Jesus H. Christ that article was terrible. I didn't realise Forbes let you blog under their brand now. What a terrible way to dilute it...

Anyway. Kickstarter is not a "lay-away" or "presale" website.

  > It constantly boggles my mind that people are funding
  > projects on a platform or company on the internet that has
  > a policy of “No Refunds.”

Want to know why, mate? Because you're not "ordering" anything. The rewards are an admittedly nice bonus; the real reason is to see something that you wish existed come into being. To give products/creations a chance to be made, that might not have the mass appeal that would be required to hit the mainstream market.

Absolute crap.

  > Please let me know your thoughts!  If you think I’m wrong, then publicly 
  > flog me for my ignorance and I will fully accept the err in my ways.

Oh, and he's an arrogant S.O.B. too.

Apologies for the anger, everyone. This really pissed me off.