good and grown-up approach to such behaviour! *thumbs up*

Hey Roman,

this is the right way to handle such comments!
Keep up your good work!

Greets,
Markus "Shejtan"

I follow every news posted on Massive Voodo, and I think it's a good way to handled miniatures business. To my mind you (all) are really professionnals, not only because of those very nice and exciting painting but for all the articles on this blog.
It's a pity some people react like that.

The best way to deal with anonymous is to go on the blogspot admin and force "registerd users" only. Perhaps it's not nice for all users, but it's simple to deal with.

Keep up all the good work !

If finding your work great and the tutorials at this site even greater, makes you a fanboy, then MV should have millions of fanboys.

Professional or not is always in the eye of the beholder. There is always someone that is better, and most of the time, those guys never consider themself professinal at all, just someone who really likes to paint.

Still a good reflection to read about, considering the MV guys both model & paint at a very high level and seems to likes it. There are tons of people who take commissions, paint badly, and starts hating to paint. That's why there is always a fresh batch of "commission takers" on any given miniature forum, that shows up for 6 months, then fades away.

Who would even bother to post such drive-by crap on old blog posts? There are some pathetic trolls on the web but this is pointless even by most trolls standards (since what they seek is an entertainingly outraged response).

Seriously, in the future just delete this rubbish, it is the equivalent of those herbal viagra spam comments we all occasionally get (but Blogger kindly filters out).

Well, if you compare these two bullshit-comments with all the positive feedback MV got in the time it exists, you can´t take it serious... especially if the guy did not have the balls to post with a name... it makes me laugh :D

Keep on going like in the last months, you´re on the right way ;)

Every community has, what I like to call, "keyboard warriors" like these. My advice is to ignore them... they will go away after a while.

I actually am not as friendly as Roman is, I have a problem with cowardly posting on our blog anonymously. We do this blog to share with other people who are into the whole matter. This offers three possibilities:

1)Come here and enjoy what we do.
2)Don't come here if you don't enjoy it.
3)Come here and leave your anonymous spam, later that day fuck off and die.

Sorry for the unusual strong language used but stuff like this makes me angry. Specially as all we do and offer here is FOR FREE ! Tutorials, articles on how to do stuff, step by steps, competitions ( with real prices to win, not just a 10 bucks voucher for some crappy online shop ), and more...
Remember, MASSIVE VOODOO is for free, we don't get paid to do this and do it just to share. If you don't want a piece of the cake, don't take it but don't complain about the taste without eating it.

Man, comments like that will show up anywhere.

I admit that I'm not the biggest fan of the Kong Fu and random youtube links, but this is your blog and you can do whatever you want on it.

You'll never be able to please everyone with all that you do here.

Fact is, you are all amazing painters and modelers and your work is an inspiration to many people, me included ^^

I understand your anger at things like this, but remember that that is all they really want.

Keep on rocking,
Peter

don't feed the troll

Sounds to me like someone who makes money of waht you offer for free. So it is not a troll in the ordinary way but a competitor who is jealous.

To me such postings are the best way of showing what a great place the MV jungle is. Could be a interesting way of promoting, but it's hard faking envy as it shows up at these anonymous comments.

"jealousy is absolute appreciation"

sad but true that people invest time to show off there baddest attitude.

Greetz Count

I agree with Allison M. You should just delete that rubbish. It's not cencorship if there is no reasoning for the negative opinion.

Hm Roman, I think ignoring would be the right way to approach such "critics". Although you write that you don't care about it too much, writing such a long articel shows that it's obviously bothering you.

As for my part, knowing you personally, i know that you do not try to surpass ANYONE out there, you're just doing your own thing your own way.

The second comment... oh well, wanking is awesome, isn't it ;D?!

Cheers, Benni

The things you do for the community are amazing, so I'm glad you don't let these types keep you down. Keep up the excellent work guys!

I would just like to Tank you for all that you guys do. I started painting miniatures about a year ago and have been fallowing this blog for at least halve that time in a shot time from reading your blog and a few others in a short time my skills as a painter have increased faster then they would have without People like you and the others that openly share their knowledge.

Thank you for all that you contribute to this hobby.

Sincerely,
Your Biggest Fan boy from the States :)
Howard Vaux

I don't think that ignoring is the right way...but you should not entertain EVERY IGNORANT MF!!!! that decided to post rubbish...

You know what you do and why you do it, and this is way there is so many of us thankful for your work....and we have to live of something, fortunate the person that had happiness while working for a living

Keep the good Karma....

To all who are joining the Massive Voodoo Jungle. Jungle is hard and one day these small @Anonymous pseudo snipers will be victims of the jungle. Ha, Ha!

