[[Due to Livejournal comment-length limitation, I'm posting this in multiple parts.]]
Hi Gunmouth,
Ok, so, let me try and respond to what you said. I'll copy what you posted on my FA page here and address that first and then move on to what you posted in this thread.
You said: "Here's a reply for you. Your picture is in the same sketch state as you saw it in. It has only been a month, and others have been waiting as long (if not longer) than you. It will get done."
My reply: Although I didn't mention it specifically on your FA page or via e-mail, if you had read my initial post here carefully you would know that I'm not in any rush for you to finish and in fact am "perfectly happy to wait" and that my only problem is that you were ignoring all my messages. Specifically, I couldn't understand why such a simple question as 'Gunmouth, when do you think it might be done?' was something you couldn't answer. As I also mentioned in the above post, I messaged you at the beginning of July, and again two weeks later, and then I took more affirmative action at the end of July since it had been a month and I had seen you not opening or responding to my simple short question.
You said: "As for artist beware, you can post there as much as you want. But you may want to consider that any delay on your commissions may be result of how overly meticulous you are about character details..."
My reply: My policy with artists has always been that if you are willing to do the work then I am willing to wait (provided you keep in touch). Granted, if it were going on a whole year or two years and you still didn't have it done then I'd have to reassess the situation and decide if I wanted to continue waiting or ask for a refund. Now, since you accepted the commission and didn't object to all the detailed info I gave you, I had no reason to think there was any problem there. (You elaborated on this in more detail on your Livejournal post so I'll reply more to this statement below.)
You said: "...amassing said artist with several pages full of OCD info, to the point where the artist almost doesn't want to draw it anymore."
My reply: You saw my package at the convention and you never objected to it then. Indeed, despite the fact you had plenty of opportunity to raise this matter with me at the convention or afterwords online you only mention it now after I challenged you on why you weren't replying to my question about when you think my commission would be finished. And saying it's OCD strikes me as a personal attack meant to demean my integrity and distract attention away from the real issue here which is that you are a bad communicator.
If you didn't want to draw it or there is some problem that makes you not want to draw it; then what stopped you from talking to me about this and explaining your point of view? It shouldn't take my posting on LJ and sending numerous messages to your FA page for you to say something. I want to to work with my artists. If they have a concern I will listen and take it seriously and do my best to address it. Please, if you have a problem with what I've asked for or with me, then talk to me about it. Otherwise, hold your peace and give me my refund.
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Hi Gunmouth,
Ok, so, let me try and respond to what you said. I'll copy what you posted on my FA page here and address that first and then move on to what you posted in this thread.
You said:
"Here's a reply for you. Your picture is in the same sketch state as you saw it in. It has only been a month, and others have been waiting as long (if not longer) than you. It will get done."
My reply:
Although I didn't mention it specifically on your FA page or via e-mail, if you had read my initial post here carefully you would know that I'm not in any rush for you to finish and in fact am "perfectly happy to wait" and that my only problem is that you were ignoring all my messages. Specifically, I couldn't understand why such a simple question as 'Gunmouth, when do you think it might be done?' was something you couldn't answer. As I also mentioned in the above post, I messaged you at the beginning of July, and again two weeks later, and then I took more affirmative action at the end of July since it had been a month and I had seen you not opening or responding to my simple short question.
You said:
"As for artist beware, you can post there as much as you want. But you may want to consider that any delay on your commissions may be result of how overly meticulous you are about character details..."
My reply:
My policy with artists has always been that if you are willing to do the work then I am willing to wait (provided you keep in touch). Granted, if it were going on a whole year or two years and you still didn't have it done then I'd have to reassess the situation and decide if I wanted to continue waiting or ask for a refund. Now, since you accepted the commission and didn't object to all the detailed info I gave you, I had no reason to think there was any problem there. (You elaborated on this in more detail on your Livejournal post so I'll reply more to this statement below.)
You said:
"...amassing said artist with several pages full of OCD info, to the point where the artist almost doesn't want to draw it anymore."
My reply:
You saw my package at the convention and you never objected to it then. Indeed, despite the fact you had plenty of opportunity to raise this matter with me at the convention or afterwords online you only mention it now after I challenged you on why you weren't replying to my question about when you think my commission would be finished. And saying it's OCD strikes me as a personal attack meant to demean my integrity and distract attention away from the real issue here which is that you are a bad communicator.
If you didn't want to draw it or there is some problem that makes you not want to draw it; then what stopped you from talking to me about this and explaining your point of view? It shouldn't take my posting on LJ and sending numerous messages to your FA page for you to say something. I want to to work with my artists. If they have a concern I will listen and take it seriously and do my best to address it. Please, if you have a problem with what I've asked for or with me, then talk to me about it. Otherwise, hold your peace and give me my refund.
(Post continued. . .)