The Mod Team of the Sidetracked Zine would like to come forward to address the situation with our project.
First, we deeply apologize for the lack of updates. It was not out of negligence for the project, but the team attempting to resolve the issues internally, not wanting to give promises we weren't sure of.
What had happened was that the team had trusted an outside party to handle the manufacturing and shipping of the zine. The publisher had worked on and shipped zine projects in the past, and so at the time we had let them handle the storefront. The merchandise had been ordered, but partway through production, the third party had cut all contact with us, and we hadn't been able to get ahold of any updates, receipts, or merchandise since. We take responsibility for putting our faith in someone we didn't know completely, and with deep regret we must say that after several attempts to communicate and get ahold of the situation over the past few months, our team had been left in the dark with nothing.
We are deeply sorry for the entire situation, especially to our customers who put their trust in our team to carry the project out. To those who have ordered physical copies of the Zine, you may contact us at [email protected] with a receipt for a digital copy compensation. The Team is currently still attempting to get hold of the merchandise to compensate as well, but at the moment it is not possible for us without any contact with the shop owner over funds and receipts. The mod team itself was never given acess to the shop or funds. We received proof of purchase for the merchandise but no proof of donations.
Shortly before cutting contact with us, our publisher gave us the information of a friend of theirs who claimed to be able to help fulfill orders. this person has also ceased communications with the mod team, though further attempts are still being made, it has been months since they had given any response.
Thank you for your patience and we cannot apologize enough for how the project had turned out.
