Goes totally against the vein. ~Cheri~. Oh well…before ravelry, I was an avid buyer of knitting books and visiting websites…I knit several Sunday Knits patterns before I even discovered ravelry. We are not. Go into your profile on Ravelry then scroll to the bottom. They are disgusting . Shutting down speech does not change hearts and minds. We cannot provide a space that is inclusive of all and also allow support for open white supremacy. People are divided by many things, not just political or sexual reasons. Ravelry is a free social networking Web site for those who knit, crochet and spin yarn. I began praying again, in earnest, for the removal of pure evil from this world. Some react with anger, others with sorrow. So the math of the members with avatars is roughly 100,000 people in four years, averaging 68.5 people per day. And God knows we need that NOW more than ever. Conservatives grumbled, but went away without making too much of a fuss. I will try to download my patterns. … you are amazing! An absolute joke and contradiction of who they profess to be! We cannot seem to support an LYS here in Louisville.. Three have gone under in the last 6-7 years. Walkaway / Blexit / WalkAwAsian (whatever you have to do) ..before it’s too late!! This post is only MY EXPERIENCES on Instagram and Facebook. but sadly, it’s not You want us to listen to you but you don’t offer the same courtesy. I’ve been a member for years. I’ve yet to see one person show evidence that President Trump is a white supremacist. . Moi describes the same vicious attacks against conservatives: I remember last year, shortly before the elections, I made a post regarding the immigration issue. I live in the Boarder-land so I know about illegal immigrants. I made my opinion known honestly and would you believe that one of these âguestsâ had the nerve to send me a private message calling me a racistâ when I am of Hispanic heritage. There is an export link at the bottom of the list, right before ‘log out.’ It will export your projects, stash, posts, etc. I don’t think we can rely on the news channels or Facebook or Twitter or Youtube or Kitting blogs to to find the truth about our government leaders. Conversely I also included I did not also want to see a FUCK Hillary pattern. Why didn’t they just do that? Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Yay! These skeins, these needles, these movements of beauty that shift from knit to purl and back again to build something beautiful may be the only thing in this divisive time that some of us have in common. In some sense, they’ve removed anyone’s ability to counter the narrative of white supremacy. Eloquent and measured response. What The Bunker’s members discovered in 2009 was that they were also poor winners. Too much negativity- as so many others have said, knitting/crocheting used to be something that brought us all together. I tried to blend in at the GOP knitters group, but it wasn’t a very active group, and I refused to go back into the Conservative Knitters group because it had been made clear to me that I just didn’t belong there … I guess I wasn’t the right brand of conservative for them. I will be praying for you. When Moi pushed back about being permanently banned from Ravelry, Ravelry’s management referred her to their attorney, Craig. There is a new site coming to give Ravelry some competition: They will offer the same amenities as Ravelry but with upgraded new technology. For generations, these institutions of higher indoctrination have been churning out students who believe in Leftist ideas. “My decision to leave Ravelry was not politically motivated. My thoughts exactly. I’m not trying to be contentious…I’m truly trying to understand that characterization, because I’ve met a lot of people who say they voted for Trump, and so far I wouldn’t say any of them are “scum.”. This is clearly a blanket response someone needed to sleep on before initiating. I have met so many amazing people through Ravelry – from all walks of life. It’s kicking the Christian time at R. God Is Love is not homophobic at all. Through knitting we should be hoping to build alliances with our alleged enemies through the majesty of our shared craft. There are not enough skeins in the world to calm me enough to speak when it comes to his policies, words, and actions. All political statements and items reflecting hate towards a person or group should be banned and removed. Ravelry is a free social networking service and website that beta-launched in May 2007. It’s quite obvious. Old post but I love it. I plan to use her inspiration and my creativity to express my artistic side. I don’t have an avatar, stash etc. Knit on head held high Greg! I totally understand and back their need to protect all from sources of hate, which were brought on by some against the LGBT community, because it would eventually filter out to the religious communities and others. It’s all water under the bridge now, but I would love to live to be old enough to see Obama’s transcripts released to prove or disprove my theory.). I’ll be buying my patterns elsewhere from now though. I watched as they blasted Republicans with every name