Hi there CGTrader community, I'm a bit disappointed with a rare case that happened to my here on CGTrader and I want to share it with you, maybe you have a clue.
I've been waiting since june for the delivery of the prize for my 3rd place on the challenge "Real-life Objects PBR". I received a email requesting for contact information, with the subject "Congratulations! You won 3rd place in 3D-Coats category of PBR Real-life Objects Challenge on CGTrader" I answered the email the 16th of june and I've been waiting since then for a response. I guess I'm not breaking anything if I post a capture of the email here:
I've just checked the blog post titled Real-life Objects PBR Challenge is over and we have the winners! published the 12th of June, where my scene "Office building - Innovation Center" was awarded with the 3rd place within the 3D-Coat category of the contest. Surprisingly, now my model doesn't appear there, instead of it there is a model of Theojang called "Shirakawago Village Set". Really!
I can't believe my eyes. My prize has been removed, without a single note and I guess without a single reason.
Is my winning model suddenly that bad?
Is appropriate changing the winner of a contest retroactively though?
Thank you all very much for your time,
Fran Marz