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Hello Dakkanauts, with the amount of "alternative bitz company" owners around Dakka, it is unpolite to come in their threads and ask for some "non-something"?

I do that a lot of times, and sometimes people seens do be offended, whyle is just see it as some sort of help, i mean, im telling them what i would buy, so they dont spend money doying thing they will not sell...

What you people think (specially you company owners)?

Personally, I would welcome the communities input. I would think that is why quite a few places put WIP images on forums. So they can get input on what people want to see.

I imagine such requests would be better received if they were phrased differently.

For example, instead of asking for "non-space marines", perhaps ask for "futuristic infantry in powered armour".

The only reason I can think of that a company would not look kindly on a request is if it seemed like an obvious request to copy another company's product. Phrasing is key!

Most of the 'not-whatever' requests I see seem to be various characters, such as 'Not-Doctor-Who' and similar... It is, to me, just shortcutting the process of saying "Oh, I'd like a traveling adventurer-type in a suit. Maybe he should look like a character from a well-known BBC show. No, not that one, the Nth actor would be great. Thanks!"

I see what you mean. To be honest I was thinking about not-GW requests, as that was what I inferred from the OP.

Answering positively to such a post can be used against them in a possible lawsuit.