you can imagine, not realizing a person is far more than a political party. The divisiveness, finger pointing and intolerance is seeping into everything, I so wish knitting, yarn, needles and patterns could help fix it. As a political scientist, J learned that, while there are two extremes on the spectrum, most folks fall somewhere in the middle. The hat pattern which said ‘in God we trust’ was removed…or maybe it was ‘God is love’. The NRA has never provided solid numbers on how many members it has, yet a look at what data is out there suggests that its claims may be wide of ⦠Supercilious millenials and I am not bashing all millenials. My knitting life will go on just as enjoyably after ravelry. Hope another site pops up that just focuses on the craft where everyone is welcome. I will be fine though, I have 1700+ patterns on my computer and over a 4 foot stack of knitting magazines. I want to share my life with kind hearted people with multi faceted viewpoints. How about Knitricks ? It’s very true. Thank you, my feelings, exactly. So we are left with HL, Michaels, and Joann’s, all of which have their place. Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts. And we can be like sheep and be silent, or we can push back at this injustice and poison to the fiber community. KnottyBelles – From the bottom of my heart and the hearts of family, THANK YOU for your SERVICE and your BRAVERY ❤ ❤ ❤. Sometimes we disagreed! We have to make our choices for ourselves, I am here and love you all ❤ regardless of which side, whose 'right' or barriers to communication. I just want to knit. In this politically divisive climate having a haven where those differences don’t have to be confronted is a positive. People leaving Ravelry are choosing to exclude themselves. Politics really don’t belong in what should be an atmosphere of relaxed reflection. I surmise it is a good venue for bullies like you. Clearly you thought long and hard about this and articulated your position extremely well. Over all, my experience on Ravelry has been very positive. I downloaded 115 purchased patterns and deleted my acct. They didn’t say “We don’t want politics being discussed” or the like. Patty. Thank you. Ravelry does not speak for me…they claim they speak for the marginalized while they marginalize people. This is racism at its best! Gregory,thank you for putting into words exactly how I feel. Check out Open Ravel…. It has absolutely nothing to do with, and should have nothing to do with politics. The owners are huge liberals who can’t stand people who think for themselves. At least one good thing came from this Ravelry nonsense! Sorry, not buying it. The Red Cross does not just work on locating recently displaced person. The hysteria over race, inclusion, exclusion, and anything else they can think of, keeps pushing division and devisiveness into Instagram and it increases the level and amount of vitriol being spewed with each attempt. I’ve been asking that same question over and over again. But, yes.. Knitting is supposed to be calming.. Ravelry was I had an email from one of the Russian knitters I had purchased a stunning pattern from who asked me what kind of idiots were in charge at Ravelty. Statistics on 2012 are not yet reported online. It is a basic forum right now but they think it will only take about 2 weeks til many more features are added. He didn’t beat me either, nor leave any bruises. I’m tired of people hating each other. It’s not difficult to do because we share a love for the craft. Ran across your blog while looking for the way to delete my Ravelry account for the very same reasons you so eloquently expressed. I appreciate my trash collector more than a movie star. Yes, I am discouraged with both political parties but I love our country (most of the time) and I do believe most people are just doing the best they know how. You don’t want to sit at the table with us. Senior figures say membership still stands at more than 500,000 and claims of drop off are 'just wrong' Leaving Ravelry makes me sad. When hate supercedes anyone’s logical reasoning and narrows their ability to see beyond that hate. I love making a scarf or hat for our church’s homeless program. And as such I don’t think Ravelry is preventing knitters to discuss or to heal. Gregory, one of the most thought provoking and eloquent blogs you have written, and you have written a lot of them. Seems you missed the point of their actions. He is looking for input from the early members on how to make the site be what we want it to be. Kay But I guess as a conservative, Christian, Canadian woman, they didn’t want me anyway. Let’s just crochet and knit along! Moi reached out to the Ravelry administration to protest what happened and that takes us to another post she wrote about her experience. There is no grounds for any lawsuit. So for you l, hateful=any Trump? That’s how this works. Pingback: “Everyone uses Ravelry”: why a popular knitting website’s anti-Trump stance is so significant, I am so mad about it I am also deleting my account. Secondly, I fail to see how anything could have been any more offensive than a project reading “F” Trump. That they can’t see the