Here's a short story.
Not very long ago, I was part of a community which played an online game which had an economy. I joined the media department for my group and worked for a few hours on an in-game advertisement. I used photoshop and it was an image that had moving parts and took a great deal of effort as I am not naturally skilled in graphics. My piece was accepted by the group and eventually used as an advertisement. I was not given my promised payment, and when I challenged the media head about it, he said "welcome to the business." Suffice to say, I never created another media piece for them and not very long after that I left the group due to becoming discouraged.
Likewise, I do not support grading graphics for people who are casual/semi-active and potentially turning them off from wanting to continue to contribute and improve. I like the ideas that we have graphics contests for the regulars/skilled, as well as the standard that people who contribute frequently but do not attempt to improve can be penalized, but I think the league is better served by giving full payouts to those who create graphics in earnest, even if their work is below your standards.
Not very long ago, I was part of a community which played an online game which had an economy. I joined the media department for my group and worked for a few hours on an in-game advertisement. I used photoshop and it was an image that had moving parts and took a great deal of effort as I am not naturally skilled in graphics. My piece was accepted by the group and eventually used as an advertisement. I was not given my promised payment, and when I challenged the media head about it, he said "welcome to the business." Suffice to say, I never created another media piece for them and not very long after that I left the group due to becoming discouraged.
Likewise, I do not support grading graphics for people who are casual/semi-active and potentially turning them off from wanting to continue to contribute and improve. I like the ideas that we have graphics contests for the regulars/skilled, as well as the standard that people who contribute frequently but do not attempt to improve can be penalized, but I think the league is better served by giving full payouts to those who create graphics in earnest, even if their work is below your standards.