I think the comic being indie, free, and kinda, sorta, not really adjacent to hockey RPF makes some people categorize it closer to a casual fanwork than a professional publication. Which is still kinda weird, since tbh, I don't think the criticisms of Check Please! (or YCMAL, fwiw) are harsher than what hobby fandom producers get when they have a large audience that they've disappointed. Probably less in some cases, honestly. Money just makes everything a little more complicated, because lord knows criticism really just means you're begrudging someone else's success.
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