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Is the poll set to end at a specific time?
I just realized that the poll didn’t really specify about the scope of distribution (I had to vote no for printing because that was the closest option to what I wanted). Anyway, giving a fixed date as to when the issue of distribution will be decided will help a lot.
I think not one among those blithely and unfairly dismissed as "whiners” wants the project to stop. They just want to know the full scope of the project so they can either start making their artworks or pull out of it. Some would want to know the contents of the fine print before they put their signatures on the paper. Best decide on it on a quantifiable “soon”.
And to set the record straight: I’m for printing, but if only it’s made available to the creators and Solandia. Yes, I know, some folks might want to send copies to relatives who might be interested, but the deck isn’t just their art. Those other contributors might not want their art to be sent to people they don’t know or those that didn’t participate (I dunno why, people have different opinions on how they want their stuff made available. At the very least, I think it’s polite to respect them, or let them pull out their works from the project). I’m also for making the deck available online as low-res images on a website.
Paraphrasing what Gregory said a number of posts back: if you want to have a copy, why not sign up to make a card so you can get a copy?. If it’s decided by the organizers that the deck will be available to a wider audience, and that folks will have to pull out their work if they don’t like that decision, then I’m okay with that too. Yes, the project moves onward and no one is trying to stop that; just that some wouldn't want to move along with it under certain circumstances.