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The Backstory
Now, this is not the first time people have rushed to create alternatives to Ravelry after a controversy. Last year when Raverly banned MAGA a couple of start ups tried to enter the fray and give a home to Trump supporters who felt called out. Those efforts appear to have crashed and burned, and I won’t give them air here. Let the MAGA-rly sites be forgotten like Red Heart Sashay.
But, something happened today that reminds us that we have to be careful as a new crop of Raverly alternatives enter the field.
What happened on Twitter
If there was a new ravelry-like site with a decent policy, would you use it?#RavelryDebacle #RavelryAccessibility #ravelrypolicies #alternativestoravelry
— ElisabettaCarrara77 (@ElisabettaC77) June 28, 2020
YarnRoom community roadmap. I want to kick out a beta of it in one month, ready for testing on a basic environment, with a limited number of users to test and submit a feedback.
I will build it with ClassicPress CMS BTW.— ElisabettaCarrara77 (@ElisabettaC77) August 2, 2020
OH NO, OH NO, OH NO. Not the case at all. This morning we all found out that Yarn Room is just another MAGA-rly looking to make a home for people who were kicked out of Raverly in 2019.
A twitter dialogue read in WTF
About #YarnRoom – let me be clear. This site is for designers and makers. My aim is to build something allowing people to meet each other on a common ground. Patterns are that common ground. Patterns are written in a language every designer and maker understands.
— ElisabettaCarrara77 (@ElisabettaC77) August 3, 2020
IT’S A FOREVER MOOD!
Yes that did happen…
Yes I have to say it explicitly
So, I’m going to say it clearly, so there’s no doubt: The Indy Fiber List is not the home for bigotry and Nazis. I’m human. I will make mistakes along the way. But, I will do my best to keep my endeavors in line with my values. I will not include designers on The Fiber Indy List who take part in Yarn Room specifically, but any site that makes space for racism, and does it in the name of inclusivity is not a site I want associated with me.
Thank you for listening,
Happy Health and Happy Knitting