Our entire existence as a community in Star Wars costuming comes from mirroring what we love about the universe and the characters that George Lucas created. Personally, I find it's too critical to ridicule someone for posting their hard work in a homage to Ram's kit. He is a fan of his work, as we all are, and he recreated it to start his Mando experience. I think if anyone is going to ridicule him of that, then we're all in the same hypocritical boat by mirroring our favourite culture from Star Wars. As he explained, "I've never stated or claimed that this was an original design".
With that in mind, does he really deserve such a critical response to posting his kit? I'll be the first to admit that constructive criticism is important in the costuming community but when there is no constructive aspects in criticism, it just turns people off to what we do and makes us sound like snobs. There is a correct way and an incorrect way to approach new members looking to get their foot in the door in starting this wonderful hobby and it would be a shame to give someone the wrong impression by publically humiliating them for their work. We all started somewhere and, sure, there may be unspoken rules in the community about some things but approaching someone with a soft, encouraging voice yields better responses than an abrasive, rebuking voice. It's easy to state opinions behind a keyboard with complete anonymity but I think it's important to remember there is still another person we're speaking toward behind their computer.
I'm not looking to rebuke anyone myself by posting this response and it is not aimed toward any one person but I think it's a necessary reminder that this is costuming. We shouldn't get so wrapped up into our hobby that we don't take account for other people's feeling into consideration. Especially for veterans in this hobby, you're the people that new members look up to and if you realize it or not, your words can make or break their enthusiasm. We should tread carefully with honour and maturity being on the forefront of our minds when we impart advice and any comments to each other.
Again, I will emphasis that I am not trying to speak down toward anyone because I am not perfect myself and if I ever did anything that someone found incorrect, I would want them to be just as upfront with me as I am being now.