Archive for September, 2007
September 27, 2007 at 1:27 pm · Filed under Features, Laws & Regs, Site Terms · By The Janitor
kateblack started a thread about the difficulty of locating all the Etsy rules:
The current rules users of Etsy are expected to abide by are all over the place. This makes it difficult or impossible for users to stay organized, knowledgeable and function within those guidelines.
There should be ONE place users can go to learn what the rules are for the site. Terms of Use. That’s what all users have to agree to when we sign up to use the site.
No D&Ds. No “forum guidelines”. Terms of Use only. Everything should be there, and crystal clear.
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Stellaloella (Lauren) / Etsy Admin locked the thread and in her terminal post, she explained:
The Terms of Use are a legal document, for the legal restrictions on using the site.
The DOs & DON’Ts are the rules of engagement for participation on the site. This goes into much more detail than a legal document can or should.
We are currently looking at revisions to the D&D to clarify some points. In fact, we’re re-examining the entire Help section to make it more helpful.
We thank you for your input, and will keep these thoughts in consideration as we make changes. At this point, we need to take this inside and work on it.
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The full thread is found here:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5239004
September 27, 2007 at 1:13 pm · Filed under Forums · By Lis
Etsy admin stellaloella and wonderamy have weighed in on whether it is a violation of the Dos and Don’ts to post links to locked threads in the forums.
stellaloella says:
In general, we do not allow people to restart locked topics, as this often just perpetuates the conflict for which the thread was locked. Linking to a locked thread can have the same effect. Pointing out what someone specific did to get a thread locked can be a form of calling out (because it is speaking negatively about another member).
True, this does not happen every time a locked thread is referenced or linked. We do, however, reserve the right to lock any thread preemptively if it has the potential for getting out of control. It often depends on the content of the locked thread and what it was locked for.
wonderamy says:
There are grey areas here since every situation is different,
But generally it’s not OK to discuss the details of people’s conversations with each other without those people present to clarify…so speculating about people’s intentions or interpreting/reinterpereting their statements will probably be seen as calling out by admin. we try to protect people from other people using their words against them or against anyone else.
Clearly, there will be times when referring to something in a locked thread does not carry any confusing or destructive weight, and it’s unlikely we will lock in this case.
But, we do reserve the right to lock at our discretion if we think calling out is happening, rumors are spreading, etc. So use your best judgment, and also ask yourself, can your point be made without bringing people’s previous interactions into the situation?
You can read the rest of the discussion in this thread.
September 26, 2007 at 11:59 pm · Filed under Currency, Features, Site Use, The Future · By starrydesigns
kfarrell says:
Hey international sellers,
We want to know more about how you shop Etsy. Specifically, I want to hear about how you deal with the currency exchange rates now, and how you’d prefer it worked instead!
When you’re browsing listings, do you try to calculate the price in your currency in your head? Or do you use a website to calculate the exchange?
If there were a variety of currencies on Etsy, would you be more inclined to shop only within your own currency?
How important is the item’s original currency, if you can see a price estimate in your own currency? Do you still like to keep that in mind?
What else can you tell me about the trials and tribulations of trying to make purchases when the seller’s currency is not your own?
Thanks :)
Posted at 10:42 pm, September 26 2007 EST
Feel free to give your opinions in this thread.
September 26, 2007 at 7:09 pm · Filed under Miscellaneous, Site Use, The Future · By starrydesigns
RobWhite says:
I know there have been threads on particular acronyms and such that are unique to Etsy, but I want to take it a step further:
I want to know about the Etsy-specific terms that you find yourself seeing and using all over the place, and in your new online buying and/or selling adventures, the terms specific to business (I didn’t know you called that card-swipe thing a knucklebuster before I joined Etsy, for instance) or specific to the internet (how many of you knew what “lmao” meant before you joined Etsy?), or just the words, abbreviations or acronyms that are unique to Etsy?
The more you can think of, the more you can help us out! Street team acronyms, common listing terms like OOAK, or just terms common to Etsy like “heart.” Help us out, and show off how extensive your Etsy vocabulary really is!
Posted at 3:29 pm, September 26 2007 EST
September 25, 2007 at 6:41 pm · Filed under Categories, Listings, Search, Site Use · By starrydesigns
Iheartmoustaches says:
There is now a brand new Guide to Tagging which includes the dos and don’ts and special tips to make tagging much easier. Please take a look here
http://www.etsy.com/storque/section/howTos/article/guidelines-tips-tagging-on-etsy/281/
If you would like to share any of your own tagging tips, or have ideas on how to prevent tagging abuse, I would love to hear your suggestions.
Posted at 4:17 pm, September 25 2007 EST
EDIT: Thread has been locked till further notice. Meanwhile take mental notes and prepare to post when the new thread is started.
