Greg Micek writes: "It seems that every time a sketchy Kickstarter campaign launches there's a small group of backers that are on the case to expose any potential improprieties. This hardcore group of sleuths go to great lengths to dig up dirt on rogue developers and their shady campaigns. In light of the recent Maksym Pashanin situation involving Knuckle Club we thought it appropriate to finally talk to one of these Kickstarter Cops; and who better than Ahmad Khan? Who's that? Ahmad was a central figure in the blow-up of the Knuckle Club and Areal campaigns, so we thought it appropriate to speak with him about his motivations and objectives."
Josh Griffiths writes: "Today we go on the hunt for the infamous Maksym Pashanin, the man behind Kilobite and the Kickstarter campaigns Confederate Express and Knuckle Club. Chances are you already know of him from outside the crowdfunding world. Mr. Pashanin once got himself tangled up in California squatting laws and Airbnb. But the story goes deeper than that"
Josh Griffiths writes: "After publishing that massive list detailing every suspended Kickstarter campaign, I noticed a few patterns. The first was between 2012 and about mid-2014, most of the bad campaigns were just that, bad campaigns. Developers not giving enough information about their game, terrible reward tiers, stuff that broke the most obvious rules. That’s when most of the true (whether genuine or suspicious) scam campaigns were run, projects that wanted to take your money and run."
Josh Griffiths writes: "When a campaign is suspended its funding is permanently halted. If we take the word of those who have had their project suspended, Kickstarter gives little to no warning that your campaign is at risk. They don’t tell creators why their campaigns were suspended, nor do they communicate with them after the fact. In the most extreme cases like Plane Simulator 2001 and Should I Bother With this Game, the titles give you a good idea on why Kickstarter took action. But with Kickstarters like Flat Kingdom and Chumba World, it’s a lot less apparent."
I was wondering when someone would write an article like this, what with all the shady campaigns that have failed recently. Going to be a good read.
