tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post2773595208923060605..comments2023-05-31T07:37:38.948-04:00Comments on Etsy Bitch: Quotable Quotes: Professional Etsy Admins In Action!!The Cranky Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492132798002763761noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-27617858926530435652008-06-15T11:37:00.000-04:002008-06-15T11:37:00.000-04:00in light of the fact that someone brought up the t...in light of the fact that someone brought up the temperament of artists, it seems like not so much danielle or anda's fault (or whoevers), rather etsy's bright idea of hiring artists to police artists. what artist worth his or her beans wants to do that crappy job? and, it doesnt seem like they are being paid enough as they are always promoting the sales of their stuff like they did at xmas or their new shops or what have you. either that or they are given absolutely no direction except for follow swimmy<BR/>what artist wants to leave their own creative business and focus on someone else's - that sounds like a poor choice and bound to make folks crabby and bitchy<BR/><BR/>however- if these folks are banking on leveraging their etsy fame into their own cash cow it would be best to make more friends and less enemies onlineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-78991599380061830632008-05-27T20:30:00.000-04:002008-05-27T20:30:00.000-04:00staged dickery at its best!staged dickery at its best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-89500320615107604422008-05-27T15:19:00.000-04:002008-05-27T15:19:00.000-04:00.. or else she will stare you down and kill you wi..... or else she will stare you down and kill you with those creepy soulless eyes.The Sneaky Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083045105850905895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-4123326565149242462008-05-27T11:04:00.000-04:002008-05-27T11:04:00.000-04:00As long as the Kool-Aid is potent, Etsy will not b...As long as the Kool-Aid is potent, Etsy will not be able to let go of its self-image as community first, commerce second. Only a businessperson at the helm will change that.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958289174693743674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-66494378850079617352008-05-27T09:45:00.000-04:002008-05-27T09:45:00.000-04:00I agree with Jen Segrest about the social aspect o...I agree with Jen Segrest about the social aspect of Etsy too often overshadowing the business side. I have been commenting on that in the forums for a while now. The day that the social issues of Etsy dictate business policy, and what sellers can and cannot have or do, is the day I'm out of there. I joined Etsy, the business venue. I already have a very active social life, thanks. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, regarding the contest, I didn't think it was insulting to anyone to ask if there were any better designs. Once you put yourself out there in a contest where your work will be judged, you have to expect some people aren't going to like your contribution.Sylviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439472334301312742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-12558923555652475392008-05-27T09:30:00.000-04:002008-05-27T09:30:00.000-04:00I think etsy forgets that artists have artistic te...I think etsy forgets that artists have artistic temperaments and have a historical knack for stirring up shit in the faces of adversaries. That's why I love this site! Etsy has become an enemy by demanding artists not speak their minds or behave against thier very beings.<BR/><BR/>Etsy needs to grow up and decide if it wants to be a social site or a commerce site when it grows up. I think all the sellers agree that the social aspect needs to be seriously cropped and pulled into the shadows, like most other selling sites. Cafepress has a forum, a very busy and rather helpful one, but you'd never know it as a regualr shopper, you have to be a seller to even get into it or find the link.Jen Segrest (verybigjen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11559351336240398790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-90244022655415732992008-05-27T01:43:00.000-04:002008-05-27T01:43:00.000-04:00http://americandesignawards.com/artman/publish/art...http://americandesignawards.com/artman/publish/articles/Seven_Sins.shtml<BR/><BR/>look at number 2.<BR/><BR/>This isn't esoteric - any graphic designer worth spit has read article after article talking about what "contests" do to the industry. It's more common knowledge than the golden ratio.<BR/><BR/>Yet here's a contest. From a bunch of people purporting to champion the individual designer. And defensiiiiive about it.The Astounded Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786917826699596812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-8955353754434082882008-05-27T00:18:00.000-04:002008-05-27T00:18:00.000-04:00Oh my god. Those damn EtsyFinds emails with pics o...Oh my god. Those damn EtsyFinds emails with pics of her kid. I understand being a proud parent but it has no place in the newsletters.The Righteous Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282022935228225565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-24915326294282906122008-05-26T23:02:00.000-04:002008-05-26T23:02:00.000-04:00Anda's avatar creeps me out. Srsly. I just need to...Anda's avatar creeps me out. Srsly. <BR/><BR/>I just need to say it ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-44788083576941903682008-05-26T22:43:00.000-04:002008-05-26T22:43:00.000-04:00Etsy has a great aptitude for exploiting its selle...Etsy has a great aptitude for exploiting its sellers. Who wants to bet that the contract those artists were given in exchange for the use of their artwork was nothing more than the promise of free promotion?<BR/><BR/>Danielle was a nightmare when she was "Forum Conductor" (as in lightning, no doubt). Abrasive, narcissistic, thin-skinned and completely without empathy, she was one of the worst people Etsy could have chosen to put on Forum duty.<BR/><BR/>The other worst choice had to be Anda. Also self-absorbed, humorless, arrogant and vindictive, she has been known (along with Danielle) to send personal convos to people who have rubbed her the wrong way on the forums. Her abuse of her position continues in her brief as the "Etsy Finds" compiler.The Disgruntled Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234744597622366149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-61544326383494943302008-05-26T22:03:00.000-04:002008-05-26T22:03:00.000-04:00that Design Face-Off is just messed up, in how it'...that Design Face-Off is just messed up, in how it's set up, handled and voted on. I hope they change things if they do it again. <BR/><BR/>It reminds me of an art website and catalog out there. They buy products wholesale- 50% of the retail price. <BR/><BR/>Well, not long ago they had a portfolio competition. with an entry fee, seems like $30-35 dollars. To be juried by 1 person to pick 10 finalists. Then those 10 finalists would have to opportunity to be voted on my website visitors with the winner receiving the chance to have their artwork reproduced as a print. With a 10% royalty. <BR/><BR/>Why would anyone go to the trouble of entering?Andy Mathishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111869432073546594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286747608538901945.post-84315576447023514432008-05-26T20:10:00.000-04:002008-05-26T20:10:00.000-04:00An-Duh and Dan-YELL need to stay the HELL out of t...An-Duh and Dan-YELL need to stay the HELL out of the forums !! They are the P.R. nightmare twins *rolls eyes*<BR/><BR/>I see that the comments are closed on the Stork article and the Promo thread lasted less than two hours.<BR/> On the last page of the thread one of the contestants says " I hope the Promotions for this aren't over already ! "<BR/><BR/>That makes me wonder if that's all they get out of this is a Promotional opportunity ??<BR/><BR/>Etsy used relatively new sellers who may not know the history of the Labs begging for free goodies ... " Something for Nothing " deals for these designers would NOT surprise me :P~B.Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13616217894091286837noreply@blogger.com