Interesting article on Ravelry in The New Yorker

[Warpy]

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/29/how-politics-tested-ravelry-and-the-crafting-community

Some of it is informative, some glosses over the bad behavior of right wingers (doxxing people, death threats, the usual for them) while magnifying other controversies on the site, but it's a decent read for those of us who use the site for patterns and problem solving.

I knew Deplorable was back, there is a disagree on every post I make, even on the kitty threads.

[luvs2sing]

1. It's a long strange trip from..

the original “Be excellent to each other.”

I use Rav to keep track of projects, patterns and stash. I bailed on the social media aspect of it years ago. I rarely even leave a comment on a pattern.

[Warpy]

3. I avoid B.I.D. like the plague

but I've had a lot of "wow, I never knew that" moments in the fiber oriented groups.

For the record, I'm a weaver, dyer, spinner, knitter, or was before my eyes went to hell.

[luvs2sing]

4. I'm not sure what B.I.D. is.

I’m a knitter, bobbin lace maker, crocheter, needlepointer, and counted cross stitcher, kinda in that order. I’ve dabbled in drop spindle spinning but never got serious about it. I’d rather knit than make the yarn.

[Warpy]

5. I love knitting with handspun

So I do both.

E.T.A. Big Issues Debate. Speaks for itself.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. E.T.A. Estimated time of arrival.

[seaglass]

2. Thanks for posting this Warpy. I am a newish knitter and use Ravelry quite a lot and find many

of the members very helpful. I was initially surprised to find a contingent of really negative people (not Trump related as I joined way after that) but I guess it's to be expected in any social space.