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I'm still very confused about the staff pick badge… Is there anyone here that ran a campaign that could confirm? There are numerous articles dedicated to maxim

I'm still very confused about the staff pick badge… Is there anyone here that ran a campaign that could confirm? There are numerous articles dedicated to maximize one's chances to be a staff pick, and numerous advantages like being in the newsletter, promoted on their social network accounts, etc. That would mean that there really is a staff pick category with hand-picked projects, but that the badge itself can be added by any campaign. Is this really true? I need more evidence, it doesn't seem reasonable. edit: found some more info about it from a campaigner http://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-140-the-kickstarter-staff-pick/ http://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-140-the-kickst.... It does seem that being a staff pick means that one staff member flagged the project, and the badge icon usage is largely unrelated.

braythwayt 11y ago
What we know to be the case is this: Kickstarter does feature some campaigns as its staff picks, Kickstarter does notify campaigns when Kickstarter selects them as a staff pick, but Kickstarter will not admit that this particular project is abusing the staff pick appellation, and Kickstarter is refusing to say anything that could be interpreted as agreeing that this campaign engaged in unethical behaviour. My personal conclusion is this: This project gets a free pass. There is no evidence that any arbitrary project can give itself the badge and not get censured by Kickstarter.