gigibunbun
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Post by gigibunbun on Jan 18, 2016 3:14:51 GMT
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ibetsey1
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Post by ibetsey1 on Jan 18, 2016 3:50:55 GMT
Oh my goodness! I listen to Tracie on scrapgals and I cannot BELIEVE anyone could be mean to her-- She's the sweetest! (And also, no one can bring her down, she is literally high on life.) Also, that whole message board is a trainwreck. So much haterade!
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Post by TracieClaiborne on Jan 18, 2016 5:01:55 GMT
haha, thank you ibetsey1. I AM high on life - you got that right! But not because of anything business related. I'm just a happy person. I think that's why my hater hates me. She's been criticizing me publicly for over a year now, almost two. I feel like it's someone I knew on TwoPeas. The hate is deep seated. I can't imagine what I ever did to cause it but I actually went on there about a year ago and offered an apology if I had ever done something to her. I sincerely tried to make it right.
She is not my FB friend because she only mentions my public posts. So she literally goes to Facebook and types my name in. Can you imagine having time to do that? Just to see posts by someone you hate? She stalks me on all my social media and my blog. She even stalks me here and I don't even have time to hang out here much!!
She accuses me of being fake. Well, I don't know how much more "real" or transparent I can be. I don't hold anything back....I admit my faults, things I struggle with, my mistakes, failures and triumphs. I'm just being me. I think my JOY causes her to hate me. I am a happy person and she can't change that. I've had a great day today in spite of her hatefulness.
She says I'm a name dropper and "pretend to know people" which is hilarious. Anyone I have ever said I know, of course I know them. I've been around so long, I just know most people in the industry (since 2001). She says I'm two faced but I'm the same everywhere I go. Ask anyone who knows me.
It's the craziest thing ever. People are like "just ignore her!" and I admit, I shouldn't have been there and shouldn't have posted anything because it is a cesspool of hate but I have read it often just out of sheer curiosity. I do NOT post there regularly as she would like to lead people to believe. It's so funny. I spend half my day connecting with people and networking so I sure don't have time to hang out with a bunch of haters.
They're sad, really. Trying to find some happiness in tearing other people down. They must live such sad lives. Only a sad person is that hateful. If they were living happy, successful lives filled with joy, they wouldn't say the things they say.
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Post by TracieClaiborne on Jan 18, 2016 5:02:42 GMT
I'm sure there will be commentary about that post momentarily on there. She's been stalking me for three days now, following me all over the interwebs. I had to stop reading after my last comment. I had just come out of church and I was like, "Still? They're still talking about me?" It's bizarre!
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gigibunbun
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Post by gigibunbun on Jan 18, 2016 5:19:42 GMT
Yes they are an awful bunch. I too think that they are sad, miserable people who just get their kicks by being nasty to others. The stuff they dig up and pick on is ridiculous!
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caangel
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Post by caangel on Jan 18, 2016 5:31:37 GMT
I just listened to a ted talk radio podcast called If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say that was mainly about trolls and mean people. A female comedian talked about a troll that she ended up confronting and actually interviewing. It was really interesting. It is more them than you.
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Post by TracieClaiborne on Jan 18, 2016 5:37:36 GMT
Oh absolutely!! I do not take it personally. It's just comical at this point really.
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Post by wonderwoman on Jan 18, 2016 6:20:15 GMT
What are they...12 ?
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Post by TracieClaiborne on Jan 18, 2016 7:44:57 GMT
They act like mean girls but sadly they're probably people who were bullied themselves and now they're cyber bullies.
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Post by maribeth on Jan 18, 2016 11:55:44 GMT
Well I don't exactly understand what is going on, I mean I get the "jist" of it, but frankly I don't even get their site? ? Does not look like a place I want to be. Just stay around here TracieClaiborne and spread your joy for life with us.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 14:32:02 GMT
Tracie, I've followed you for a while -- love your work and your teaching. Might I suggest that you don't log into that site at all? Seriously, there is no benefit to you to read that kind of thing. Completely ignore it. Block or delete her from all your social media. You have a happy outlook on life. Don't let anyone take that away from you or give you a moment of bad feelings.
I looked at that site (or some permutation of it) years ago when it was mentioned on twopeas, and all it did was make me second guess myself. I've never been back -- I won't let the negativity into my brain. Not my style of message board at all.
