If you disappear, no one will know that they essentially copied your list of Etsy alternatives and are now claiming it as their own compilation. I realize you offered the list freely and there is no reason for them to be sneaky and sleazy aside from the fact that sneak and sleaze is the nature of the bitch/beast.

In fact one of their most vocal members blatantly steals ideas from other Etsy sellers. It’s in your face obvious, and she has been called out before, but she keeps right on stealing and her bad behavior is fully condoned and excused by the rest.

Be a good girl and shut up now. You’re making the bitches look even uglier than God made em. (j/k)

No, they did not publish my comment so I rarely read them anymore. I do notice lots of repeat, non-commenting traffic to my blog tho. VERY curious indeed.

PS, just google Etsy Alternatives and you will find my blog, Im usually in the top one or two listings.<<<<<<<<that’s what got me sensored on EB. OH well…..

“We have a lot of discussions about that type of thing and we make it a group effort to be fair. But there are times where posts are just ridiculous and nonsensical so we have to delete/lock.”

You’re too busy to pay attention to EB but you’re still participating in the discussions at EB?

Riiiight.

(FYI: you really should tie up those loose ends in your story if you want people to believe you.)

“And this, ladies and gentlemen, is probably the main reason they are not taken seriously. Only a few of them actually contribute anything substantial to Etsy’s coffers yet they all seem to believe that they are oracles of truth and light who can force Etsy admins to bow to their pressure. ”

Oh, I’ll freely admit I’m too busy outside of the internet to pay any attention to Etsy or to the Etsy Bitch Blog. I was one of the founding members, but if you look through the forums, you’ll notice I don’t post there and I RARELY if EVER post on comments. If Etsy closes my store, so be it. I haven’t touched it in months.

What’s to explain? They are intellectually incapable of defending their opinions of Etsy against differing opinions so their only choice is to squelch or remove those opinions.

It’s a desperate practice that predates computers by eons.

I admire people who are not afraid of differing opinions. This tells me they are secure in their own beliefs and understand what being an adult is all about.

People who bitch about being censored, while simultaneously censoring others, will never be more than a sad joke.

You’ll notice here I am not censoring anything or editing anyone’s posts~ I think it’s the best way to do it.

Yes, I know who they are and so does Etsy. Everyone laughs when they respond to themselves in the comments though thankfully they’ve been doing less of that lately. It’s also amusing to contrast their Etsy forum behavior with their “secret identity” behavior.

“I guess anonymity keeps them from being deleted?”

No. At this point it’s really only a matter of time.

“I thought the whole purpose of EB was not supposed to be like Etsy. Does that make sense?”

It makes sense to me and it makes sense to you but it will never make sense to them. The irony of this is that as long as they preach one path and blatantly follow another, they will never be taken seriously by anyone who can think and reason. Their fervent dream is to be taken seriously and yet they shoot themselves in the foot on a daily basis. They long to be noticed and they are, but for all the wrong reasons.

It’s actually quite amusing to those of us who see the big picture.

“I don’t even do anything with my shop anymore”

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is probably the main reason they are not taken seriously. Only a few of them actually contribute anything substantial to Etsy’s coffers yet they all seem to believe that they are oracles of truth and light who can force Etsy admins to bow to their pressure.

It’s like watching an overly tired two year old have a meltdown. At first it’s cute, then it’s annoying and then you wonder why the hell no one has taught the little brat any manners.

“But there are times where posts are just ridiculous and nonsensical so we have to delete/lock.”

Here we see more of their goose step nonsense. My comments are always polite and reasonable and I submit them under my known Etsy name yet my comments are never posted. Why? Because my comments contain the truth.

Believe you me, there are far more people whose comments are blocked than there are people whose comments are allowed through.

Simply put, they are afraid of the truth because they are at least smart enough to understand that the truth is not on their side.

If you want to keep your account up and running you would be wise to stay far away.