No one sharing?

LitteGirlInMe

It seems that less and less of us are sharing crochet patterns. More and more of us are charging rediculous gold coin for them when they actually do share. Ive shared so many. I do like getting them. Not happening much here of late.  Does anyone get the reoccuring theme of this gripe? Yeah, its "share". Makes me want to share less.

Sylvana

I dont share I have no time for it, cost a lot of work.
And have a few hours to stitch a day, + a very good reason I cant share personal.

TheKnitter

Ive shared quite a few of late, many of which Ive personally purchased.  I just posted TWO requests in the bounty area, well see what happens.  While viewing the bounty area one of the patterns I fell in love with I actually went and purchased, then posted here.  Sadly, given Im on Social Security, I cant always do that which is why IM HERE LOL!!!  I "splurged" and bought something today for 100 GC HOWEVER, it was a pattern book with 7 patterns so I thought it warranted the cost.  I try to keep my posts to 50 GC or under but I did post one very popular pattern here (it was one of three - two of which had already been posted) for 75 GC because the other two were posted at 100 GC each.  Have I mentioned that I HATE greed????  What makes it even worse is they charge you 30 GC for the download itself - sometimes youre paying more to download than the pattern itself costs - any idea why the download cost is so high?  They dont actually get any real money for the coins so why gouge the member?  Im sure they have their reasons but Id love to know what they are :-)  Did a mod actually call you out for giving away coins?  Maybe they want people just to work really hard on the site to get the coins???  Like you said, this is a sharing site, not a get as much as I can for what I have site...  Just my two cents (which isnt usually worth even the two cents LOL).

Sylvana

You cant people asked for sharing crochet patters, maybe they have a reason for it, I dont know.

LitteGirlInMe

Of course I can ask that they share. Thats what the site is all about.

sundrop016

I no longer share because a)  I have no patterns to share and b)  an old mod made a nasty comment to me when I did share.  Besides, more and more people are asking for outrageous coins for patterns. Its not right, this is suppose to be a sharing group, its not.  Id rather give my gold coins away to newbies and those who need it.  I dont buy patterns over the regular 50 or 60 gold coins. People are so greedy.  It all started with one  person and then people in other countries started doing it.  I know you can post up to 999 gcs, but its ridiculous and the mods wont do anything about it.  So no, I dont share

LitteGirlInMe

Well, I have shared. I have 342 threads of sharing. Its getting old. There are plenty of people offering a bounty for patterns , but not sharing. I got "taken to task" for giving my gold coins to newbies, which only intensified because I was taken to task. I asked if there was a rule against it. It effectively got her off my back. The mods here are almost always sweetie pies. I understand thier position on many things. One of them is they can not change what you ask for, nor can they really tell you what to charge, since it is the sites rules. But anyway, my issue is NOt with the mods. Its with people here who do not share.

LitteGirlInMe

Yes, A mod actually did call me out on it.
Mod "she is a member since 2011 and its not your job to send always coins around to new members."
"     
    You  
    Is there a rule that prohibits me from sending coins to people? I never claimed that it was a job. I just like being nice."
Mod "just a question, what is the point to send 1000 coins to member who is 1-2 times in the year in here. She is a member since 2011 and still on Level 1, she only come here to download a chart and come back next year again.
Guess what??"
You  
The point is to be nice. Is there a rule I have broken?"

I got no further correspondence. Ever. That was in 2015. and nope, what she had to say did not stop me. I share a lot of patterns. What on earth am I going to do with all the gold coins I accumulate? They are mine to give away. Sharing is supposed to be why we are here.

LitteGirlInMe

Just thought Id add this. I used to just send 1,000. Now I send to newbies amounts of 5,000. last time? to 3 newbies. Each 10,000 each. Hopefully, they will be sharing members. and not just take, take, take.

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2017-9-14 21:52
I dont share I have no time for it, cost a lot of work.
And have a few hours to stitch a day, + a v ...

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