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Melsonian Arts Council
about 1 month ago
Auuuugust
Hi all,
Good news! All* the UK and EU cards are shipped. Next we'll be sending all non-USA post outstanding, which won't take long 'cos there aren't a huge number of you, so keep your eyes peeled!
Regarding USA fulfilment, the project ahead of us at our fulfilment partner is taking longer than expected so we've been given an estimate of early September now. Cards are still in the USA, safe and sound, so once it happens it will be quick.
Speak soon!
-Dan
*On a crowdfunder there is no such thing as "all" 'cos not everyone is ready at the same time and many miss the first wave of post. We'll be doing re-runs for months to come, so don't worry!
Good news! All* the UK and EU cards are shipped. Next we'll be sending all non-USA post outstanding, which won't take long 'cos there aren't a huge number of you, so keep your eyes peeled!
Regarding USA fulfilment, the project ahead of us at our fulfilment partner is taking longer than expected so we've been given an estimate of early September now. Cards are still in the USA, safe and sound, so once it happens it will be quick.
Speak soon!
-Dan
*On a crowdfunder there is no such thing as "all" 'cos not everyone is ready at the same time and many miss the first wave of post. We'll be doing re-runs for months to come, so don't worry!
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Melsonian Arts Council
2 months ago
Beep boop uploading
UK - 40% done and closing in on 100%
USA - Awaiting US fulfillment partner queue position, due August
Everywhere else - At 100% UK we will switch our attention to remaining international orders. This will likely complete at the same time as the US.
BEEP!
Dan out.
USA - Awaiting US fulfillment partner queue position, due August
Everywhere else - At 100% UK we will switch our attention to remaining international orders. This will likely complete at the same time as the US.
BEEP!
Dan out.
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Melsonian Arts Council
4 months ago
Cards are sending SOON
Hi all!
The physical cards have all maneuvered into position and are preparing to go out. All we're waiting on is some special packing material (we don't want to risk these sweet boxes in a regular book wrap) and we'll get them rolling.
Digital files: These have been sent out via DriveThruRPG. There are a bunch of different versions for different uses. The DIY cut & paste version is exactly as simple as it looks and I am assured it is the best way to do it by people who spend way more time DIYing boardgames than I do. Top tip: print them on sticker sheets and slip some card (or actual playing cards) between them for some top-notch home made decks.
Friends of Melsonia: I think I have now caught everyone who was missed by my (slightly less clever than I had hoped) spreadsheet. If not, please do email us on [email protected]. Two things though! Firstly, the way we had to do "free" postage was to credit your pledge the value of the postage, so it will look like it's asking for postage but you are not actually paying any extra for it. And do not panic if you paid without realizing, there is no point at which we can't roll it back and fix whatever the issue is.
More soon!
Dan
The physical cards have all maneuvered into position and are preparing to go out. All we're waiting on is some special packing material (we don't want to risk these sweet boxes in a regular book wrap) and we'll get them rolling.
Digital files: These have been sent out via DriveThruRPG. There are a bunch of different versions for different uses. The DIY cut & paste version is exactly as simple as it looks and I am assured it is the best way to do it by people who spend way more time DIYing boardgames than I do. Top tip: print them on sticker sheets and slip some card (or actual playing cards) between them for some top-notch home made decks.
Friends of Melsonia: I think I have now caught everyone who was missed by my (slightly less clever than I had hoped) spreadsheet. If not, please do email us on [email protected]. Two things though! Firstly, the way we had to do "free" postage was to credit your pledge the value of the postage, so it will look like it's asking for postage but you are not actually paying any extra for it. And do not panic if you paid without realizing, there is no point at which we can't roll it back and fix whatever the issue is.
More soon!
Dan
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Melsonian Arts Council
4 months ago
Surveys SENT
Hi all!
You should be receiving your surveys now. Our first fulfillment location will be sending out non-USA stuff this coming week, and the second location will be sending USA cards mid-June. They're going from inside the USA so it'll be quite fast once it starts.
Now for a quick FAQ:
Q: I'm a Friend of Melsonia, what happens with the postage?
A: It should be "free". I say "" 'cos the way I've had to do it is to manually apply credit to your profile to the value of the postage. One way or another, if you are a current Friend of Melsonia you should not need to pay extra for postage costs, and if you do something has gone screwy and you should email us on [email protected] with your Backerkit pledge and Friends of Melsonia details so we can find you.
Q: USA postage is expensive.
A: Tell me about it. I can bump your pledge down to the print-on-demand tier if you would prefer to pay a bit less. After printing and shipping it looks to be about 2/3 of the price of shipping the posh deck.
Q: Where is the POD?
A: I got the proofs yesterday and will be setting them live on Tuesday once the DriveThruRPG page is made all pretty.
Q: And DIY digital version?
A: This week. Shuyi got back from holiday and will be putting that together imminently.
