Thoughts on people using BB (solely) as a social place?
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BabyWren12
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1 month, 1 week ago by BabyWren12
Heyyyy i’d like to preface this by saying that i am not trying to be hostile or make people feel like they are unwelcome, i am glad that it has become something very fun for a lot of people but i think its interesting that some people almost exclusively use it as such.I find it very interesting that I know of quite a few users who use it just for messaging/socializing in the forum. Like some people don’t make any sort of bracelet/perler bead/crochet/etc. creation whatsoever and just chat. Or some people made a couple early on and then switched to just socializing (yes ik i sorta fall into this category-school and some personal stuff have made it hard plus i have a bunch of WIP and a few pics i just haven’t posted yet, but i’ve done quite a few patterns and i’m hoping to continue doggy). But others still make some (i don’t mean this rudely) simple (probably alpha) patterns and then just socialize. I don’t mean that to criticize others works but there are some patterns on here that you can tell have taken ages to make between testing to figure out what you like (for example the mugs in my hot cocoa doggy pattern) and how complicated the design is vs some patterns that are just simpler and usually don’t look as clean. What are yalls thoughts on users that don’t use the site as a bracelet/other creation pattern site and more exclusively as socialization? I don’t personally like it bc there are a lot of other sites better suited for this and i have a feeling it probably slows down the site to have a lot of things running at once. I kinda wish they would find a different place that will better be able to fulfill their needs but at the same time there’s no rules against it and they don’t really cause any problems so i for the most part don’t mind. BTW please stay kind in this thread and do not @ anyone (unless you are certain that they will be ok with it) or a pattern that you want to use as an example of a simple one bc i worry that that could make some people feel bad and i am sure that for as many patterns as i may think of as quick to design they actually took the designer ages. |
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GiuseppeK
Bracelet King
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1 month, 1 week ago by GiuseppeK
Still a relatively new kid here, and from my limited time thus far, I'm kinda wishing there was a bit MORE socialization. Much of this is based on the way I was almost immediately solicited by a surprising number of other members who had zero previous interaction with me, wanting to add this piece of fresh meat to their "friends" list, yet evidently did not and do not wish for any further interaction beyond that publicly displayed superficiality. This was really driven home for me a few days ago as I observed a topic in which it was suggested that everyone invite all their friends to the chain, but to first read their bios (seems if two or more users were actual buddies, they'd've already at LEAST done that part without being instructed...) to make certain they had given their blessing to be contacted. Hm--evidently "friendships" around this place were more complicated than I'd've imagined, and at the very least didn't exactly make an outsider feel welcomed. At worst, it could make a boy wonder what sort of snakepit of Machiavellian alliances his fellow hobbyists comprised that had he just stumbled into uninvited...In any case, since I'm much more of a craftsman than an artist (I see nice pattern, I make, with a little luck sell, and am grateful for it all), and if the expectation is that I get on the ball with producing original patterns for the consumption of others before I endeavor to chime in on the boards, well... I guess I oughta be taking my ball of thread and going home. |
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Blueknot
Bracelet King
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1 month, 1 week ago by Blueknot
I very rarely say anything in the forums or chat, but I can really understand the appeal for some people. I've found the entire bracelet community to be kind, welcoming, and not toxic which makes it a really nice place to chat with people sometimes. Braceletbook is much more chill than instagram or discord or something along those lines, it's a bit less active but it has better moderation which makes it more fun to be in and around.
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itarosky
Bracelet King
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1 month, 1 week ago by itarosky
I can understand where you're coming from. When I was only a newbie on this site, I was kinda confused seeing people who always comment on every forum topic and text in the chat daily, while in their profile there's, like, 1 photo of a chevron and 6 to-dos for the whole time they're here. This was really giving "ma'am this is a Wendy's". But idk, with time it kinda stopped bothering me at all, plus as you said, they're not really doing any harm with just using this site to socialize.
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dragonzzz
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1 month, 1 week ago by dragonzzz
Personally, the site still runs pretty fast, so I don’t see any harm done. In addition, for me, alpha patterns are still a challenge but I love normals, and those users tend to design a lot of simple normals and alphas that suit me well, so I actually appreciate it. Plus BB is one of THE MOST supportive and relatively safe social platforms I have seen, so I understand why some people like using it.
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Selah_Ross
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1 month, 1 week ago by Selah_Ross
HIIIII
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Selah_Ross
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1 month, 1 week ago by Selah_Ross
like, i get this isnt offical social media, but i dont have anythin besides yt and pinterest, and i create alpha patterns, bc i cant figure out normals yet, and the tutorials arent helping, but it takes a lot of time, and tinkering, and some rejection and fixing for some alpha patterns. Like my panda took me almodt 30 min, and my cross was rejected 2 times for stuff, so i fixed it and got it posted
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onion111
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1 month, 1 week ago by onion111
I actually really like the chatting feature!! Sure often times topics are brief and don’t really contribute too much/only last for a quick while, but overall I think it’s a great place for people to connect outside of most hectic and even toxic spaces online. Personally I’ve made lifelong friends in here initially from the chatrooms, after some time we’ve swapped to other ways of messaging cause that just made more sense but here is still a great place to initially meet people!Also even if people have strayed away from bracelet making, users can’t delete their account so they might aswell stick around and explore other parts of the community
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minutcraft
Bracelet King
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1 month ago by minutcraft
I don't actually use BB to socialise much (you would have better luck catching me on IG) bur yes: I've noticed that some people seem to socialise more than they create patterns/variants or post photos/videos. I don't really think it's either good or bad that BB might be more a social space than a craft space. I get that for some people, BB is the only site they can socialise (e.g., maybe because their parents have banned them from the various more well known social platforms)—but I wouldn't be so quick to assume everyone who has only a few pics on their profile falls into this group; some people just post their pics more on their socials/portfolios/personal websites/blogs more than on BB (these peeps tend to be Bracelet King ranked 😉 ) The negatives about someone using BB purely to socialise (especially if they are new) would be that there's a possibility for malevolent entities out there to create an account purely to 'socialise' for more nefarious reasons (since a large percentage of the community seems to comprise relatively young crafters). And it's pretty hard to tell what kind of people are behind each account, especially if they don't have some kind of bio. Though I also know that having a bio is a bit of a tricky situation if one is someone more private, or potentially an at-risk individual. |
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