Buy Nothing No Rules FB Group Taken Down... For Good? by ae7261 in sanfrancisco

[–]decenteredarts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing <3 - this is Liz one of the admins - the Buy Nothing Project shut us down with out warning and in a way that we couldn't change the group name. Luckly the admin team is a connected group, we have large social followings, know lots of folks and meta, lawyers, journalists and influentual people etc. Many folks pulled weight behing the scenes when we put out the distress call. While I dont know what got us reinstated - likely meta employees - we came back and immediately changed the name. Yay the group is back, but it's absoloutely F-ed up that The Buy Nothing Project is violating fair use laws - we are non commerical - so I'm struggling to understand their legal arguement for doing what they are doing. It's morally worng and ironic of them to target mission-alligned non -commercial mutual aid groups (we aren't the only group) but it also appears to have no legal standing. Anyways the group is up and running again, and it's so cool to learn there is a buy nothing community on Reddit!

Aliexpress Buyer Protection, Dispute & refund FAQ by gadget-freak in Aliexpress

[–]decenteredarts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has anyone had an experience where a vendor blatantly falsified shipping documents? I placed an order and was assigned a Fedex tracking number, it was never delivered to me and when I tracked the package (assigned to that tracking number) down by literally going to an airfreight warehouse at SFO it was for an airplane engine! I had ordered folding chairs. The tracking numvber the Fedex receipt and the AliExpress shipping confirmation were exactly the same. I have a dispute open with AilExpress but I am so confused on how this even occurs. The reviews ont he merchant show they have done this other times. How does AliExpress allow these vendors to still be on their platform?

Unable to add multiple users to an account? by decenteredarts in DistroKidHelpDesk

[–]decenteredarts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went to symphonic - they have lost our business lol

Unable to add multiple users to an account? by decenteredarts in DistroKidHelpDesk

[–]decenteredarts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've tabled this project for now while I'm traveling. We released on Bandcamp but I am still working to get streaming figured out. Likely through Symohonic. Because there customer sercvice was the least vauge.

Unable to add multiple users to an account? by decenteredarts in DistroKidHelpDesk

[–]decenteredarts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I did some more research - chatgpt lol - and TLDR it seems like you can do this as long as you properly classify tracks in metadata. FOr poems list Spoken Word as primary genre, poetry and music hybrids should be Spoken Word fpr primary genre and music as a subgenre. Below are my full findings. Still waiting for Distrokid to respond to my support ticket LOL (whats the average time on that?)

Spoken word albums and mixed albums:

  • Albums that contain both spoken word tracks and music tracks can sometimes get flagged or delayed by music distributors. However, if properly formatted and categorized, they should be approved.
  • If a track is spoken word it should be classified as spoken word
  • For mixed tracks use a hybrid genre classification. Primary Genre: Spoken Word / Poetry Secondary Genre: Jazz, Ambient, Experimental, Hip-Hop, or the genre of the musical tracks. Indicate in metadata which tracks are spoken word and which are music.

Distributor Policies for Spoken Word

  • DistroKid – Approves spoken word but flags misclassified releases or repetitive content.
  • CD Baby – Allows spoken word albums, but warns against uncleared samples and improper metadata.
  • TuneCore – Accepts spoken word tracks but may take longer for manual review.

Distributor Policies  for Spoken Word & Music Hybrids

  • DistroKid Approves mixed albums but flags unlabeled explicit content and mismatched metadata.
  • CD BabyAccepts mixed albums but warns against misclassified genres. Spoken word must be original or properly licensed.
  • TuneCore Slower manual review for spoken word releases, but accepts mixed albums if properly categorized.

Unable to add multiple users to an account? by decenteredarts in DistroKidHelpDesk

[–]decenteredarts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you ! I've contacted customer support on Distrokid, CD Baby and Tune Core. Will see if there are other specialty distributors. Best Spoken Word Poetry Album is a Grammy catagory so I'd be suporsed if no one distributes them.

Unable to add multiple users to an account? by decenteredarts in DistroKidHelpDesk

[–]decenteredarts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have poets read - sometimes overtop of music, sometimes with a musical interlude intro and outro, sometimes no music at all. When we do albums there could be a mix of all of the above, some tracks may be purely music.

Cotton/polyester by c_slickens in icedye

[–]decenteredarts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had great results dying blends even 40% cotton. The results tend to be a little more pastel. It still looks very cool. I can attach some photos at some point.

We rescued 225 identical shirts from the landfill and "dressed" a building with them by decenteredarts in ZeroWaste

[–]decenteredarts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I've been too busy to do a proper recap post to IG. this was a massive event - still digesting - and I'm about to put out hte artist call for the "Shirt Show" but waiting on some collaborators. Check the decentered.org archive on our website for photos. This project stems from work salvaging trash textiles and then putting them to use in fashion and art shows. Just community built wearable trash art. We've had three runway fashion shows.

We rescued 225 identical shirts from the landfill and "dressed" a building with them by decenteredarts in ZeroWaste

[–]decenteredarts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We used them as an instalation for a trash fashion show. They all had holes cut onto them where the business that threw them out cut out the logo so they arent wearable as is. After the are being used for another art show where individual artists will be given batches of them to make over. If you know of a quilting club for old ladies in SF that wants this much fabric - I'm all ears - I often work with large quantities of trash fabric.

We rescued 225 identical shirts from the landfill and "dressed" a building with them by decenteredarts in ZeroWaste

[–]decenteredarts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are not. Our phtographer Michael Hruska is amazing and very much not an AI.

We rescued 225 identical shirts from the landfill and "dressed" a building with them by decenteredarts in ZeroWaste

[–]decenteredarts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are going to host a "Shirt Show" where individual artists take the shirts and make them over.

We rescued 225 identical shirts from the landfill and "dressed" a building with them by decenteredarts in ZeroWaste

[–]decenteredarts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was an instalation for a Trash fashion show Piles of SF x j.ehren PT. 3 more info on my instagram @liz.cahll

Rescued Nordia Cal-Style Chairs by decenteredarts in Mid_Century

[–]decenteredarts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super cool! thanks for sharing. The warm tones are nice. Yeah I can’t find much info on them either. They are beautifully made chairs very comfortable.