Nice and smooth!
-Dan
You should be receiving your surveys now. Our first fulfillment location will be sending out non-USA stuff this coming week, and the second location will be sending USA cards mid-June. They're going from inside the USA so it'll be quite fast once it starts.
Now for a quick FAQ:
Q: I'm a Friend of Melsonia, what happens with the postage?
A: It should be "free". I say "" 'cos the way I've had to do it is to manually apply credit to your profile to the value of the postage. One way or another, if you are a current Friend of Melsonia you should not need to pay extra for postage costs, and if you do something has gone screwy and you should email us on [email protected] with your Backerkit pledge and Friends of Melsonia details so we can find you.
Q: USA postage is expensive.
A: Tell me about it. I can bump your pledge down to the print-on-demand tier if you would prefer to pay a bit less. After printing and shipping it looks to be about 2/3 of the price of shipping the posh deck.
Q: Where is the POD?
A: I got the proofs yesterday and will be setting them live on Tuesday once the DriveThruRPG page is made all pretty.
Q: And DIY digital version?
A: This week. Shuyi got back from holiday and will be putting that together imminently.
Nice and smooth!
-Dan
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Melsonian Arts Council
4 months ago
Cards are in the USA
The cards have arrived safe and sound in the USA already. So fast that we don't even have them here in the UK yet, so i can't even show you a copy. SO FAST, in fact, that the we're gonna have to wait around a bit to deliver them 'cos there are other projects ahead of us in the queue at the US warehouse. Still quicker than we originally intended, so that's great.
A NOTE REGARDING FRIENDS OF MELSONIA: We're marking the postage as free by comparing everyone who emailed us along with a spreadsheet of members' details to the details on Backerkit. This should get everyone, but if you're missed and end up with the pledge manager asking for postage money just let us know and we'll fix it. If you have already paid and should not have done don't worry, that is also an easy fix, so similarly just let us know and I'll press the button on that.
More soon,
Fan
A NOTE REGARDING FRIENDS OF MELSONIA: We're marking the postage as free by comparing everyone who emailed us along with a spreadsheet of members' details to the details on Backerkit. This should get everyone, but if you're missed and end up with the pledge manager asking for postage money just let us know and we'll fix it. If you have already paid and should not have done don't worry, that is also an easy fix, so similarly just let us know and I'll press the button on that.
More soon,
Fan
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Melsonian Arts Council
4 months ago
Surveys are coming!
Soon, you’ll receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. It’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information to fulfill your rewards.
You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email!
After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts.
If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page.
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-Melsonian Arts Council team
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7 months ago
Helping keep the dream of grass-roots social media alive is its own reward, right?
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Why am I being charged triple what I already paid. I want my money back. Refund me and reply. This is bad business
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Melsonian Arts Council
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: Auuuugust
Hi all,
Good news! All* the UK and EU cards are shipped. Next we'll be sending all non-USA post outstanding, which won't take long 'cos there aren't a huge number of you, so keep your eyes peeled!
Regarding USA fulfilment, the project ahead of us at our fulfilment partner is taking longer than expected so we've been given an estimate of early September now. Cards are still in the USA, safe and sound, so once it happens it will be quick.
Speak soon!
-Dan
*On a crowdfunder there is no such thing as "all" 'cos not everyone is ready at the same time and many miss the first wave of post. We'll be doing re-runs for months to come, so don't worry!
Good news! All* the UK and EU cards are shipped. Next we'll be sending all non-USA post outstanding, which won't take long 'cos there aren't a huge number of you, so keep your eyes peeled!
Regarding USA fulfilment, the project ahead of us at our fulfilment partner is taking longer than expected so we've been given an estimate of early September now. Cards are still in the USA, safe and sound, so once it happens it will be quick.
Speak soon!
-Dan
*On a crowdfunder there is no such thing as "all" 'cos not everyone is ready at the same time and many miss the first wave of post. We'll be doing re-runs for months to come, so don't worry!
Bronze
Engaged with this project 3+ times 🌟
Hey I backed in the us manymany months ago and already paid shipping any chance I can get a refund and cancel my order. (Would need a refund for the shipping I already paid too months ago as well). I just don’t really think this was handled the way it should professionally. And with today’s climate money is tight and could be used better than being in limbo for as long as it has been.
PROJECT UPDATE
Melsonian Arts Council
CREATOR
2 months ago
Project Update: Beep boop uploading
UK - 40% done and closing in on 100%
USA - Awaiting US fulfillment partner queue position, due August
Everywhere else - At 100% UK we will switch our attention to remaining international orders. This will likely complete at the same time as the US.
BEEP!
Dan out.
USA - Awaiting US fulfillment partner queue position, due August
Everywhere else - At 100% UK we will switch our attention to remaining international orders. This will likely complete at the same time as the US.
BEEP!
Dan out.
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