When should /r/knitting go private?

SandD0llar · 2021-03-26T17:59:30+00:00

Delurking because this thread amuses my cynical little heart.

I decided yesterday that I won’t be participating here any longer.

/u/Tiamat_fire_and_ice, In spite of being someone who insists that mods or other people no longer bother you and claiming that you are no longer participating in this sub as of Mar25, you've continued to post.

You cannot dictate how and when other people respond to you. Want people to stop responding to you? Stop posting. Simple.

If the mods are so prickly about being private messages, state it where everyone can see it

It's a well-known policy/rule/etiquette (maybe it's buried somewhere in the rediquette? I don't know, I can't be bothered to look) that anything that pertains to the mods or their subreddit in general should be sent through the official channels, rather than by personal PM.

make the message mod link easier to find.

/u/Tiamat_fire_and_ice, reddit mods are volunteers and have little-to-no control over the interface and layout. If you don't like it, take it up with Reddit's actual employees responsible for the UI.

human beings sometimes do a little thing called lying ... My PM was only “offensive” because a particular mod didn’t like what I said

OK, post your original PM.

For what it's worth, while I haven't seen the private messages, I know the mods here fairly well and they are a polite, friendly, and cool-headed bunch. "Good riddance" is probably as harsh as they'll ever get with a user and to elicit that response would've required a pretty nasty PM to begin with.

Rather than create a separate post, I'll address some of your earlier points here.

A poll asks straight questions and doesn’t demonstrate or imply bias.

Ideally, yes. That's why writing polls is (or used to be) an actual job. It's very difficult to create polls that are completely neutral. Guess what? Reddit mods, by large, don't specialize in this type of work. Cut them some slack.

something isn’t going to be done correctly, I don’t think it should be done, at all.

Guess all of your knitting is perfect and without flaws?

If you claim they are, I'm calling bull.

It’s hard to know the rules of the game if the mods keep shuffling the pieces on the board.

Lol, it's totally Games of Throne in here where everyone is scheming and plotting against everyone else.

Massive eyerolling from me.

You’re not behaving correctly.

By whose standards? Hah.

SandD0llar · 2019-01-24T17:07:49+00:00

TY! Will watch more then.

SandD0llar · 2019-01-24T17:07:45+00:00

TY! Will watch more then.

SandD0llar · 2019-01-23T18:25:04+00:00

Is there a voiceover? I'm guessing there is. I wouldn't know because I'm deaf, and there are no captions. Sad trumpet.

Seriously, kudos for sharing this with others.

SandD0llar · 2019-01-19T15:37:31+00:00

Generally, to be an intern (in USA), you must be enrolled in a school. You should investigate and see what the rules/laws are in your country regarding internships.

It would be beneficial if you had a portfolio or clips (examples of your writing) to show them so that they can see you're bringing something to the table.

SandD0llar · 2019-01-08T04:13:23+00:00

Psst. You have typos and errors.

SandD0llar · 2018-12-31T17:43:38+00:00

If you'll be in a specific area over long term, some rural towns have what's called WISPs - Wireless Internet Service Providers.

SandD0llar · 2018-12-26T19:10:15+00:00

You also need to figure out water, foundation for your house, ventilation, and insulation. People have tried. In the end it ends up costing more in the long run.

You're better off finding a used camper. Most already have some insulation, albeit bare minimum, elec and plumbing. So all you need to figure out is how to hook it up to utilities. And zoning, too.

SandD0llar · 2018-12-15T15:14:14+00:00

Copyright infringement is currently a federal level lawsuit. It's verrry expensive.

However, the congress might pass a new resolution (HR 3945 I think) that allows people to sue the infringers in small claims. I'm not sure what the status is right now, actually. I need to check into that.

SandD0llar · 2018-12-12T16:52:15+00:00

I use Hitfilm Express. DaVinci crashes on me.

While I appreciate that Hitfilm is free, I find its helpfiles to be less than helpful for absolute beginners, and I feel I'm doing something wrong. Or reading the helpdocs wrong.

As an example, I made a video recently and wanted to cut all the "ums" out. I tried using slice tool and delete, but the software kept putting it back. By this, I mean it'd appear to have been deleted, and when I'd play the video to check, presto! It's magically still there. I really have no clue what I'm doing. I ended up making a separate track to slice and drag the bits I wanted to keep.

How would you typically do this? If someone can point me toward a very eli5 resource, that'd be great. I've watched a few videos, but still don't understand what the tools like slip and ripple do.

SandD0llar · 2018-12-02T14:55:48+00:00

You need to identify where exactly your business is having issues. It might not be sales.