irony in their own statement makes me shake my head. So, I deleted my account because their decision to ban support of Trump only helps to perpetuate this massive hysteria that has overwhelmed this craft for a long while now. I hope everyone that supports free speech and open dialogue closes their account. He just let me go. I agree with you wholeheartedly Gregory! Though they did say that it was also against the rules to provoke conservatives or to bait them, just how is someone supposed to complain of abuse that would require them to identify themselves as holding the forbidden opinions? Or judged. You are brilliant in your explanation. They have excluded anyone whose opinion differs from theirs. You said it better than o could. I could have accepted “no hate tolerated ever, by anyone” or even “check your politics at the door” but the misguided application if everything bad at the feet of one small aspect of politics just blows my mind. Political correctness is the anathema of free speech. Love your words! As a knitting and fiber website, it has a shocking 9 million members. I’m glad you left Ravelry. I swear it makes me sick just to think of it. He is the first real estate developer to assign a massive project to a black woman manager ever. Fully two thirds of moderation in the past year was to shovel out after posted in Trump supporters went off. Ravelry gets ~180,000,000 page views a month and we could probably cash in on that in a big way but we're very committed to keeping the ads pretty, relevant, and accessible to very small businesses. Your observations are spot on. You want to “build bridges”. I tried to post to their blog twice and both times it was deleted. I’ve also deleted my account because I just can’t deal with it all. THAT IS A COUNTRY. Could be anywhere….As I just wrote in my recent post, just ask, “May I sit here, with you?” And you’ll learn quickly who wants you there and who doesn’t. I’m curious how many have left, I’m on my way out as well. Love the whole thing, but especially the next to the last paragraph, “I can’t in good conscience……”. And I sent them a note, a friendly reminder: “These skeins were not spun to be weapons….”. I don’t care that you a conservative, or gay, or a male knitter. I am a South African. Vehemently! Who will they ban next? Over 2700 users have signed up. Trump bashing and hating all who supported him was OK! A crocheting forum should be a place of peace and solemn! That’s a double standard, it’s wrong and it’s far from even handed. Banning talk and support for Trump is not a bad move on their part. Unless we act, we’re over. You would think that they would have left us alone since their candidate won. Gallup has previously reported that church attendance has dropped more among Catholics than among Protestants. I am saddened by the intolerance of people today to even try to see some truth in an opposing point of view. But at least Grandma could post her Trump2020 dishcloth. I get what you mean but it’s kinda difficult to look past someone accusing you of supporting white supremacy. Donald Trump's administration has seen a revolving door of Cabinet members in its first 2 1/2 years. I used to tell people that knitting was an emotionally safe space. I will not buy a pattern, click on an ad, or make any other move that will provide financial support for Ravelry. All of the sudden I’m a supporter of white supremecists and hate! It’s all about breaking down society and any sense of community one might have. I’d like to know how many have left also. I too have closed my Ravelry account! This Memorial Day, we decided to take a close look at the number of American service members who lost their lives during wartime in Nearly 500,000 military ⦠And I think doxxing should carry stuff legal penalties no matter who does it. MizDi again: Actually, we asked for help before the election was ever over. No way are there nearly as many Scientologists. Didn’t we all just go there to knit and find other people who had the same interests in all things fiber? And I really don’t want to be a part of that attempt to continue to divide people on every level possible. Or maybe there was an enormous fiber enthusiasm generated worldwide that struck the hearts of people, no less than 1,000 a day, who are to busy yarning to post….anything. I don’t think I ever would have found you had this not occurred. They no longer had access to their own information about projects or tools. I have always shied away from sanctimonious ideology-its such a negative place to be. I agree with you. We need to see where things started in order to understand how they ended up — and in order to prevent this type of technological takeover from happening again. Let them enjoy it because they’ll have to endure 4 more years of Trump regardless of what they and Google di to try to stifle our voices. It is very simple. I would not be at all surprised to learn that, just as it did in 2009, after first silencing conservative speech, Ravelry then starts purging conservative crafters. anyway, Being a conservative gay man who knits in this community is forbidden. And May you always be able to locate a tape measure