September 25, 2007 at 3:27 am · Filed under Treasury · By Lis
jared says:
The Treasury and Chat server crashed earlier this evening but has now been restored. You should find both applications working.
There is something unusual about this latest crash. I am reducing the maximum number of Treasury lists to 1 until we can sort out exactly what the problem is.
Thank you kindly for your patience.
September 24, 2007 at 8:20 pm · Filed under Site Use, The Future, Views / Counters · By starrydesigns
What kind of stats do you think would benefit your business on Etsy? Read about what DrWoohoo has to offer. Feel free to contribute in the thread too.
DrWoohoo says:
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One of the great projects I am working on for Etsy and the Visualization team focuses on seller statistics. The objective is to provide Etsy sellers with the data you need in order to measure – over time – the sales, views and visitors of your shop/listings so that you can, among other things, increase your conversion rates.
We have a long, prioritized list of the different types of metrics we would like to capture, analyze and visualize for you – inspired by our past experiences with some of the top Web Analytic companies. In addition, Rob had the great idea of asking you for feedback, specifically: What type of information would you like to see in your Seller Stats page?
To help you along, here is a short list of some of the data we are interested in… but please keep in mind, these are simply ideas at this point and are subject to change:
* Key Conversion Rate: Analyzes a generalized click-stream path that outlines where – eg., Etsy home page, Treasury, etc. – the buyer came from before they made the purchase.
* Sales: Sales for particular time ranges (day, week, month, year) and/or averages for the same time ranges.
* Views: Shop/Item Views for particular time ranges (day, week, month, year) and/or averages for the same time ranges.
* Top Referring Sites & Keywords: List of the top referring sites and keywords used to find your shop/listings.
* New vs. Returning Visitors: The ratio of new to returning visitors to your shop/listings
* Customer Retention Rate: The percentage of returning customers.
Suggestions?
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Woohoo!
Drew
Posted at 3:31 pm, September 24 2007 EST
September 24, 2007 at 3:57 pm · Filed under Editorial · By Elizabeth
After a lot of reading, writing, and fun working with the other editors at UEN to cover the goings-on at Etsy, I find that there are other personal projects upon which I prefer to spend my time and energy. Thanks to Sara for the opportunity to be part of the team, thanks to the other editors for the spirited discussions and the 24-hour coverage, and thanks to all of the readers for the great comments and tips you’ve sent, and continued great word-of-mouth.
I can’t decide between two parting quotes, so you get both. :)
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. ~Gilda Radner
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Happy trails to you, until we meet again.
Some trails are happy ones,
Others are blue.
It’s the way you ride the trail that counts,
Here’s a happy one for you.
~Dale Evans
September 24, 2007 at 1:53 pm · Filed under Etsy Communications, Forums, Site Terms, Site Use · By GreenMamba
Stellaloella/Lauren posted in the Storque about Cultivating a Strong Community.
An excerpt:
One of the most amazing things about Etsy is that it enables us to buy an item directly from the person that created it. There’s a strong human, relational element to buying handmade. It helps remind us there are other people in the world that have an impact on our daily lives, if even in a small way. Humans are social creatures; we all genuinely need other people at some point.
Good relationships are hard to maintain. They’re messy sometimes, because people are imperfect. A community is essentially a large network of relationships. If individual relationships are hard, then maintaining a strong, healthy community is exponentially more difficult.
Every community has values-based boundaries of some kind. Without them, there is no unity and no true sense of community. Without boundaries, it’s just a bunch of people who happen to be in close proximity.
What are our community values on Etsy; what brings us together? The main unifier is undeniably a love for handmade goods. There are those with a passion to create, and those who have an appreciation of the special qualities inherent to handmade works. Our guidelines, aka the Dos and Don’ts, were constructed to foster an atmosphere of mutual respect for one another, where all members are inherently equal. Each is free to express their opinion so long as it does no harm to another member of the community. Beyond that, we could get into the minutia of the cultural etiquette that’s evolved, but I think it’s safe to assert the two core values of the Etsy community are the handmade lifestyle and respect for others.
So what happens when someone steps outside the boundaries of the community?
Read the rest of the article here.
Then, Lauren has invited members to join the discussion on the companion chatting thread she created in the fora, here.
Edit by Lis: RobWhite locked the first thread, and started a second thread on the same topic here.
September 23, 2007 at 3:15 pm · Filed under Bugs, Treasury · By starrydesigns
jared says:
The server that both the Treasury and Chat rooms run on crashed earlier this afternoon when a record number of people tried to connect within a short time frame.
The good news is that we keep breaking records with Treasury traffic.
The bad news is I haven’t yet come up with a proper scalable fix that both immediately corrects the current problem and solves the new high record undoubtedly not far away. A solution exists.
Thanks for your patience and apologies to anyone who was disconnected just moments before the open Treasury spot arrived.
Posted at 2:57 pm, September 23 2007 EST
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