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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 29, 2017 20:10:48 GMT
I was going through my Evernote file dedicated to scrapbook articles/discussions and came across a few saved articles from old smack blogs. I then realised I have no clue what is around these days for the snarky commentary about the scrap industry. Is the era of the smack blogs over after the wave of bullies and plain mean trolls? Are they still around but underground? Are we nowadays reduced to the more politically correct talk in forums like 2PR? Who keeps the industry on their toes these days?  Enlighten me and show me the way as I spend a lazy Saturday eve in listening to Jazz Loves Disney while sipping on local rosé wine and reminiscing about my early scrapbook days when I was still at university and fussy-cut shapes from magazines... *le nostalgic sigh* |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 29, 2017 20:32:53 GMT
I used to read the smack blog. Most of it was just nasty stuff, but occasionally someone brought up a good point. I think the peas are the last outpost for criticism of the scrap industry. GOMI seems to only cater to mommy/daddy, lifestyle, and sewing snark.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 29, 2017 20:57:03 GMT
I used to read the smack blog. Most of it was just nasty stuff, but occasionally someone brought up a good point. I think the peas are the last outpost for criticism of the scrap industry. I agree, they sure could get nasty and mean.Those comment sections were something else at one point... The most recent smack blog I followed was Smackorama. And, to this day, some of its entries still make me giggle out loud. from ( x) It is a shame that with the accelerated social media-ification of scrapbook marketing and communication, the albeit feisty but necessary critics have disappeared. Everything happens in IG and FB comments these days, places that are heavily moderated by the owners of the accounts and groups, making it virtually impossible to go "WTF" and start a more open and honest discussion than the cheerleaders will ever allow. I'm glad 2PR is around. I'd feel pretty lost in the world of scrapbooking otherwise. |
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Post by msliz on Apr 29, 2017 22:34:07 GMT
Is there enough of an industry left to smack?
It's fine to be critical of the industry, and even of individuals in the business *as it relates to the business*, but some of those posts and comments were of a personal nature and ugly and hurtful. I think the industry shrunk to it's current modest size and the trolls got bored and moved on to pick on other targets.
If there's a smack blog anywhere currently, I don't know anything about it. I only visited past ones when posts were being discussed by the Peas.
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Post by missymarlin on Apr 29, 2017 22:52:35 GMT
I kind of miss them. I found some of my favorite bloggers whom I still follow because they were wrung over the coals by the smackers. The trolls did get overly filthy and obnoxious to the point you can't help but wonder just what kind of person would even think such sick thoughts let alone post it. The only place left somewhat along that format that I know of is the very calm and pretty well non-visited blog roll "scrapchatter". scrapchatterforu.blogspot.com/2017/ |
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Post by refugeepea on May 1, 2017 3:30:09 GMT
GOMI seems to only cater to mommy/daddy, lifestyle, and sewing snark. What's GOMI? |
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Post by houston249 on May 1, 2017 7:57:19 GMT
GOMI=Get off my internet
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Post by cupcakepeddler on May 1, 2017 14:00:06 GMT
I used to read the smack blog. Most of it was just nasty stuff, but occasionally someone brought up a good point. I think the peas are the last outpost for criticism of the scrap industry I also agree with this. The boards at Two Peas were so heavily moderated that it was great to go somewhere that you could get truthful reviews on products or customer service. What I hated was the personal attacks, sure call out the shady stuff but some of the hate on there was deplorable. |
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Post by KikiPea on May 1, 2017 15:14:49 GMT
Don't care. They were all just nasty.
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