when you need it. Another that was started last week is Ourunraveled.com. Your article was spot on. I was deeply saddened to delete my account and leave the community of Ravelry. The same with patterns. “LSG”) … their parents must be ever so proud. Veterans, children in need, families struggling. But just two days after the service announced its $9.95 deal ⦠But they continue to have F*ck trump stuff on there. Thank you Woolfarmgal, your post said exactly what my I have not been able to put into words. It’s a continuation of the self-inflicted isolation we’ve created to shut out things we don’t like. Has anyone here received an invitation to Ravelry? Then they go off on a prejudiced tantrum of their collective imaginations. Thank you for summing up the Ravelry political issue so well. Thanks for the update on Lion Brand Wool-Ease. It’s not just an innocent description. Thanks for that. These trolls (for a lack of a better term) went straight to the admin with their complaints (mind you about a group they didnât belong to or agree with) rather than take up their issue with the groups moderators. We are adults and should be able to handle a little back and forth online. programmers.. maybe I can find some who will try to help me build a new Deleted mine as well. Actually dems are taking a page out of your book. Because I see people in distress and want to help them. To call all Trump-supporters white supremacists (regardless of why they’re supporting him) is the equivalent of calling all liberals baby killers. They are trying to be a space that is exclusionary. The North American Lutheran Church (founded in 2010) is now home to many of those who left the ELCA. I’m still on the fence about deleting my account but am seriously considering it and looking for alternatives. Being kind is a necessity but this is just too must nonsense! A rough random bouncing around of the pages seems to reveal that about 98% have no projects, no stash, no posts, no patterns, nothing. But, being devoid of political content was not what Ravelry said. I just laughed! Can you export the account? I just read my own thoughts and reaction to this decision in your words. I deleted my account as well. I remember every minute of it. So no one will be missed, no one will care. I don’t care what your gender is or your age or political stance. It was started by Cassidy and Jess Forbes in 2007. Some members came to us who’d initially been Obama supporters … until they started to really *listen* to what he was saying … some had been Hillary Clinton supporters, but became dissatisfied with the Dems because they treated her so but treated Obama as if he were (to quote AllyKatt) a ‘special snowflake’. There have been a couple of Presidents who outright purged their Cabinets. There are more things going on with their decision other than just Trump issues. I don’t want to be connected to people like this. I just know that silencing some for how they cast a ballot is not the America I know and love. This is not meant to be negative nor accusatory- I would really like to know. I haven’t deleted my account yet (although I intend to!) Ravelry is for sharing knitting and crocheting, not political views. !Ok, that’s not all I can say, but that is the first thing I want to say. I promise my goal really is to bring this community together. Thank you for this. I wonder how designers feel about this policy? I hate that they chose to handle things this way. Oh, too funny. And yes, openly disagreeing with them just creates a huge shit storm. There is no doubt in anyoneâs mind that watches the show, that crab fishing on the Bering Sea is tough. Any members of Ravelry? website for knitters (and other fiber art related people) .. that has a no-violence Politics aside, this too, is the promotion of hatred. For crying out loud. One thing I’m wondering is will those patterns still be available in other users libraries once they have been removed from Ravelry? I obviously don’t have your talent for words, so thank you again. Slandering those you disagree with is never acceptable. Moviepass ended 2016 with around 20,000 subscribers, when you had to pay $14.95 for the cheapest package. I downloaded my stuff, and deleted my account. I downloaded my 115 purchased patterns and deleted my account. Knit on, my dude! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2WRSepMM3s&app=desktop, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-ravelry-trump-white-supremacy-20190625-story.html%3foutputType=amp, “Everyone uses Ravelry”: why a popular knitting website’s anti-Trump stance is so significant, https://help.loveknitting.com/hc/en-gb/categories/360000136508-Using-the-Website-LoveCraft-Apps, Bigotry Is Not Ok (or Ravelry Is at It Again) - Dreaming If. I urge you to go look at what anti-Ravelry people are doing now, a week on. I’m about as conservative as a person can be. Hi Gregory. I’m sure that I will be banned simply because I was a member of one Conservative Group there. I always see people grieving over the loss of online friends.. They are really enjoying this moment. You write extremely well. I will be joining Fiberocity once I’ve printed out all my patterns in