tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post7965216775668325852..comments2024-03-22T15:37:29.563-04:00Comments on jersey girl looks up: We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Programming ... or storquegate investigatedCatherine Ivinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-75701448368365473352010-10-19T07:00:20.676-04:002010-10-19T07:00:20.676-04:00Katie you can totally say damn here- thank you for...Katie you can totally say damn here- thank you for making us aware of this! And Sherry thank you for your eloquence- I think Etsy has no idea who Etsy is ...Catherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-79841067342662219342010-10-18T23:10:32.629-04:002010-10-18T23:10:32.629-04:00I didn't exactly know what to say until today....I didn't exactly know what to say until today. I saw Ina had a post on aution bytes and I bit the bullet, used my real name and said this:<br /><br /> Etsy's Anti-Coral Blog Post Provokes Sellers <br />by: Sherry Truitt <br /> Web Site <br />Mon Oct 18 10:55:32 2010 <br />The blog post by Temple St. Clair was in diametric opposition to etsy policy.<br /><br />Coral is legally sold on etsy. Much of it is ethically sourced. Etsy allows the sale of many controversial items, including fur, butterfly wings, feathers and leather. Our personal opinion is always superceeded by the TOU of the site.<br /><br />If you don't like it, don't buy it. You are not allowed to however disparage other artists who use those materials in their work.<br /><br />Ms. St. Clair not only did that, but encouraged readers to sign a coral banning petition, thereby affecting the livelyhood and reputation of some sellers.<br /><br />Ms. St. Clair also invited readers to preview her jewelry collection on her own website and provided the url. That is also in direct violation with the TOU of etsy. She does not actually make the jewelry she sells, so she would not be permitted to have a shop.<br /><br />Should Ms. St. Clair visit your site, I would be interested in the silver, gold and gemstone mines she sources from around the world as well as the labor pool she employes to craft her pieces.<br /><br />As jewelers we try to ethically source our materials, but unless we are digging them out of the ground ourselves we really don't know where they come from, nor how the workers are treated. Jewelry is NOT a green business.<br /><br />I am hopeful etsy management will make a statement this morning. <br /><br /><br />Thanks,Cat. Love you.sherryhttp://sherrytruitt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-19554182452025036802010-10-18T20:01:41.255-04:002010-10-18T20:01:41.255-04:00Yes, exactly Jen!Yes, exactly Jen!Catherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-44390053530770198062010-10-18T18:28:38.012-04:002010-10-18T18:28:38.012-04:00Oh what a hot mess this is! Admittedly, I go abou...Oh what a hot mess this is! Admittedly, I go about my day taking no notice of Etsy drama.... so thank you, Cat, for this blog post! <br /><br />Here's an analogy for you: it's like McDonald's setting up a tasting station at your local organic co-op.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666881026605569886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-71901330204355360322010-10-18T17:39:52.133-04:002010-10-18T17:39:52.133-04:00I wondered why my ears were burning! :)
Just dele...I wondered why my ears were burning! :)<br /><br />Just delete the damn coral post already!<br />Boo!<br />Hisssss!<br /><br />Can I say damn here?Wear Your Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722364335511993990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-71120163908490556672010-10-18T16:33:58.958-04:002010-10-18T16:33:58.958-04:00I don't know MAB - I think the drama continues...I don't know MAB - I think the drama continues right now with the accusation that Etsy asked her to write the post, had sort of assumed she had courted etsy....Catherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-38384008965029104982010-10-18T15:00:47.629-04:002010-10-18T15:00:47.629-04:00You know, Etsy broke their own rules over and over...You know, Etsy broke their own rules over and over here, and that's what is discouraging. They basically called out all sellers who use or sell coral across the board, they featured someone who is a designer who doesn't create anything by hand, and they allowed that featured person to link to their own personal off etsy site. Any one of these actions would cause a seller to get a thread closed or a shop yanked. It's discouraging, and you have to wonder about who okayed this.<br /><br />Did admit ever weigh in after the explosion?MAB from OtterCatHaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758405161403620195noreply@blogger.com