was able to be created.

Not really.  They never did any kind of thorough review, besides getting rid of obvious scams that didn't take the couple hours to dress up their scam as somewhat reasonable.  They changed their stated policy to reflect reality.

[Viin]

https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/potato-salad-by-the-numbers

[Paelos]

From that:

Zack’s project inspired some handwringing about What It All Means. Here’s one take: Kickstarter is a good place to aim high and go big, but small projects are great too. If you want to make something to share with others, maybe you just need ten or 20 or 50 people to get your idea off the ground. And if it turns out that 6,911 people share your vision for potato salad… then you’re going to need some more potatoes.

 

[pxib]

Well hey, that's $2750 to Kickstarter and a bit less to Amazon's credit card handling. Plus all press is good press, right? They can't be super upset about it.

I, on the other hand, am no longer clear what universe I live in.

[Abagadro]

Can't believe that Coolest Cooler has now raised 8 mil.  It's nifty and all, but jesus.

[schild]

I had to look it up.

That thing is ugly as fuck.

[MahrinSkel]

Can't believe that Coolest Cooler has now raised 8 mil.  It's nifty and all, but jesus.

I can't believe that it doesn't have a paramagnetic cooling circuit in it.  You're going to load it with batteries and electronics, and you skip the one thing that would actually make it a better cooler?

--Dave