Does anybody else dislike Threadless Select? I can't find info about it on the site, but I take it this is when the Threadless team just asks a veteran design to submit a design, and they print it regardless of the actual quality. I so far have yet to see a Threadless Select design that I like, and I don't like the way the members get cut out of the decision-making process.

ETA: Well, here's my logic. What makes Threadless different than most companies that make t-shirts? The fact that users can vote on designs. There are many companies out there that print excellent designs by talented artists. There are two that I know of where people who actually buy the shirts get in on the process of deciding what gets printed. As a result, Select shirts are fundamentally different from what Threadless generally represents. And it happens I haven't liked any of them much. I'm well aware that catering to my personal desires is not the sole purpose of Threadless. However, I do think the purpose of Threadless is to democratize design, and I'm not sure how the Select line fits in with that purpose.

Also-- you know, I was going to be sarcastic here, but instead I'll be sincere. I've found all your comments hurtful and disappointing. You seem to assume that I expect that my opinions rule this company-- if I thought that way, I'd probably have given up on Threadless immediately, because, interestingly, my opinions don't rule the day, a lot of things I'm not impressed with get printed, and a lot of things I love get panned. But that's how it goes. I'm very comfortable with the fact that I'm not in charge here, not only because I don't have enough money or enough wardrobe space to keep this company alive on my own, but also because I like the collaborative effort that is Threadless. I like the idea that what other people say and do is as important, if not more so, than my words and actions. It's called community, and I've always appreciated that Threadless has it. What disappoints me is how... how childish and derisive members of this "community" can be when met with divergent attitudes. I really had expected better.