Bye Bye, Etsy forums...
How do we handle the inner turmoil of dealing with changes in our life... on and off line?
In real life...
I create a wall of calm on the exterior
I create a wall of calm on the exterior
that foils the inner tornado that is swirling beneath...
Like the time...
I was asked on a job to make a very complicated recipe,
I was asked on a job to make a very complicated recipe,
that had multiple parts and incorporated techniques
that were completely unfamiliar to me...
I proceeded with a tornado in my head
and a calm, one foot in front of the next approach...
A few hours later
All was well with the world!
In my cyber life...
I'm more vocal about the impulses that push and pull me.
But, I have the ability to think about things before I press the enter button.
Some days I edit more...
some days I just put it out there...
some days I just put it out there...
Change, good or bad
will most certainly bring responses that have not been envisioned...
I am a firm believer that good can come out of
almost any situation.
Not all, but most.
Etsy has forced change on its members,
taking away our forums and forcing us to create "teams"
in order to continue our discussions.
On the bad side...
It has created a rift in our group and we have splintered apart.
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People seem to be more guarded and less sure of Etsy and its management.
Is this good for Etsy?
On the good side...
Those of us who have moved over to the
chatty metalsmiths team
chatty metalsmiths team
have more tools to work with.
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We have organized discussion topics that can be used for reference.
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The ability to keep some discussions private.
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In the end, we may become an even closer group...
a "team" of people who support each other
and help to build each others businesses,
in an organized way.
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I do miss the larger group...
I will wait this one out and see what it brings...
If you would like to read up on some of our
"chatty metalsmiths" blogs...
here are the links!
1 comment:
i have to know. is the creepy statue guy going IN or coming OUT.
pretty much verbalized many of my thoughts on the etsy changes. I am sad to see the group splinter. But I'll wait it out with you and see where it goes.
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