Anonymous said...
Hello,You posted your blog on one of the groups I belong to on Flickr. Thisblog that you started kind of strikes me funny. Not because I haven't received swapped items or in past swaps I ended up giving my own project(s) away so that somebody else wouldn't feel "screwed". Or hostessing a huge swap and have two people drop and one go MIA. I guess venting on line is helpful for some. Do people really want to read about losers that don't follow through or know how to communicate? I probably am exposing myself to being criticized for asking this...Are you really make a black list with people's real names? Is that legal? Can you the owner fo this blog be the one held accountable for sladerous remarks? Just food for thought. Best of luck with your blog! I wish you all happier swapping experiences in the future!
July 17, 2008 9:26 AM
Hello Anonymous,I appreciate your comments and have taken some of them into consideration. Only Marta's first name and country name have been given. The only reason she is on here is because four different people have complained about her now. So it is just a heads up for others.
Personally, no, I don't want to read about losers that don't follow through. But, I do like that not only have I been able to vent about this but others have been given that opportunity as well. It really sucks that this stuff has to happen. I felt very alone in my feelings when I was screwed over, which has happened to me more then once now. And in doing my research, I have found that it is a much bigger problem then I knew.
I agree that full names, etc. should not be listed, but I for one am happy to know about Marta and that she is one to avoid in swaps.
Sorry you got "screwed" on the swap that you hosted. That sounds like a problem as well. I would love for you to tell us more.
Thank you again for your comments and the well wishes. I hope that you will visit again and that all of your swaps are happy ones!
Wendy
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2 comments:
I feel very fortunate to have only positive experiences with swaps so far. That wasn't the case a few years ago with round robins. I vowed never to do a round robin again without knowing all the players first. Too many people either kept the round robins too long, or just plain kept them without any explanations.
I was an angel in my very first online swap. It was pretty simple. The hostess was commenting on a few people that had not met the deadline, or answered repeated emails and said she would try to fill in. It didn't seem right to me, so I contacted the hostess personally and volunteered to help out. I sent out a swap package anonymously and it arrived at a time when the receiver really needed a pick-me-up. So, I helped two people at once and it felt wonderful.
As a note to 'anonymous', first of all, it would be libel, not slander. Slander is defamation by the spoken word, libel is defamation by the written word. Second, libel and slander are only ever an option when what has been said about a person isn't true. By all acounts (four of them I believe) Marta flaked on her obligations as a swap partner and therefore there is not question of libel to be answered.
Good day to you! :)
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