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Post by wordfish on Jan 18, 2016 14:43:06 GMT
I've met you several times in real life, Tracie. A couple of times at the scrapbook store near Nashville (Scrap It, maybe?) before it closed and then we ran into each other once at a scrapbook store close to me in Knoxville. You're just the same in real life as you are on the Internet.
It really is them more than you. It's always that way. Otherwise, why would anybody spend that inordinate amount of time trashing someone they had never even met?
I haven't been to that site in quite a while. It's not exactly the brain trust, is it.
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Post by anonrefugee on Jan 18, 2016 14:44:47 GMT
Tracie, I've followed you for a while -- love your work and your teaching. Might I suggest that you don't log into that site at all? Seriously, there is no benefit to you to read that kind of thing. Completely ignore it. Block or delete her from all your social media. You have a happy outlook on life. Don't let anyone take that away from you or give you a moment of bad feelings. I looked at that site (or some permutation of it) years ago when it was mentioned on twopeas, and all it did was make me second guess myself. I've never been back -- I won't let the negativity into my brain. Not my style of message board at all. Good advice! I read the site a few years ago during era of Hall of Fame and product problems. Seems like it's no longer about issues but personalities and ugliness. Ain't got time for that nonsense!
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Post by LisaDV on Jan 18, 2016 15:24:33 GMT
Wow! I've never ever seen that place before. That's awesome! LOL! They are a riot to read through.
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Post by greatdaneaddict on Jan 18, 2016 15:36:35 GMT
I read a bunch of the comments over there, and at first I was sad. Their lives must be miserable if they have that much hate for scrapbookers. I mean come on. But then I thought about it, and they obviously think THEY are perfect. They must get off on cutting other people down. Totally ridiculous. Bye Felicia.
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gigibunbun
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Post by gigibunbun on Jan 18, 2016 15:51:11 GMT
They do think they are perfect and do nothing wrong. They are all high and mighty and feel that they are a "go to" in the scrap booking world thinking that their type of crap moves mountains and is game changing for companies! LOL
I read through back a bit and they are nauseating! It's really unreal how their little minds work.
I think they need big doses of Sunsine, cheerfulness and love! We should all visit more often lol!
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janeangel
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Post by janeangel on Jan 18, 2016 16:13:33 GMT
I think it would be best to ignore the stalker/hater because any attention they get positive or negative just encourages them to continue that behavior.
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 18, 2016 16:19:41 GMT
I refuse to even read it. I'm not giving them my time. TracieClaiborne I know you from here and you are a delight! Those bitches can suck it, as Kathy Griffin would say!
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Post by thescrappymermaid on Jan 18, 2016 16:23:31 GMT
My suggestion: get over it and move on! Easy.
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Post by mzza111 on Jan 18, 2016 16:26:29 GMT
What an interesting first post.
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inkedup
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Post by inkedup on Jan 18, 2016 16:53:10 GMT
Interesting that this is your first post, gigibun.
Also interesting is the fact that Tracie claims to abhor the site that was linked here, yet there have been several times that she has outed herself as a smack blog reader/poster by accidentally posting under her own username. Those posts are always quickly deleted, of course, but make no mistake that Tracie herself actively participates in the blog she is now acting victimized by.
I will probably be one of the only people to admit this, but I read the smack blog on occasion and have even posted to it. I don't like the personal attacks and there are a lot of people who don't. What I do enjoy is the fact that there are, on occasion, good discussions about products, trends and what's going on in the industry.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jan 18, 2016 17:00:37 GMT
I do read the smack blog. I wish there was more info on the industry as opposed to just a bunch of people calling each other names. I have actually found new to me scrappy goodness there.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2016 17:06:01 GMT
Interesting that this is your first post, gigibun. Also interesting is the fact that Traci claims to abhor the site that was linked here, yet there have been several times that she has outed herself as a smack blog reader/poster by accidentally posting under her own username. Those posts are always quickly deleted, of course, but make no mistake that Traci herself actively participates in the blog she is now acting victimized by. I will probably be one of the only people to admit this, but I read the smack blog on occasion and have even posted to it. I don't like the personal attacks and there are a lot of people who don't. What I do enjoy is the fact that there are, on occasion, good discussions about products, trends and what's going on in the industry. I have no problem with anyone reading or posting on a smack blog, including Tracie. But Tracie is saying it bothers her, so it would do her well to stay out of there and not let it into her head. I used to read over there, but the first time my name was mentioned I felt so badly that I never went back. I realize now that it wasn't a good place for me. But then, I tend to let outside things affect me. I try to avoid things that I don't like and can't change.