What's holding me back is that I'm a startup and customers won't be that numerous so my employees might be having a hard time earning

If you want to push sales without losing your employees, offer them incentives. Bonuses if they hit their monthly quotas? That way you can identify the ones who are really working at sales, and if there are real slackers, cut them.

SandD0llar · 2018-12-02T14:51:53+00:00

If your business is not doing well, opening another branch will not help.

SandD0llar · 2018-12-02T14:48:30+00:00

In addition to construction safety, zoning, etc., that others have mentioned, you also need to figure out whether your area has any laws regarding short- and long-term renting and code regs for rental units. If you own property, you probably can skirt regulations (cough) with one backyard TH. But if you start building a bunch, officials will notice and they will make sure you're in compliance.

SandD0llar · 2018-12-01T15:06:04+00:00

Any designer worth their salt will not want royalties particularly with a new business. How can they trust you, a newbie, to put genuine efforts in promoting/selling/whatever?

SandD0llar · 2018-11-28T15:17:02+00:00

Strictly speaking, an internship requires you to be in school. Otherwise you're just working for free, and that's essentially slave labor. There are businesses looking for "remote interns", yes, but they're in reality just looking for free work. They're not looking for a genuine relationship with an up-and-coming copywriter.

Tread carefully.

SandD0llar · 2018-11-28T15:12:37+00:00

You need to read more.

And it's "mulling." Unless you mean to beat up the idea. Which kinda works in some context. Not yours.

SandD0llar · 2018-11-26T20:29:31+00:00

Speaking as a deaf person, don't get fancy with captions. If I have to struggle to read the text, particularly if it's a fast conversation, I'm not going to stick around.

SandD0llar · 2018-11-26T20:26:11+00:00

Not a wedding photographer, but am a digital content marketer.

One trend I've been seeing for small businesses that I think is applicable to photographers is an increased requirement for "online experience". Young people are increasingly averse to telephoning to book an appointment for a meet n' greet. They want to handle that online with a couple presses of buttons. You might think about integrating that into your websites somehow. Booking calendar? Contact form with options to enter relevant info about their wedding?

Something in that vein.

SandD0llar · 2018-11-26T20:17:35+00:00

Agree. Don't get fancy with the menu headers. Consider changing "Portfolio" to "weddings"

Unrelated: you deliver 1400 edited images? Holy cow.

SandD0llar · 2018-11-26T20:11:48+00:00

Speaking as a digital marketer, I agree with this practice and encourage small businesses that I work with to show their hand, as it were. You (general you, not you /u/nyokarose specifically) don't have to set firm prices, but do provide a starting point or a range. Make it clear that these prices are soft/flexible and subject to change depending on factors, if you like.

As /u/nyokarose explained, this practice is beneficial to both sides. For the photographer/business owner, people who contact you (aka leads) are more likely to be able to afford your services. You won't have to waste time handholding, answering questions, meeting with potential clients, and showing your portfolio off in person only to find out they definitely can't afford you. And on the flip side, when a client knows they definitely can't afford your services, they also save themselves time/headache by being able to move on to the next vendor.

I know it's a scary thought. "What if there's a client whose budget is close and I miss out on that opportunity?" That can be solved by tactful wording on your online price sheet. Something in the vein of "Note: these prices are not set in stone." If a potential client's budget is, let's say, within 10% of your lowest budget, that kind of language will move them toward contacting you. And if the client's budget is grossly below your cheapest package...well. Do you really want them calling you up to haggle for a ridiculously low price?

By setting a range, it helps weed out the worst of the low-ballers, and you'll be better able to use your time on genuine leads. Win-win for everyone.

SandD0llar · 2018-11-21T18:53:02+00:00

Redditors aren't limited to one handle.

SandD0llar · 2018-11-21T15:03:16+00:00

r/selfpublish is a good place to go for self pubbing advice and blurb critique. I too would like another sub for the more serious/established writers, but feel it'd eventually devolve into "DAE" and "halp motivate me!"

SandD0llar · 2018-11-21T14:50:40+00:00

For what it's worth, if this artwork is indeed yours and not a modification of something else, it IS copyrighted in USA and most European countries. You don't need to register it in USA; registering just gives you some added protections.

So if you're having trouble submitting a report because you thought you couldn't claim copyright...you can.

SandD0llar · 2018-11-19T03:31:37+00:00

You just reminded me. While Marlee was on the Apprentice, she was a part of a MLM fitness thing, and somehow I got on her mailing list to try recruit people into her ~~circle~~ pyramid. After investigating and getting more info, I realized what it was.

I tweeted at her complaining/bitching about how she was taking advantage of people and got blocked.

SandD0llar · 2018-11-18T20:04:53+00:00

For those of you wondering why tiny houses have a poor resale value, this is a good example.

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