Could you add the reason for rejection when sending a "t-shirt rejected" email?

We have always reviewed t-shirts for catalogue quality, copyright, and content. We have been deleting live t-shirts that violate our policies ever since Merch by Amazon launched last year.

Now we are able to reject t-shirts before they are published. This is a very important step within our program. I'm reading here that content creators would like more information on what was rejected in order to make the necessary changes and keep accounts in good standing. I hear this and I will share this with the appropriate teams as we evolve our tools and our program.

Good comments here. We've rolled out a new process and appreciate the feedback on what will help you to create better content moving forward. We will take this into account as we move forward with new developments in our review process.

(Knock on wood) I've never had a design rejected, but I do have more in depth knowledge on copyright and trademark that the average person (I've had training + I've done a lot of reading on the subject). It's very complicated stuff, and every single time that I've helped someone who couldn't figure out for the life of them why they were rejected or had a shirt removed, I figured it out rather quickly. Leia, I agree that it would make things much better if people were told specifically why their shirts were rejected for the following reasons: 1. It would educate the designer, so that hopefully they do not make a similar mistake.

2. It would put an end to all of the emails that I'm sure you get from people asking "why", so it would save your people time.

3. A lot of designers are in Facebook groups, and when they find out things to avoid they will often post about it, therefore educating more people.

Good point El Conde! I totally agree. Is it the title, brand, bullets, a specific word or phrase, if it's the design... what's the specific area of concern, etc. Most content creators want to do the right thing, a simple one sentence explanation would really help so the specific area of concern can be addressed properly. Think of it this way, if content creators have to make random guesses on what to change, the resubmitting process will only cause further grid lock on the system. Thanks Amazon!

Here's the thing that REALLY frustrates me. My text updates get rejected, yet a pixel for pixel copycat is allowed to rip off one of my designs and keyword stuff all of their bullet points!!!

Seriously?! What is the point of having a review process if you're just going to punish the honest sellers?! Can we get a real answer for once instead of the typical generic response that's so common in these forums?

Agree 100000000% ... a simple reason would make things so much easier for future designs and give us the best chance not upload designs that would be rejected again in the future

How do I go about finding why a shirt was rejected? I had a very generic one rejected after being under review all day yesterday. I only received the usual no information rejection letter. How many rejections does it take to be in bad standing?

How many rejected t shirt designs can you get before you are not in good standing? Also if you are not in good standing, are you on a probation period or are you just let go as a designer? If there is a probation period, how long is it and what do you need to do (specifics) to get back in good standing? Thanks for letting us know.

Yeah, @Leia@Amazon I got some very, very generic designs rejected today. Since I started in October I have only one violation. I uploaded 20 or 30 today and all of them got rejected. I've emailed support. Could there be a glitch?

I have had 2 designs rejected. Both were on a "Hot Topic" "Selling Design" .

Both were separate in design and wording as to not "Copy" or even come close to another members design. But still fall under the same "Hot Topic Selling Designs and/or Search" One was a "Flipping the middle finger shirt" that I seen others "Live" with the middle finger up on their tees.

The other was a (Easter) design that had hundreds of the same shirt with all different designs, Live.

Yet mine gets rejected?

If I cannot play in the "Shirts That Sell Pool", that is fine.

But PLEASE do not take my account from me without clearly stating why I got into trouble in the first place.

This is like getting pulled over and asking the cop why? He hands you a ticket with only the dollar amount due and court date on it and says "Here,,,you figure it out on your own!"