Jiji · 2mo
Honestly, I'd love to see more like... digital projects with an optional pay for production physical option? I get wanting to keep small for the sake of covering costs and compensation for contributors, but when it comes to charity zines, particularly, as a contributor I've always been willing to pay for my book, especially when it comes to charities that I really want to support. I too, am bummed that the project is SO small for something that's an anniversary project, but I understand how hard it was to make the decision.
In the future, though, perhaps consider a PfP model? The zine itself is digital, and then anyone who wants a physical copy (including contribs) pays the prod and shipping cost on TOP of the donation? That way you could get more contributors into the project, and folks wouldn't be so sad about such a small zine. I'd rather a large digital zine than a really tiny physical zine, personally.
These are just my thoughts as a contributor, consumer, and even an occasional mod, brought on by the others who have voiced their sadness.
Hello,
We do hear you! Our project is dedicated to supporting Palestine, which a P4P model doesn't allow for in a physical zine. Additionally, our mod team has limited availability & scaled the project to what we could effectively handle. Our team did consider all possible options and chose what was best for our mods' vision and availability.
If anyone else is interested in moderating a Kiki project, we would love to see it happen. Feel free to start your own project, with the specs that make the most sense for you! We'd be happy to cross-promote as well.
If you're interested in directly supporting Palestine, feel free to donate! More information on how our project is supporting Palestine can be found here (x). Here's a link to our donation form (x) directly.
Please note that as we have addressed this concern multiple times and have been clear about the expected scope in our Info Doc (x) since project launch, we will no longer be responding to questions about the scale of our project.
