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The concern I might have with it is if they raised the money with the claim then removed the claim after people had pledged. It wasn't clear to me from the art
by tedmiston 9y ago
The concern I might have with it is if they raised the money with the claim then removed the claim after people had pledged. It wasn't clear to me from the article what the timeline was with changing the language and the end of the campaign.
- stefanwlb 9y agoShouldn't there be some protection from editing original claims, and if changed, that its clear when and what changed in the wording? I find the whole thing ridiculous.
- tdburn 9y agoYou can cancel and get a refund before the campaign fundraising period ends
- gnicholas 9y agoGood point. For major edits like this — especially where claims violated Kickstarter's TOS — it would seem appropriate to require the creator to send a message to all backers that communicates the change and the reason for it. Otherwise many backers might not find out about the changed language.
- WillPostForFood 9y agoYou don't even need to get a refund. Kickstarter doesn't collect money until the end of the campaign, so you can change, withdraw, increase your pledge as much as you want with a couple clicks.
- egypturnash 9y agoFWIW, Kickstarter won't let you change the text of a reward tier as long as someone's pledged for it. You can change the text of the main pitch all you like, though.
- dstaley 9y agoGravity backer here. They sent out an email to all the backers about the change. > That said, we wanted to clarify that our blanket is not an FDA approved medical device, and as such, we've tweaked the language on our Kickstarter accordingly. We hope you understand, and we’re very excited for you to try this out for yourselves.