Feel the Frustration

I was trying to shop on Etsy today...ahem...trying

And I'm not the only one. Despite several years of asking for advanced search, better yet an advanced search that works, and unrolling a number of so-called improvements, we still have...well...frustration

Mistagging is a big culprit, and so search failure is also a flagging failure. Etsy's inability to conduct quality control, even though their members do half the work for them, is a big part of the problem. Sure, you can buy some fancy search algorithm, but that isn't going to wade through the crap.

You would think that with all the time admin spend finding items for gift guides, front pages, finds emails, and Dorque articles they would notice more of the mistagging...ahem

Sick of resellers on Etsy? Come flag with Flaggy

We at EtsyBitch just got a tip about a brand new blog that calls out resellers on Etsy, Flaggy. Now, we've all seen some good, honest sellers (like Thaidreams) get hounded wrongfully for being resellers, so I'm cautious about this one, but I think, if used for obvious or proven cases, that it could be focus a useful spotlight on some of the worst offenders on Etsy (and they are legion). Some resellers have been protected to a ridiculous extent by Admin, and I'd, personally, love to see a few of those guys nailed.

I hope that Flaggy (I picture Flaggy as looking like a disgusted Swimmy, for some reason) adds a way to submit tips and really makes sure that it only calls out obvious cases -- and I predict that if it does, it's going to be a very busy site.