Quote from: AcinonyxWow. I just went back and read that whole thing. Shit man, I feel a lot better about our dumbasses at NTL now. What a screaming bunch of twits. Reveal, wtf man, I hope you're banging that chick because you sure as hell come off like you want to.

That thread can be summed up perfectly by the 'arguing on the interent' macro. No wonder I don't take pdf products seriously.

I guess it's not ok to defend friends? :shrug:

Quote from: revealI guess it's not ok to defend friends? :shrug:

No it certainly is not!

Not if your friend loses their cool with someone who is not only an asshole, but is weel known for admittedly and consistently being one.

Never lash back at them. It looks "unprofessional" :snotty:

Quote from: revealI guess it's not ok to defend friends? :shrug:

Sure it's okay.

On a related subject,there were many ways you could have posted about your friend's situation on this forum. None of which would have involved naming Skarka. The fact that you did, tells me, that you hope that this thread will be an extension of the link you posted, where everyone comes out and goes on about that baddie Skarka - which really does not bother me. But if this was really your motive, I would have prefered, if you were upfront about it.

Regards,
David R

Quote from: Teflon BillyNever lash back at them. It looks "unprofessional" :snotty:

Good thing I'm not a professional.

Quote from: David RSure it's okay.

On a related subject,there were many ways you could have posted about your friend's situation on this forum. None of which would have involved naming Skarka. The fact that you did, tells me, that you hope that this thread will be an extension of the link you posted, where everyone comes out and goes on about that baddie Skarka - which really does not bother me. But if this was really your motive, I would have prefered, if you were upfront about it.

Regards,
David R

That was never my intention. My intentions were as stated previously. I wanted to know if he was actually worth worrying about. I am not "in the business" and thought I'd ask of those who know more than I do.

Quote from: revealThat was never my intention. My intentions were as stated previously. I wanted to know if he was actually worth worrying about. I am not "in the business" and thought I'd ask of those who know more than I do.

My mistake. I apologize.

Regards,
David R

Quote from: David RMy mistake. I apologize.

Regards,
David R

No biggie. I can definitely understand if people thought this was me cross-posting to try to bash Skarka. I've seen people do it plenty of times.

Quote from: revealA friend of mine (one of the publishers of Dog Soul Publishing) is being harrassed by Gareth Skarka. He's apparently threatened legal action. If you want to read about it, check it out here.

She's pretty shaken up by the whole thing. Skarka seems like a real dick and I was wondering if anyone else has had any dealings with him and if he's just a blowhard.

No, your friend is not. Your friend did not respect the standard of practice in the very industry she was working within, where balances are resolved on the 15th of the month. This is one of those things anyone doing busines with an RPGNow client, much less anyone who is themselves an RPGNow client, ought to know.

And the tragic thing here is that, thanks to this nonsense, your "friend" has actually destroyed the possibility of starting up a partnership with and getting cross-promotion from a publisher who runs his business smartly and is genuinely interesred in cultivating talent. Having Gareth Michael Skarka as my client (and for context, as someone I originally didn't care for as a result of the superficialities being bandied about here and elsewhere) has earned me as much money or more as my work for major print clients because he's honest and professional in his dealings with me.

Quote from: AcinonyxAll this for 90 bucks? Wow. Welcome to the world of shitty pdf rpgs I guess. Does anyone actually make 90 bucks on these things?

If they're smart? Yes. I've made several thousand dollars from my .pdf work.

I can't speak for people who aren't as smart.

Someone in that other thread compared him to Randy Richards.

I don't think it gets any worse than that.

Quote from: shooting_diceNo, your friend is not. Your friend did not respect the standard of practice in the very industry she was working within, where balances are resolved on the 15th of the month. This is one of those things anyone doing busines with an RPGNow client, much less anyone who is themselves an RPGNow client, ought to know.

How do you know this? Did Skarka tell you? Because I have to assume either that or you're making up numbers to fit a predisposed notion of my friend.

Quote from: revealI guess it's not ok to defend friends? :shrug:

I guess it depends on how badly you want your friend to look like an unproffessional house wife with too much time on her hands. Congrats, you succeeded.

Quote from: revealHow do you know this? Did Skarka tell you? Because I have to assume either that or you're making up numbers to fit a predisposed notion of my friend.

The 15th is the standard date for resolving financials on RPGNow (i.e. when RPGNow pays the publishers). Any publisher dealing with RPGNow would know this. Any creative who worked closely with a publisher would likely also know this.

I think that is the point that he is trying to get across....

Those are number that CAN be verified, by anybody who has an account over there.

She posted that rant just a couple of days ago. In that bit of an email from GMS in post #13, he says that she will be paid next week. If he sent that email the day she posted the rant (which is what I think is the case - she posted the rant because of the description that GMS posted in his email to her - it was the trigger event) or the day before even, then that would match up, since the 15th is next Thursday.

I just went back to that thread you linked to and read the new posts, and all I can really say is OMFG!! What a load of manure!!

Not only is that original poster upset over GMS calling her what he called her in a private email that he sent her, and that she posted in post #13 of that thread, but she is being very very manipulative. For example in post #65, she says:

Quote from: LitlbeastI read it. Threatening my company is a horrible thing to do. I'm not going to respond to you anymore, Gareth, and if we do have to hire a lawyer, we will.

GMS didn't post after that, so we don't have his side of the situation. He tried to take things private again, but she made that post, which implies that GMS threatened her comany. What was the threat? That he would tell how she badgered him for money, and then played the drama queen on a message board to feed her pathalogical need to be seen as right. How she made her husband apologize publicly (his first post in the thread no less) for an argument that they had in private?

I have seen many other who act like this. Nothing is ever their fault, they are always the victim.

And remember, that thread you linked to is NOT about money. It is about her publicly bashing GMS because he insulted her in a private email. That simple. She had to get even by upping the ante and making this into something public where "GMS is victimizing her" (and no, I don't think he did).

Hell, she even has her husband doing it. With his talk about "if we disappear, you will know what happened" crap. If they disappear from RPGNow, it is likely because they screwed up, not because GMS had anything to do with it. But yet, he had to sow the seeds that would cause anybody who read that thread to blame GMS if they just disappears (even if it was of their own volition).

Like I said before - with friends like that lady, you don't need enemies...

When I read this thread, and the one you linked to, I thought that I was going to give just an unbiased viewpoint (as I know neither party personally, and only know GMS by his rep as being a bastard), and here I am ending up defending GMS (very very odd feeling) because in this instance, I happen to think that the supposed "victim" is the one doing the victimizing.

Sigh.... enough from me for a while I think...

Quote from: AcinonyxI guess it depends on how badly you want your friend to look like an unproffessional house wife with too much time on her hands. Congrats, you succeeded.

You really are Mr. Cranky Pants(tm) aren't you? Your opinion has been noted.

Quote from: RasyrThe 15th is the standard date for resolving financials on RPGNow (i.e. when RPGNow pays the publishers). Any publisher dealing with RPGNow would know this. Any creative who worked closely with a publisher would likely also know this.

I think that is the point that he is trying to get across....

Those are number that CAN be verified, by anybody who has an account over there.

She posted that rant just a couple of days ago. In that bit of an email from GMS in post #13, he says that she will be paid next week. If he sent that email the day she posted the rant (which is what I think is the case - she posted the rant because of the description that GMS posted in his email to her - it was the trigger event) or the day before even, then that would match up, since the 15th is next Thursday.

If we were talking about next Thursday being the 15th that she will be paid, then I agree with your argument. However, the product in question was released on May 4th, which means they should have been paid on May 15th.