my library from Ravelry. GENIUS! I listen to him and watch him all the time and fail to to see or hear any of what you accuse him of. I’m looking forward to checking them out! I mourn the loss of the patterns, and the friendship I originally found there. I didnât go to their groups, I didnât reply to them when they posted in our group trying to stir the pot. How? I didn’t like either candidate. I am so mad I want to sue over freedom of speech. In my opinion, it was just a hoax to justify a policy intended to be divisive. SO! Since this whole mess started, I have been struggling to find the words to express the sadness in my heart. I came across your blog because I was looking for a “I deleted Ravelry” pic to use for my Instagram feed, read your post and all I can say is “AMEN”!!!! I married a liberal 34 years ago, met my liberal best friend nearly 30 years ago. But Ravelry has gone too far. I was so angry at the way they chose to enact their decision. Ravelry seems to be using tactics championed by Antifa, a group which promotes Communism and Anarchy. I was upset they would call me, a Southern, Christian woman who supports Trump, a racist. Thank you, Diana! It took the route of calling all Trump administration supporters, or even those who wanted to find some good in his administration White supremists and banned any supporting words for dialog. I agree with you about the policy. We all have to pick the side that aligns more “closely” with our ideas, even if we don’t agree with all of them. I felt that in calling Trump what they did, they insulted yarn artists who support him…as you said, how does this bring us together to heal, share, laugh and bond? Also, I’ve long since stopped using Google for my search engine. I would start one if I knew how. If I only spent time with people who agreed with me on everything it would be a lonely (and quite uninteresting) world. That was really sweet of you. Has anyone else looked at Mimi Dee’s youtube link? Labeling, stereotyping, name-calling and silencing does not promote positive change. There are a whole lot of people around the world being kicked around that have no voice. I wish them well. It’s both exhilarating and rather sad. I’ll keep you posted. How to find lost dividends and shares. And then have the nerve to say you’re upset that a knitting website is dividing us. I’m an American citizen, but I’m brown and my family is from Mexico and that is enough for me to be hated. None of that matters. There are jerks on both sides. I agree with you, the site was a way for us as yarn artists to bond, share, heal, laugh and love. As far as I know I don’t have any patterns from these designers but I’m curious how it will affect those that do own some of them. It never ever occurred to me that a knitting group, the largest on the planet (I think they have 8 million members) would ever opt to say that only some people are allowed here. You have stated it clearly. (Under ⦠Thank you. But now the highest-level positions of his Cabinet ⦠I don’t want to hear the reasoning behind their hate. It just makes sense. I have never posted political stuff on ravelry and in my knitting group I don’t agree alot with others politics but I respect their positions and am friends because of what we have in common. Now you can be as crappy as you want about Trump, and it’s applauded. So, etsy will receive more of my attention and funds. Very sad and I was hurt by it. Strange, huh? How dare these people state that as fact when it is not! “We are banning support of Donald Trump and his administration on Ravelry. AT ALL. This isn’t banning all political speech, it’s bigotry against conservatives. It just felt like new do as I say kids had taken the reins. I agree that we all need havens from the storms around us. But at least Grandma could post her Trump2020 dishcloth. I keep my politics out of the sewing room and the backstage area, as do my friends. Do sellers on Ravelry ask for additional donations after they’ve made a sale? 84 days. You articulated this so well. Any conservatives can feel welcome to particate as long as they remain muzzled. https://ourunraveled.com/ He is non partisan BTW. Thank you for taking a stand. ... Deadliest Catch has been on the air for more than 14 seasons now and the audience still comes back each year for more drama! Love your bears. Putting aside the idiocy of that statement, one completely belied by Trump’s statements, his policies, and his supporters’ identities, statements, and political goals, I want to focus on Ravelry’s impulse to censor. I’ll see if I can provide a shorter version. It’s slander. But when they pretty much accused any Tump supporter of being white supremacist, I felt instantly jolted. Perhaps because they can’t, but have just jumped onto a liberal bandwagon, or figuring it must be true because some stand up comedian made a joke about it. Period. I’ve been wondering about it ever since I deleted my Ravelry account a few days ago…. Make sure to explain why you are deleting your account. There are several new sites.. Fiberocity is one.. Our Unraveled is another. Also, for those who do crafts and have marketable skills, whether it’s teaching