tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41382725865447158.post2464771125518788222..comments2023-05-11T03:32:22.771-04:00Comments on Celebrate The Odd!: Etsy is a ChangingCelebrate the Oddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165559227196835095noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41382725865447158.post-35224444317945288032011-01-16T05:49:39.274-05:002011-01-16T05:49:39.274-05:00I can only see this as a step in the wrong directi...I can only see this as a step in the wrong direction. I wonder what the next shop/item will be that rubs someone the wrong way? Break out the torches and the pitchforks.BlacknickSculpturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217888242485345910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41382725865447158.post-77306433620380601622011-01-15T12:43:44.700-05:002011-01-15T12:43:44.700-05:00Why don't we ban Jane Velez-Mitchell as a &quo...Why don't we ban Jane Velez-Mitchell as a "demeaning" source! I don't watch her show, but when I'm unlucky enough to surf by it, I'm usually offended by her strident yelling on things she is not smart enough to discuss! Etsy has certainly opened up a huge "gray" area as well. They need to use their lawyers to define what they want. Do they know what the "spirit of Etsy" really is?!ArtAfterDarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276080868488776596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41382725865447158.post-50778664741701095792011-01-15T00:48:59.751-05:002011-01-15T00:48:59.751-05:00I think one of the items they wouldn't mention...I think one of the items they wouldn't mention was featured on ONTD_Political a few weeks ago- a seller promoting "You Got Bad Touched!" cards, with a woman sobbing in a shower on them. Tasteless and triggering to say the least. <br /><br />WW2 paraphernalia is something I see gray area with because it's a part of history. It is a learning tool, not necessarily a prop for Glenn Beck's next tirade against reality. It's important that history is not forgotten, that history is made explicit so that people better understand what happened, why, and how to stop it from ever happening again.<br /><br />Also, Etsy has bigger issues than this to consider. Which is why I am also leaving soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41382725865447158.post-79100920430107535172011-01-14T22:02:16.691-05:002011-01-14T22:02:16.691-05:00These new rules are so gray that they're absol...These new rules are so gray that they're absolutely unenforceable, really. I sell pendants made of vintage pocketknives. These could be used as weapons, I suppose, although that's not my intent. Even "weapons" is gray, although not as gray as "demeaning." I can understand why Etsy has changed their rules, especially if they're planning on either selling or going public, and especially after the CNN story. However, it's kind of silly to put in new places that they either (a) can't enforce, or (b) won't enforce. <br /><br />Face it, they don't have the staff to get rid of resellers. How are they going to control this? Whatever this is.MAB from OtterCatHaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758405161403620195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41382725865447158.post-66255822211777167792011-01-14T19:21:13.306-05:002011-01-14T19:21:13.306-05:00I've posted on Etsy and Twitter about this as ...I've posted on Etsy and Twitter about this as well as emailing Etsy with my concerns after they reached out to me on Twitter.<br /><br />The new rules are way too broadly written, a strict interpretation would ban not just items poking fun but a wide range of other items.<br /><br />Just the phrase "content that promote organizations with such views" would prohibit any items posted supporting Islam, the Catholic Church, Mormons, the Republican Party, American Atheists, etc. because all of these organizations have positions which are offensive to one (or more) of the classes of people mentioned. The wording about "demeaning" is also ridiculously broad and could even be construed as prohibiting an item that says "God Loves Gays" because most Christian denominations believe homosexuality is a sin and saying it isn't demeans their faith.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386369227077404895noreply@blogger.com