Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Rest in Peace Lace for All Seasons

So Wendy and Snow deleted the Lace for All Seasons Yahoo group yesterday.

Can't say I blame them.

When Wendy started the list last summer (then called Summer of Lace) it was a really good place to be. But over recent months it had deteriorated (as most knitting lists seem to do) into a endless collection of complaints, pet stories and other off topic subjects with the occasional piece of x-rated spam thrown in for good measure.

I don't understand why people join what are supposedly topic oriented lists and then can't seem to get why some of us would like to stay on topic. If I want to read about the cute things the pets do, I'll join a pet list (actually I do belong to 4 Samoyed lists). If I want a chatty knit list I'll join one (actually I do belong to one I rather like:) ) But if I join a KAL, or a supposedly on topic list, I want it to be on topic!

For those with A-List blogs the lists are probably of little importance. If Grumperina or the Harlot need an opinion or have a question on a pattern, they can post it on their blog and will get dozens (or in the case of the Harlot, hundreds) of comments in reponse. If I get two I'm overjoyed. So the networking of a list is important to B-List bloggers.

I won't miss Lace for All Seasons, it had gotten so that I rarely read it any more as the garbage was too much to wade thru. Ditto for Laceknitters. And the poor Mystery Stole2 KAL is in danger of going there too.

Someone needs to create an on topic lace list.

Anne at 7:53 AM        
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