Yeah, sometimes we take a day off. We're human, although I'm sure there are a few of you who think we're scary assholes or something equally heartless and android-like. And then there are you stupid assholes who think that we're bitter and probably terrible crafters who take bad photos of our crappy products... and we're litterbugs and hooligans or whatever.
Actually, we're gamblers.
We played some front page bingo, and we placed our bets. Much to the chagrin of everyone, I nailed it! Whooooooooo! Boo-yeah! That's right Lirola made the front page on Wednesday, not once but TWICE! Who called it? Oh yeah, that's right, me!
So, we did the only appropriate thing we could do: we went out to a bar and got hammered to celebrate the fact that I totally called it.
It was the only thing we could do, clearly.
Front page treasury repeats on Wednesday:
humblebea (perennial repeat, this week, last week, etc)
Lirola (TWICE on Wednesday, every other week before that X infinity)
olaladesign (regular repeat, repeat curator)
maclancy (regular repeat, TWICE on Wednesday, + last week, the week before last)
rafya (regular repeat, regular curator; she was on FP on Tuesday, TWICE on Wednesday)
seapinks (regular repeat, repeat curator)
yoola (regular repeat)
Front page treasury repeats on Thursday:
humblebea (perennial repeat, this week, last week, etc)
iktomi (regular repeat, this week + last week)
IslaNewYork (regular repeat)
Lirola (TWICE on Wednesday, every other week before that X infinity)
maclancy (regular repeat, today, TWICE yesterday, + last week, the week before last)
rafya (regular repeat, regular curator; she was on FP on Tuesday, TWICE on Wednesday)
terminy (regular repeat)
yoola (regular repeat)
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On a general note: where goes Lirola, generally one finds galit, rafya, and terminy.
Would someone on the etsy staff like to specifically explain to the rest of us peons why it is that the ISRAEL ARTISTS TEAM gets so much face time on the front page so frequently? Because it certainly doesn't escape the average viewer that not only does Lirola appear there on a weekly basis, but usually always with galit, rafya, and terminy... Why the favoritism of the ISRAEL ARTISTS TEAM?
It's not like we see POE (photographers of etsy) on the front page every day, or Quiltsy, or the Dachshund Team, or Trashion... okay, so I'm just guessing that maybe one of these teams makes regular treasuries. But seriously, why the preferential treatment of the Israel Artists Team?
And really, etsy, you just can't go ONE fucking day without featuring maclancy? Because, really, you're making my photoshop cry. There's a reason it's crying, and from what I can gather it's sputtering something about bad editing. How many fucking etsians are there who make prints or cards of images they have created with photoshop? How many fucking etsians are there who make prints or cards of images they have created with photoshop that they are actually licensed to use? Really, maclancy is inevitable? Unavoidable? Like inclement weather? Or bad photoshoping?
Your treasury rules still state that you may promote whole or partial lists to the front page.
How about showing me a whole hell of a lot less maclancy? We can't start placing meaningful bets on it until it disappears for a few days.
Ask yourselves: why can etsy do so very much for maclancy in regards to the free front page exposure at the behest of employees who are paid through your listing fees, but what have they done for you lately?
There are more than 40 sellers on etsy. Do Not Patronize front page repeats. Don't buy from them. Don't put them in your treasuries. Don't enable the unprofessional etsy employees to continue to put them on the front page with your shop name credited as responsible. Favoritism is an unfair business practice. Do Not Patronize front page favorites.
perennial etsy fuck up, favoritism, repeats and other unsavory behavior that erodes the trust of your member community.
"etsy suck" on every level of social commerce.
