Comment on Let's talk about Prusa Printables contests. It might need some fixing.
Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I feel like you’re taking this all a bit too seriously. Here’s a suggestion: if you don’t think the contests are fun or worthwhile, don’t submit anything and don’t look at the winners and especially don’t print any of the submitted designs.
At first I was with you.
Anyway. I’ve been finished on the toilet for a while now. Gonna go sit on the porch and drink coffee and listen to the birds and never think about the terrible, terrible injustices with Prusa’s contests again.
p.s. I think the contests are awesome and I love how Prusa engages the community and gets people thinking about new ideas.
Totally agree.
Moderating models for safety is a problematic idea. Prusa then bears liability in the event that a model fails. 3D printing works only because it’s the person who physically makes the print who has the ultimate responsibility to determine if it is safe and fit for purpose.
If you don’t like the competitions, don’t take part. Personally I view them as a nice way to encourage the community to share ideas.
Good poop-take. +1.
Unsafe bath toys? That sounds bad. Your reason? Rubber bands and small parts? Okay well I don’t think that’s a problem if your kid is over the age of 3 or so. If less than 3, no reasonable parent would be leaving them unsupervised in the bath anyway.
If we could trust parents to supervise their children we wouldn’t need any of these regulations. Reality is we can’t. And even if you’re a parent who is responsible with their children, many others are not.
You’re mad that the contest was moderated? More the opposite. The sloppy way they moderate it to the point where they don’t even bother to remove comment spam below the contest description page.
Voters voted on the submissions they liked the most. Get over it. Voters voted on the submissions they liked the most. Get over it. That’s not how it works. There is no public vote.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Also, there’s nothing in there that seems to be anywhere near an actual legal problem.
EmilieEvans@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
First of all: Legal is the bare minimum.
If you run a contest or sweepstakes and set out rules you are bound to them. Ignoring them like Prusa did exposes you up to liability claims.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Not really. In most jurisdictions, only gambling type sweepstakes (ie a random draw) are governed that tightly. Fan voted things like this are more or less unregulated. Plus, you have to read (and understand) the legalese fingerprint to determine legal responsibilities. I’d be surprised if there weren’t language in there a that absolves them of almost all legal responsibility.
huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Devils advocate here - you do need to print these to make them dangerous. They’re not items that are being given to children without parent consent.