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Warpy

(111,261 posts) Mon Mar 22, 2021, 03:34 PM Mar 2021

Interesting article on Ravelry in The New Yorker [View all]

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/29/how-politics-tested-ravelry-and-the-crafting-community

Some of it is informative, some glosses over the bad behavior of right wingers (doxxing people, death threats, the usual for them) while magnifying other controversies on the site, but it's a decent read for those of us who use the site for patterns and problem solving.

I knew Deplorable was back, there is a disagree on every post I make, even on the kitty threads.

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Interesting article on Ravelry in The New Yorker [View all] Warpy Mar 2021 OP

It's a long strange trip from.. luvs2sing Mar 2021 #1

I avoid B.I.D. like the plague Warpy Mar 2021 #3

I'm not sure what B.I.D. is. luvs2sing Mar 2021 #4

I love knitting with handspun Warpy Mar 2021 #5

E.T.A. Estimated time of arrival. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #6

Thanks for posting this Warpy. I am a newish knitter and use Ravelry quite a lot and find many seaglass Mar 2021 #2