So, here we are, days, weeks, months after the dust settled from all the drama that seems to be circulating the Digital Scrapbooking "Community".
Community.....That is a odd term. At least in this case.
When I think of the word "Community" I think of friends, family, neighbors,
coming together for the greater good of THAT community.
But now a days it seems the smack blogs have become the drunken members of the
Neighborhood Watch Committee.
And their loose lips have wandered unto the category of "TRUTH".
And with the DST the not-so-new "IT" forum for this "Community", the designers there as well as the FOUNDERS, CO or Not, should watch their words a bit when yapping about people in their own community.
But I guess they wouldn't see it that way.
Because the fact remains, that there is a sense of "High School"-Ness about the DST.
You have the "Seniors" who know EVERYTHING, right or wrong, although some are helpful, most figure that they figured out how to create without all these tutorials, you should too.
Then you have the "Juniors" who are clawing each others eye's out to get a little piece of "Seniority".
Then there are the "Sophomores". They still remember what it's like to be freshman, but are trying to hard to climb that unforgiving ladder.
And yes, the freshman. Watched under a ginormous eye.
Is she a Tagger? Is she in a Share Group?
Is She my next competition? Is She a Pirate?
Did she buy those items she is using in her kit?
Do you think she is using the CU version or did she save herself money and buy the personal use version instead? Do you think she paid for the PS or PSP she is using?
Personal question's from people who know nothing about you, huh?
Un-Thinkable? If only.
Ladies, do you remember the days when you were excited about a sale, and didn't have to know where the designer stood on privacy policies? Or Piracy?
Or whether or not she goes to church on Sunday?
Or whether or not she is an environmentalist?
Do we really NEED to run background checks on people who share the same desire as we do for digital scrapbooking????
Well, you hear a lot of people say "I want to know where my money is going".
Are they running for office???? Are they a public official?
No. They are are a 30 something or older (or younger) SAHM with 2.5 kids, a dog, and over priced mortgage trying to earn a little extra cash to support her love of digital scrapbooking, or maybe a little extra cash for home, without having to leave it.
Should we care whether or not she recycles? Whether or not she goes to church? And if so which church? Does she have any un-paid fines? Does she volunteer her time to the less fortunate?
Is she a good mom according to my standards?
Does she express herself in away I deem inappropriate?
How about her DESIGNS???? She is not selling HERSELF....just her creations.
When you ladies who point the fingers at others and "wonder" about her life, Do you ask her?
Or do you sit behind hidden forums or an anonymous name at a smack blog and "wonder" in public?
Before you go grocery shopping at a private-owned grocery store (If you are lucky to live in town that still has those) do you run the owner's name through a police check? Make sure he is up to date on his taxes?
When you buy your milk or eggs, do you check out the farm owners to ensure they are not mistreating their animals?
Probably not. And you would think that since all of that involves "Real Life" you would try and be a private eye in that way.
But instead, you throw assumptions about people to anyone that will listen.
And is that right??? Should you be allowed to be so careless with someone's PERSONAL INTERNET LIFE? I don't think so.
I have witnessed first hand what that can do to you.
My store closed that I co-owned with my friend.
My name is and will be forever tarnished in this "community".
And for what? A mistake that was over in 2007?
You would think people would live and let live. But nope.
"It's Pimptress, and she has a funny name that is kind of adultress so let's hate her.
Let's probe deeper into her personal life and find her myspace and photobucket accounts. let's google her name and see what else it is we can find out.
Then! let's put the vaque dots together and make up our puzzle and expose her for who we think she is. People will believe us, we're diamond/gold members."
