Comments on: What’s in a Name? Etsy = Artsy, Craftsy

By: Carol Scott

Carol Scott — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:53:53 +0000

KATE…THANKS FOR ALL THE PROMO YOU DO…ANN FROM SAAMAA.ETSY.COM SPEAKS HIGHLY OF YOU….THE ARTICLE IS GOOD INFO….

By: Maproom Systems

Maproom Systems — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:46:37 +0000

I’m not interested in spamming your site, or selling anything.

I’d just wanted to make that one clarification about the involvement of the artists/shops you listed with the actual artisan market, and I’ve already done so.

thanks for your time.

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:40:43 +0000

Dear Maproom Systems:

In the future, when you are confronted with a similar situation where you think there’s an unclarity in the Chronicle that you believe accrues to your personal detriment or to the detriment of Chronicle readers, here’s an alternative to consider:

“While I’m not going to be at the Ann Arbor event described in this article, as I think readers might conclude, my wares can be found here: [insert link]“

By: Maproom Systems

Maproom Systems — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:04:36 +0000

as you began by saying that there were 30 vendors attending, i think most readers would completely ignore that one clarifying sentence, and just assume (logically) that you’re profiling a sampling of the same, *especially* since you’ve not given the URL for my store or any of the others you mentioned.

By: Mary Morgan

Mary Morgan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:13:26 +0000

Yes, the article was primarily about the Etsy show at the Artisan Market, but I also wanted to give people an idea of what folks were selling on Etsy in general. There were others listed in that section who weren’t involved in the show – I tried to distinguish that by the intro “Here are some of the things you’ll find online:” Sorry that wasn’t sufficiently clear…

By: Maproom Systems

Maproom Systems — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:54:13 +0000

hello,

thank you for referring to my etsy page, but i’m afraid i have absolutely no connection whatsoever with the aa artisan fair being discussed in this article, and so am rather confused as to why i would be mentioned here at all.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:47:44 +0000

By the way, I’m at http://www.ArtOnTheAvenue.etsy.com
:-)

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:45:26 +0000

I would LOVE to come check this out! I had no idea it was going on until I got a notice about it from another seller on Etsy! Unfortunately, I’ve been sick this week & am not up to going out tomorrow! Darn! Hope to make it to the next one though! Everyone needs to come check out Etsy & all the great hand crafted items! Stop buying that imported Chinese CRAP & start supporting American artists & crafters! Remember us on Etsy for all your Holiday gifts this year!
:-)

By: TheJuneBride

TheJuneBride — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:40:33 +0000

I’ll be there with many a handmade item in tow! I hope we have a great turnout. Thanks again to Kate for all of her hard work in organizing this exciting market day!

Karen @ http://www.thejunebride.etsy.com

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:40:26 +0000

Super article. I am looking forward to this show!