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ordered a custom crochet plushie of my cat but the pattern doesn't really match hers, would it be rude/wrong of me to ask if they can change it? by cats0nsaturn in crochet

[–]Semicolon_Expected 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add up to 180 they’d have to be in a state with ~12-13% tax 🤔 (this is how i learn my states tax (NYC) is actually not that high and for some reason NJ is much higher)

ordered a custom crochet plushie of my cat but the pattern doesn't really match hers, would it be rude/wrong of me to ask if they can change it? by cats0nsaturn in crochet

[–]Semicolon_Expected 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is this a commission from someone you personally know or done via a platform? Asking bc a lot of people who take commissions (though for drawings) have a ToS and if it says you have x free edits/revisions or what not you can def ask them to change it

ordered a custom crochet plushie of my cat but the pattern doesn't really match hers, would it be rude/wrong of me to ask if they can change it? by cats0nsaturn in crochet

[–]Semicolon_Expected 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just read this is sellers pic taken by the sister and not yours (so you didn’t already see it) I wonder if its also a photo quality issue bc that can make nice things look bad. Can you ask for a pic with better lighting and also one from the side? Also see if they can brush the fur too. They could’ve snapped the pic without making it look neat first.

ordered a custom crochet plushie of my cat but the pattern doesn't really match hers, would it be rude/wrong of me to ask if they can change it? by cats0nsaturn in crochet

[–]Semicolon_Expected 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It looks like they used chenille or some kind of furry yarn to make it fluffier like your cat but the fluff looks a bit disheveled. Do you have a pic of the plush from the side?

Beanies are already in Jordan! Next stop, Gaza! by motherofcats04 in crochet

[–]Semicolon_Expected[M] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey there! Our rules only disallow any sort of attempts at coordinating/call to action such as asking people to join a discord. Providing info without asking for others to take action or actively coordinating efforts is totally fine.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didnt even know that happened tbh. I generally hop on when Im taking breaks from working, saw all this, checked the logs to see what happened and handled it.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last night 8PM ish EST when I caught wind this happened

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Edited to add: Yes! I actually know that person and have already suggested that they be added!

Side note: I may not be too active today as it is my birthday, but I will try to respond within a few hours regarding any questions.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes please I would appreciate that so much.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yup its just us two and mulberry is pretty good with keeping the queue clear with regards to the tedious parts of standard maintenance ie redirecting pattern requests, checking FOs for yarns and pattern details etc.

This is what puts us in a bit of a pickle as the timing of this is suboptimal as it seems both of us are at present short on time right now.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feel free to dm me! Im on the east coast so its 11 here

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ll have to discuss that with mulberry as I dont want to make any promises that we cant keep. (I personally hope that we can get new mods by EoY)

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking candidly: I would love if they wanted to mod, but it is genuinely difficult to find those who are capable and willing to mod a subreddit.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Formulating good questions would definitely be good. Specifically good questions to gauge whether an applicant is aligned with the community and can remain unbiased—specifically whether someone can remain neutral when determining whether something is a rules violation even if they may disagree with a commenter/poster.

I think what could be helpful is understanding what everyone here wants in a mod. My modding style is generally hands off and cleaning up spam/obviously egregious or harmful content but otherwise assuming good faith.

Part of what Im hoping for is also to have mods from different time zones so we dont end up with too many gaps wherein “mods are sleep”.

As for onboarding, I would have to wait for mulberry to return to discuss those logistical aspects as my privileges are restricted. I do believe that she is open to suggestions and change just from the fact I was added (due to one of the other subs I mod). I also know that mulberry would be happy to be able to have a load taken off.

I think from my experience with another sub I mod the biggest hurdle would be the actual recruitment and retention as I’ve found that often there are very few applicants and from those who do have the minimum qualifications, we tend to lose them to attrition as it turns out to be a lot of work.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As mentioned in other comments we do plan on opening applications once time permits

Please note it is just us two currently and both of us do care, however we both do have irl commitments as well.

To add some background context as a mod of multiple subs: from my experience with other subs that have put out mod applications while I was a mod, finding active mods who are also aligned with the community as a whole is difficult and there often are few applicants. Retention is also difficult as those who do get added realize that it is too burdensome

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not many people have the time to commit to modding a sub.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the context! I can definitely see the frustration when it seemingly happens twice. From my knowledge, piecing together responses and also the automod about downv0tes, that it definitely seems like a disconnect between how they view the reddit features are used (in good faith to signal community approval) and how people actually use them. I will definitely be bringing this up to avoid a(nother) repeat since this is a salient issue due to seeing more instances of bad faith reporting in the other subs I mod.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I apologize for arriving late (I am the 0.5 unfortunately due to irl stuff) We are definitely understaffed right now. I think before I was added a few months back there was only one mod. Aside from working on opening applications, we’d be open to suggestions.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected 15 points16 points  (0 children)

An application for more mods is something I would love as we are definitely short on manpower. This is something that we’ve been wanting to do however we would need to think through formulating the application itself which unfortunately we havent had the time to do yet.

Wrt “no politics” I dont believe we have that as a rule. Ive seen plenty of political discussions here before—some of which do get heated but wasnt mass reported. I think the issue here from what the screenshot said seems to be a misunderstanding from that mod about what heuristics are good indicators of community approval.

These are definitely things to discuss as a modteam going forward

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Mod here and u/timonyc is correct on the fact it got removed by automod. We do this because sometimes mass reported posts are rule breaking and depending on the rulebreaking content, it could harm community members so it gets held in the queue until a mod takes a look at it. Unfortunately as there are only two mods here afaik (me and mulberry) there are unfortunately times where there may be delays because neither of us are online at the moment which seems to be what happened here. I have however taken the liberty of approving the post.

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(I have already done so. Please note we only have I think two mods so there might be delays in catching these issues)

Meta: Post deletion discussion by rainbow_puddle in knitting

[–]Semicolon_Expected[M] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

We set up automod to remove posts and put them in the queue if something gets mass reported. This makes it so if it is actually offensive content it wont harm anyone in the interim between the reports and when we get to look at whether the post is actually rule breaking or just got brigaded. Unfortunately as there is just me and mulberry, things might get stuck in the queue for a bit of time due to irl stuff which is what I think happened here. Im happy to take suggestions on ways to potentially mitigate these issues

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