I've had a bit of time to ponder this. And here is my take on it.
I learnt to convert stuff and am still learning. Already i need to go back to the start as there is so much I've picked up even in the short space of time.
I only wanted to learn to convert stuff so i could get things in the game that i wanted that no one else was doing.
There is so much stuff already out there and AC modding is such that because of the sheer volume and rate at which stuff comes out people have become very immune to what it would look like if there was no modding, even 'bad' modding.
I never wanted to set up patroens, or buy me a coffee stuff. I never wanted to see a name and get some feeling of achievement from it.
Just simply i wanted to do the stuff i wanted. With that said I won't be releasing any of the converted stuff, if i go back to altering existing mods i may share them if its worth it.
I use AC to race, to hot lap and to mess about at the back end doing converts and what not.
I have my rig set up in a way so much of the interior isn't on show so I can deal with back cockpits or whatever, i can blur out many things that people would be up in arms about, like for me i don't care if the drivers legs don't have a shadow or their feet don't move on the pedals.
That's isn't to say people shouldn't care, it simply means i don't so I'd be dammed if i was to start modding to keep other people happy.
So yeah, i won't release any of my converted stuff, in fairness its about 40 US dirt ovals and 12 UK Ovals and a bunch of dirt cars and random odds and ends, so I doubt it'll be any loss to anyone, even i went through a moment of questioning whyt i'm messing about with dirt ovals when i have iRacing, then on the rolling lap's before the start the other night some idiot intentionally kept ramming me for 2 rolling laps getting me penalties, then i rage quit iRacing and need to stay away for a month or so.
So yeah, long winded but just open and honest. If i stick to it and don't get bored i may get to a point where I'm totally confident in what i am doing and that is my only goal, but learning in the open and exposing yourself to people slagging stuff off because they miss utterly irrelevant guff or aren't a billionth GT3 car or whatever, or people wanting credit for a model they ripped from another game to put in rfactor etc, is a fast track to making you not enjoy it.
I also like the freedom to start something then leave it and on to something else, i couldn't deal with all the "but what about this" "could you add this" stuff.
There it is.
I don't think its unfair, although read reading it it may sound that way. Those that do it for money, or credit or 'coffee' or pats on the back do it for that reason, for them. The idea anything is really for the 'community' is a bit false IMO.
So I don't feel like I'm holding anything back, just the reason to release stuff isn't a driver.
I personally don't think hanging around on a modding thread and doing mods but not releasing them is as bad as it looks on paper.