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Post by freeatlast on Jan 18, 2016 17:37:48 GMT
I'll admit to being a big reader of the smack blog early last year. I went there for the SC smack because no one was allowed to talk about the issue on the SC boards and the now infamous XC thread hadn't been posted here yet. Until this thread was posted, I hadn't been there in over 4 months. I see nothing has changed.
Re: the mean girls or trolls, IMHO it's either a very few people or one person and her alter egos. There'e something about the words, the style and the rhythem of the posts that makes me think so.
In any case, I believed very little of what I read on there about others.
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Post by mzza111 on Jan 18, 2016 18:25:53 GMT
Also interesting is the fact that Tracie claims to abhor the site that was linked here, yet there have been several times that she has outed herself as a smack blog reader/poster by accidentally posting under her own username. Those posts are always quickly deleted, of course, but make no mistake that Tracie herself actively participates in the blog she is now acting victimized by. Tracie isn't the saint she wants everyone to believe she is. She was herself a "mean girl" on the old 2 peas.
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Post by TracieClaiborne on Jan 18, 2016 19:45:31 GMT
Wow. I see some of the smackers decided to log in and comment here now. I don't care who believes me when I say this, I really don't....so you can believe me or not.
I ONLY stop by there because I KNOW my hater is a regular there and for almost two years, she regularly brings me up when I do nothing to cause it. So sometimes I do go there just to see who is being mentioned. I do not post and yes, I shouldn't have been there at all 4 days ago and yes I shouldn't have tried to post BUT I did not start this thread and I have no clue who did. I posted my name on that thread repeatedly because I want my hater to know I'm talking to HER and I know she is one person. Yes, there are a few other mean girls who hate me there but it's primarily one person who I knew from Two Peas. If I wanted to post anon there, I could be writing 50 nice comments about myself in defense of the others but I haven't.
I was not a mean girl at Two Peas. That's a hater saying that. I had hundreds of friends at Two Peas and 1,000 of them tuned in to my first podcast and I was so humbled and grateful.
The smackers/haters can believe I'm a bitch if they want to. It does not change my life. I am not going there anymore. It's a hard thing not to do when you know you're being talked about but I'm not. I refuse to stop coming here because as you can see above, I have many friends here and the Peas are "my people." I'm not leaving or being run off so you can get over that.
This has quite literally been the most ridiculous series of events that has ever transpired. I can tell you that almost no one I know in the industry goes to that blog and my listeners do not know what it is. I do not promote it. I purposely have never shared the site address because I would not give them the pleasure and I certainly wouldn't post here to send people over there to see all the horrendous things said about me.
The haters will think this is all lies. I don't care. I am happy, living a lovely life so go ahead and hate. It doesn't change anything at all about my life. I guess it comes along with the territory of working in this industry. Obviously there's a small group of people who are mentally unwell. They hate anyone who is happy and they live to tear down others.
It's clear the smackers couldn't bear for people to be defending me here so some of them logged in to add their two cents worth. I appreciate everyone above who was kind to me. Thank you all.
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Post by TracieClaiborne on Jan 18, 2016 19:52:25 GMT
"Re: the mean girls or trolls, IMHO it's either a very few people or one person and her alter egos. There'e something about the words, the style and the rhythem of the posts that makes me think so."
Yes....it's very obvious it's one or two people who have written 75% of that thread and they are here now.
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katers415
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Post by katers415 on Jan 19, 2016 2:35:20 GMT
That smack blog has been around since the 2peas days. I have always refused to click over, even out of curiosity. Not my style and not what this hobby is about for me. I agree with the suggestions to not read it. Just by clicking over, you are giving them the power to get into your head. Not worth it. Sometimes ignorance is bliss!
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Post by TracieClaiborne on Jan 19, 2016 3:04:39 GMT
You are 100% right katers415.
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inkedup
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Post by inkedup on Jan 19, 2016 3:54:38 GMT
Believe what you will, Tracie, but I am not one of your haters. I'm not familiar with you as a crafter, and I certainly don't know you well enough to carry some kind of long standing grudge against you.
I just found it funny that you accidentally posted under your own username at the smack blog and then quickly deleted your comment, only to come here and act like the victim of the same behavior that you were just engaging in. Why delete if you didn't mind owning what you said, especially if your comments were directed at your hater? It is really hypocritical of you to participate in a behavior and then complain when you are the subject of that behavior.
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