or designing projects, the internet is a godsend for bringing together seller and buyer. Thank you for being a shining light in the crafting community and expressing your opinions and beliefs regardless of the people trying to quiet you and anyone else that’s not part of their collective. Why on God’s green earth would politics EVER be brought into our craft. But you can’t have it both ways, and have it be respectful to the wide diversity of membership on Ravelry. Now it’s become ‘unfollow me. One woman said the # should be I support them not stand with them because of the people who can’t stand up. Perfectly said. I look forward to following your wise blog. But those who react by saying— ‘well it’s no big deal’ those are the ones I feel sorry for. Ravelry was the site for fun patterns but a few years ago they allowed vulgar patterns then politics. With that said, I have friends of many beliefs. Thank you for your thoughtful and articulate post. He doesn't want to get rid of politics on ravelry. To me they are racists and gender biased by just putting so much emphasis on it. Sorry but I don’t buy what your saying either. When I first read this last night I couldn’t believe it. But some just like to keep stirring the pot and don’t know how to play nice. I recommend DuckDuckGo. Since when? After the election, the sore winning escalated, with the SJWs in Lazy, Stupid & Godless and Ravelry Rubberneckers actually escalating their complaints about conservatives on the Ravelry site. Truly, thank you so much for that! Not something I care to be a part of. I suppose that passed their notice. It is such a shame that the creators of a beautiful website could then digress to hatred and break their own policies of mind your own business and walk away from opinions you don’t like. Knitting and Crochet will still go on. And one of my favorite yarn stores in StevenBe in Minneapolis, run by the Glitter Knitter Steven Berg, who may be one of the most flamboyant gay men I’ve ever met. Somehow I never heard about Ravelry banning Trump from their site. It is insanity!!! I’m proud of you. Unfortunately, many conservatives are louder and in your face and use Trump as their excuse to spew. It took serious thought and great care to try and explain that the present political climate here in America is vicious, hateful, divisive, cruel and generally absolutely insane. The producers of Lost have asserted that Geronimo Jackson was a genuine, but obscure, 1970s rock band, which released one album entitled Magna Carta. This is THEIR quote from THEIR site from THEIR admins. However, I will survive without it. It was a breathtakingly self destructive thing to do to their business if so…. It just makes me sad. Wiping out all the conservative Jedis that mostly kept their opinions to themselves (trying not to make waves). It seems very odd to me that so many peeps would join in the time frame right before and during the controversy. Nice, huh?. With Warmest Regards, It’s not ok to disclose the details (name, home address, phone number) of someone who doesn’t agree with your political views, so that person would be attacked and abused online and in offline. I agree with you completely. I come to these sites for ideas as I knit and crochet for those that struggle ($),cancer patients, new born miracles (babies) homeless. MollieA Senior Member … I don’t care if they are male, female, or undecided. I also want to mention something else. Thank you for capturing what I’ve been thinking all week. I want to know about knitting.. Also remember they are acting like truculant children who can’t have their way and must be guided and educated. In 2011, they lost another 212,903 (4.98% of the entire church at that time). But Ravelry has just put itself at the very top of my [expletive] list. Mimi – I was at an LYS Sock-A-Long and everyone was bashing Trump. Oh nice I’ll check out that FB group for sure!! Perfectly written! Many posters voicing displeasure over this anti Trump policy are having their criticisms demeaned and/ or deemed entirely leaving the impression that nobody cares about this change. Add my name to the ‘Found you after leaving Ravelry’ list. Ravelry has become a place for hate where personal attacks on people is common place. This is about patterns, not forcing your personal agendas or feelings….at the end of the day, it is Ravelry’s decision. They must not have known that “racist” Trump got an award from Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push Coalition for helping black youth in New York. This was a very stupid and classless move on their part and has done nothing to help their business. If anything, they should have banned ALL political posts. In other words, we will promote our political agenda, which has nothing to do with knitting, but no one else can so much as make a peep to in support of something we oppose, which also has nothing to do with knitting. Everyone should be allowed to support their US President, no matter who is in office! To be clear, Ravelry called Trump supporters ‘White Supremacists’. There is also a FB group called Walk Away from Ravelry. 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