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yes yes, this is all fine. But this needs to be communicated in an update, that the project goal for the Kickstarter campaign in hindsight was set too low, and so instead of asking the Kickstarter backers to cough up more money (which happens in some campaigns), or give up some more stretch goals, you decided to open the June pre-orders to make up for the lack of funds to complete the project. And to that end, June-preorders should be considered the same priority as Kickstarter backers. This message coupled with a slightly apologetic tone would be the first step in making the Kickstarter backers understand that they are not prioritized over June pre-orders and that there is a reason for this.As a side note, I think you need to standardize your nomenclature, are you calling the pre-orders batches now? These terms should not be confused as whether there are 2 or 4 batches will be confusing for many. I think you should stick to batch # for the production run, and when referring to groups of people stick to spelling our the pre-order period.
yes yes, this is all fine. But this needs to be communicated in an update, that the project goal for the Kickstarter campaign in hindsight was set too low, and so instead of asking the Kickstarter backers to cough up more money (which happens in some campaigns), or give up some more stretch goals, you decided to open the June pre-orders to make up for the lack of funds to complete the project. And to that end, June-preorders should be considered the same priority as Kickstarter backers. This message coupled with a slightly apologetic tone would be the first step in making the Kickstarter backers understand that they are not prioritized over June pre-orders and that there is a reason for this.
As a side note, I think you need to standardize your nomenclature, are you calling the pre-orders batches now? These terms should not be confused as whether there are 2 or 4 batches will be confusing for many. I think you should stick to batch # for the production run, and when referring to groups of people stick to spelling our the pre-order period.
