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WTF? That's awful.
In a swap I ran on another board a few years ago, one of my participants PM'ed me to see if the partner I paired her with "knew how to make customs" so she could see how much effort she needed to put in to her own custom - she didn't want to give her partner a well thought out and well executed pony if she was going to get one she didn't believe would be equal to her own skill level. It took me HOURS to come up with a reply that wouldn't have gotten me banned. Swaps are every bit as important as commissions, and in my eyes are actually the same. The only difference is you don't know who commissioned you! I give my best in swaps and expect to receive the best my partner has to offer, regardless of their skill level.
In a swap I ran on another board a few years ago, one of my participants PM'ed me to see if the partner I paired her with "knew how to make customs" so she could see how much effort she needed to put in to her own custom - she didn't want to give her partner a well thought out and well executed pony if she was going to get one she didn't believe would be equal to her own skill level. It took me HOURS to come up with a reply that wouldn't have gotten me banned.
To be honest (and I hope no one will get mad with me now) .... I'm not a huge fan of Custom Swaps cause I also have the feeling that sometimes the quality is not the best.I always try to create my Customs as best & perfect as possible and the mistake is that I expect that also in return.Yah I know it's somtimes the skills that might not fit into my ideology. So the reason why I don't participate in lotsa Custom swaps is that I received "not so good quality" kind of customs in the past from time to time.Sure you could have luck and get a partner that think like you and do the best work as possible.... and I received such Customs as well That might sound harsh but that's how it is... for me.