[JacquiiDesigns]

RE: Style and Graphics Requests (Unpaid)

I truly believe you should drop the (Unpaid) from that forum title. Allowing both paid requests as well as unpaid requests in this section might be more ideal than not. Reasons:

1. Maybe the forum title is a bit confusing, as members post threads, expecting that designers are going to spend hours on a design for them at no cost. That's simply crazy.
   
   
2. There are currently 698 threads in the section, a good majority of which have 0 posts. I would suspect this is so because the designers whom might be interested in assisting would like to be paid for their work. Thus the threads with 0 responses...
   
   
3. The majority of posts in the actual Request for Paid Services section are for coding projects. I would say the ratio is 1:10 coding jobs... Instead of throwing all paid graphics requests into what mainly is a coding requests zone, a section specifically dedicated to paid/unpaid graphics requests would better 'organize' the forums.

I understand that there might be some who'll do a probono job -- I've done plenty of them myself -- but most will not. I'd say the majority of requests being completed in the section is shoddy work at best. Well - maybe that's a little harsh, but the 'unspoken' statement when you have only unpaid graphics request is this: Pay top dollar for your vBulletin license and dress it up in a paper sack.

I think that's the wrong message to send LOL

So perhaps this forum should be entitled "Style and Graphics Requests", with the option for the OP to select a prefix "Paid" or "Unpaid" -- Simultaneously we respect that graphic designers are deserving of reimbursement for both their time and creativity.

Another option may be to add a sub-forum in the actual Request for Paid Services area for Paid Graphics Requests.

Anyway - Tis just an idea = thanks for the consideration

Jacquii.