Go on with your fantastic work and your HAPPY PAINTING.

Best regards

Daddy@Cool

Nothing, what has not benn said before but...

...your work, care and friendly attention, which can be seen in every post helped me in many painting situations, brought back the muse several times and inspires me for every single painting-session since I began to read massive voodoo.
I feel, many people are with me in my opinion.

Thank you and keep on with your great art!

Marko

I think nearly all had been said, just one thing I want to point out... as someone above already said, this isn't any critic, this is just insulting. And so you can delete this shit. I love this blogg with the good tutorials, pictures and a cool music. I again started painting - after years - because of the jungle! I like the competitions etc etc so keep it up. I really love what you are doing - especially because it as personal and open as it is.

There can be no light without darkness.

Grumbler

I wouldnt think about such comments at all.
I think this is a very nice blog with much to learn and much inspiration.

There will always be people who have to comment their useless opinion about how much they hate your work or approaches. But hey their lives are grey and boring so they have time to say how much they hate you.

I can only feel sorry about these people. Maybe you are better then what you call professional. But guess what. I couldnt give a shit. :)

so let the monkey shit keep comming and keep the hatred shit outa here!

Simon aka Katan

Many thanks to all your oppinions - i just can't say more as this really helps to get over such bad emotions thrown at me...

I will do what i can do best and that means soon more jungle monkey shit rolling in :)

Roman, don`t care about these comments. wasted energy. I learned a lot during the workshop and Your Tutorials. I think I`m not the only one who is thankfull. Just have a smile about these comments. Maybe it`s a personal step for You.
Just smile ;)

Don't worry Roman. You are doing a great job in our little word and you are giving help to more people than you would think.

Please, continue with the happy painting!!

This is shit? Hell, I must be mad because I love it! The M.V. team does a great job. So instructive tutorials and pretty painting.
Few times I'll must read tutorials twice because the english (I'm spanish) but watching doesn't understand about languages, and I stare at this jungle several times a week. I love this blog, and a shitty jungle will never have +500 followers.

As you always say Roman, Keep on happy painting!

DL

P.S: You could answer their point of view with the great Guns'nRoses song WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE!!!

it was me (who's you) so to speak.
I have no idea what the hell has come over me last night when I wrote this.
I was really drunk to say the least, its ofcourse no reason at all to vent whatever was on my mind.
what was I thinking I really dont know.
my life's a mess that as much is clear.
my apologies to the jungle and its creatures, Roman and the others, and the community.
I was way over the line, I realise that.
I am ashamed and feel terrible about it.
I am really sorry.
If you want Roman I can mail you, if it may help in anyway.

@anonymous: That's a very candid gesture to confess it was you (whoever you are?!). As I am a part of the jungle too (a small and very silent one) I accept your apology. But I can only speak for myself. Maybe you should send Roman a Mail to get this thing cleared.

Hopefully you will enjoy your little stays at the jungle from now on. And always keep in mind, painting and this blog are not about comparing but about sharing.

Ough...


@Anomyous
I just can say my gratitude for your appologies and your additional email. I am in no way angry about this after your honest explanation in our private email. Don't you bother yourself with thoughts about apologize anymore. It's done. Many thanks for your honest words. I will answer your email now.

@all
I am completly speechles about your responses. I really felt my heart somehow empty in the last couple of months, asking myself where my emotion to the jungle or the painting at all has gone. I am very proud and feel honoured to see the trees so crowded.

I did get an email of excuse to this posting and mostly everything is fine again. Again I know why i always try to talk honesty from the heart.

Keep on happy painting :)

Pay no attention to such nonsense. What you do here is both important and inspiring! (Now if only we can sweet talk you into doing a painting class in the States!) :)

Excellence draws jealousy. That is a simple fact of life and the cause of such comments. I get it alot too. Just ignore them :)

..good to see things are clear after al...
i have more that great respect for your apology,
i take a man to say sorry in front of a tribunal furios jungel horde...chapeau!!

by the way ... thanks all of you for your kind words...

Rock on ..and keep the painting as happy as we all doo :-)

I seriously dont think you guys know how much inspiration you give to our little community. This is one of the best, if not the best painting site on the web, so there no need to listen to the trolls . Thanks for all your help, and Happy Painting.

I used* to paint minis for wargames and RPGs, but can’t seem to find the time anymore.

But I still check out MV at least once a week. Why?

Because I’m constantly amazed by the quality of the work posted here, and the extreme helpfulness of the plentiful tutorials.

And because it lets me dream about picking up painting again some time.

* As in the 80s and early 90s.

/Dante