Sian Pearl

The Fashion for Life 2012 Blogger Hall of Shame | Associated SL Press

Arse. This is what comes of not reading the group notices. I was like, wait, is it over? And there go my blog posts and my good reputation (any reputation actually).

Epic fail on my part.

bronxelf

Whether you feel you deserved this or not, IMO that entire post is in colossally bad taste, and does nothing good for the image of FFL.

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Misty Harley

that is fucked up and completely rude of FFL.

And never deserved to be made to feel like that.

It's not an epic fail on your part....that is all on them.

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Lil Hapmouche

Just to clarify: That kind of "writing" is considered "Best of SL" and worthy as an example of being showcasted as part of "Associated SL Press"? Seriously?

And actually... if the associated event and group approve of such tactics, it'll be one more reason for me to stay away from any kind of charity in SL and to finally stop spending money on such events. Geesh. Either there's a shady pseudo-organizer who runs off with the money or some staff member goes ego-tripping and ruins a formerly completely posive impression of an event. Brilliant tactic to ruin one's own reputation.

bronxelf

Please don't. Some of us don't behave that way.

Elysium Hynes

I don´t even...do they think that from being a charity excuses them from good manners, this is totally wrong, I could see them thanking the bloggers who did cover it more extensivly but wall of shame?

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Naiki

Is that blog posting honestly a real post or a joke? If its a real name and shame what an utter load of wank....

Edited to add, that blog post and his own replies on it smacks of 'ye olde faithful shrimp gif' to me.

Misty Harley

I read this and in all honesty, had some major flashbacks.

Recently a manager for a skin review group had sent out notice that unless links were provided, people were getting booted from the group. Needless to say, I left the group on my own after being a bit of a bitch to said manager. Considering how much I did blog and SYS this group...I figured they could go to hell. Sad part is that I liked the creator...but when a person signs up to do this stuff.....shit happens and they can't always get every review or even complete the task.

This was a charity event. With a numerous amount of people blogging the designers and the event itself. People blogged that bought items, people blogged that got review items. And they did it willingly and when their time permitted.

I think the FFL people need to get over themselves and realize that they just shamed and possibly harmed many other events in the future....especially anything with their particular name on it.

And the comments and the condescending tone used? Fuck that.

(yeah it realllllyyy pisses me off to see stuff like that is purposely done to make people feel like crap....over the line and completely 100% uncalled for by ANY event organizer.)

bronxelf

And already it's been shown that some of the names were listed in error, damaging the reputations of innocent people as well as the event itself.

If someone does an unsatisfactory job in that capacity, you redline their name on your spreadsheet, and simply explain next time, privately, I might add, why you are choosing not to include them.

At the same time, a post could be made highlighting the better bloggers, thereby boosting their reputations for future events.

No public drama needed in any way.

Amelia Freund

Yeah, it's an unprofessional thing of them to do (not that most in SL are professionals at this in RL anyway). If they took such issue with bloggers not blogging stuff they've been given for the event, they could have simply made note to themselves to not give those bloggers items next year.



ETA: Bronxelf just posted the same point before me

Ann Otoole

I see a number of apologies are having to be handed out over there.

The correct and mature way to handle the situation would have been for them to contact the bloggers in question and query as to the status of the expected articles. If an unsatisfactory response is received then thank them and don't invite them back to blog. All done privately with no fallout.

IMHO

Misty Harley

Power trip......all this was is one big power trip and I for one hope that the FFL people who posted that blog come here and discuss.

Really, I do.

Ame

What an awful, negative way to end such a successful event.

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Sian Pearl

It was a mean-spirited post and it left a nasty taste in the mouth, but I did fail to post and sometimes people do need to be called on this sort of thing.

I don't think Harper Beresford even knew that this post was happening. I NCed her with an apology anyways.

Dancien Graves

Horrible post. I write for Shopping Cart Disco, I know stuff about horrible posts.

Also, Associated SL Press? Who associated them? What are their credentials? Is there a selection process for becoming "SL Press"? Isn't journalism required for that heady title?

Sian Pearl

And by the way, I never had any drama until I started blogging. Since I joined the old blog I;ve had haters, stalkers and drama. I mean, really, is this supposed to go with the territory?

Elysium Hynes

Honestly i don´t feel like apply as a blogger to any of their events, god forbit RL was a priority and i would be put on a wall like that, or didn´t meet whatever standards they hold their bloggers, i´m sure they´ll find loads willing to help next time.

Misty Harley

No, actually they don't Sian...and if they felt it was absolutely necessary to ask...then it should have been done in private.

Your a better person then me, after that blog post.....no way in hell I would have been apologizing no matter the reason for my not being able to blog the items I received if I had signed up for it (I didn't).

For the amount of bloggers that received the reviews and the amount that actually reviewed coupled with the amount of people who bought and reviewed that blogged.....they were NOT hurting for bloggers. AND! they had a very small portion of people that did not blog and some of those were even wrong to begin with.

I would say their review group was a success considering the numbers that did blog versus who actually didn't and they can shove it for making people feel like crap publicly.

Lil Hapmouche

That's the greatest shame of such stunts, that the foolish and careless drag everyone down to the dirt.
Either as one bad charity example ruining the overall willingness to spend or a bad blogger casting a bad light upon the whole blog staff. Sorry, meant to say "press", of course.

Anyway... at least there's a nice list of blogs to start reading now.

Marita

Hopefully I think most people will see this for what it is ... just a bonehead doing their normal boneheaded stuff ... and ignore it.

And I expect to see some juicy "Damage Control" articles generated shortly.

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Kokoro Fasching

I am not a creator.. I am a consumer only. I spend on average L5k a week on purchasing items I like, going to events, donations. I have now bookmarked that Best of SL site, and pretty much anything they promote from now on I will avoid. If a creator I really like is involved, I will go out of my way to purchase the items I like from them outside of whatever event is going on/being promoted by the snarkiest of SL.

Dancien Graves

Yeah they are all pretty fucking catty in SL Blogger Land.

Sian Pearl

Honesty, it doesn't make me want to carry on blogging.

Elysium Hynes

Hell if i was a creator and saw someone doing PR like a 5 year old of an event i helped with i would be mortified also, is just so fucked up.

Dancien Graves

You know what, do your thing. None of these catty fuckers are signing your paychecks, they're not living with you, and if you ignore them they actually do go away.