Thread by @JudgmentalThe

So Barbara made this post on Reddit to explain what happened with the virtual ticket thing, and since I’ve been discussing RT’s communication issues recently, I wanted to address this point too. First, I’m happy someone finally said SOMETHING! (1/10)

Finally we’re getting some insight into what’s going on, rather than just being left asking questions in the dark. However, there are still a few eyebrow raising elements to this whole thing. First, why is it Barbara who’s finally speaking up?(2/10)

She says so herself, that she has no insight as to what the core issue is. So why isn’t the actual person in charge of the virtual tickets saying something? Why’s an unrelated on screen talent the one to try and give an explanation? (3/10)

2nd, why is it a Reddit post? RT has like, 4 different Twitter accounts, and a community page on their actual website. Not to mention their YouTube channel, even a community post would be appreciated. Why isn’t this information being shared in as many places as possible? (4/10)

And lastly, why wasn’t this made clear from the very beginning? If RT needed a ton of virtual tickets to be sold just for it to work, they should’ve been open about it. Because knowing the passion and dedication RT’s fans have, I guarantee a lot more would’ve been sold (5/10)

If people knew they had to reach a certain amount sold in order to get everything that was being promised. But also, I personally think if RT didn’t know if they could guarantee spending 20k-200k on this, then it never should’ve been offered in the first place. (6/10)

It’s a convention, not a kickstarter. People shouldn’t have to worry about reaching funded goals for features/products you openly advertise for your event. Maybe if RT could better guarantee holding their end of the deal when it comes to what they advertise for their cons,(7/10)

Maybe attendance would be better. Maybe you could get streaming sponsors that way. RT is still a business, right? If your product isn’t selling, isn’t it up to YOU to figure out how to improve profits and sales? (8/10)

I dunno, the more I think about it, the more this feels like an excuse, rather than an explanation. Almost accusatory, like it’s blaming the fans for not “buying enough tickets”. Or “not enough of you are attending in order for us to deliver on something we advertised.”(9/10)

I don’t want to feel guilt tripped because RT couldn’t budget properly. Because RT couldn’t sell their products good enough. Because RT made promises their bank accounts couldn’t afford. It’s nice finally getting SOME transparency, but honestly it’s too little too late. (10/10)