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Hi everybody.
I wanted to express my opinion because I have seen that there have been plenty of complaints about this matter. Some complaints are justified and some are not.
I fully understand that for some people it has become more and more difficult to gain GC because of some sudden but important changes made recenty and necessarily. But don't you think that a bit more of active participation would be welcome? We all started from zero but there are some users who share stuff and some others who only leech. I am sorry to be so blunt but it is true. Due to the privacy setting of course I do not see who posts a pattern, a magazine or whatever... but as an uploader, I am almost certain that in some areas it's only a handful of people who keep the new stuff coming in.
Please, consider participating more: share at least an original pattern a month. Over time they generate "richness". Or help somebody by purchasing a pattern that you also like and that is requested in the bounty area. This is a hobby for me and I invest in it, when I can, and I have found out that this is the best way to collect GC. At least this has been my own experience. I also donated real money once or twice (cannot remember exactly).
About pricing ~ some patterns are really expensive with real money so for me a price of 150-250 GC is acceptable and just. I would extend the price fair up to 300 GC, especially if the pattern is complex and well explained. Please also note that most recently, some designer patterns can cost up to 10 US dollars (or more) with some beloved Russian dolls costing up to 25 US dollars (or more). The general and average price of patterns in real money varies between 5 to 7.50 US dollars. If you don't believe me, get a look at Etsy or other selling platforms. Sewing and embroidery patterns are amongst the most expensive, when originals.
Now... there is another issue that has been bugging me. There are patterns in our forum that have been priced up to 500 GC. How you serious, whoever you are???? This is shocking, to be honest. People are struggling to collect GC and to add to this reality, the original designers do not have too expensive prices to begin with!!! Perhaps a little bit control on this is necessary because of the general difficulty in gaining GC. Plus, I see a lot of clutter coming from places like vk . com and when this is priced high on GC it is simply not fair, especially when some of us share original stuff.
And you dear Admins, how about reducing the download cost of a pattern (the tax)? Perhaps charging even the half can help. For example a free pattern costs 30 GC to download and if people get 10 patterns a day, they still pay 300 coins (+the mininum cost of the pattern itself) and these very coins are hard to save if people are not participating much. There is so much advertisement on the pages that you can cut cost for the users who would feel less alienated. I mean, this is a basic economic principle: if you want more people in your business, make the conditions more ''user-friendly'', if you know what I mean. Taxes are too high but hey, your home your rules.
This is just my opinion. I don't want to disrespect anybody. I am torn between people who struggle with GC (I understand the situation!!) and the forum policy (sharing stuff).
Thanks for reading my post and wish you all a beautiful, sunny and healthy day.
ghiromi
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