sbriggman wrote:Really? Interesting. Can you link me to the article or communication where they said that? Would like to make people aware of it.
Kickstarter Staff
Thu, Jan 2 2014 3:57 PM CST
Hello --
I noticed that your project has joined the Kicking It Forward campaign. While it's great that you're committing to support the Kickstarter community, the Kicking It Forward badge has led to some confusion with backers and other creators. We've been hearing from backers who are unsure what it means, and creators who feel pressured to include it without knowing much about it. People can't tell whether it's an official Kickstarter thing or not.
We don't want to stand in the way of a grassroots effort, but we're concerned this is causing more harm than good. So we're asking everyone who's participating to remove the badges and mentions from their projects and instead include a link to kickingitforward.org among your websites/links in the "About Me" section of your project. That way people can see you're a member of the community without mistaking it for an official Kickstarter program.
drlouisechughes wrote:I am part of kicking it forward but had also heard negative feedback from backers about using it. I certainly will apply the principles of the community but do not have the page on my project page.
bradAnderson wrote:Greetings!!
Any more updates/word on this topic? A friend of mine just wrapped up his campaign about a week ago and had K.I.F. listed on his project. He didn't mention getting any snags for it, only that it really didn't drive him much support from them.
Thanks,
Brad!!
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