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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 05:42 PM Jun 2019

A social network for knitting just made every other website look like goddamn cowards [View all]




New Policy: Do Not Post In Support of Trump or his Administration
Sunday, June 23rd 2019

We are banning support of Donald Trump and his administration on Ravelry.

This includes support in the form of forum posts, projects, patterns, profiles, and all other content. Note that your project data will never be deleted. We will never delete your Ravelry project data for any reason and if a project needs to be removed from the site, we will make sure that you have access to your data. If you are permanently banned from Ravelry, you will still be able to access any patterns that you purchased. Also, we will make sure that you receive a copy of your data.

We cannot provide a space that is inclusive of all and also allow support for open white supremacy. Support of the Trump administration is undeniably support for white supremacy.

Policy notes:

You can still participate if you do in fact support the administration, you just can’t talk about it here.
We are not endorsing the Democrats nor banning Republicans.
We are definitely not banning conservative politics. Hate groups and intolerance are different from other types of political positions.
We are not banning people for past support.
Do not try to weaponize this policy by entrapping people who do support the Trump administration into voicing their support.
Similarly, antagonizing conservative members for their unstated positions is not acceptable.


[link:https://www.ravelry.com/content/no-trump|

Heh. Well done them. A whole of nasty knitters are about to get their knickers in a twist!
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K & R! 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2019 #1
Good! Let them create GabRavelry.com for all your Klan and German-American Volksbund needs. TheBlackAdder Jun 2019 #27
Yeah! A friend of mine uses Ravelry and there's a pic of me modeling 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2019 #33
My wife is a long time Raveller. johnp3907 Jun 2019 #2
Knitting patterns? OFFS!! nolabear Jun 2019 #3
Heh. Let's knit a swastika kinda thing? Soph0571 Jun 2019 #4
More Trump related. johnp3907 Jun 2019 #5
Hehehe Soph0571 Jun 2019 #6
It's been taken down. johnp3907 Jun 2019 #7
Bummer! Soph0571 Jun 2019 #9
She found it. johnp3907 Jun 2019 #11
That is right wing special genius!! Soph0571 Jun 2019 #13
MAGA red- that's a real beauty RainCaster Jun 2019 #31
Ravelry is good for crocheters too. yellowdogintexas Jun 2019 #41
For some, their racial identity is the only thing that they have Yavin4 Jun 2019 #8
The best thing is Codeine Jun 2019 #10
We are very pleased TechnocratJT Jun 2019 #24
I see they've temporarily closed registration too radical noodle Jun 2019 #12
I tried to register -- I crochet. TruckFump Jun 2019 #22
I need to adopt that wording for my Facebook page .. DemoTex Jun 2019 #14
It's an idea worth spreading. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2019 #63
Quite. and bravo Kurt V. Jun 2019 #15
That's one small step for man, Haggis for Breakfast Jun 2019 #16
How about grantcart Jun 2019 #30
Rosie Grier KNITS ? Haggis for Breakfast Jun 2019 #35
I thought Rosie was a needlepointer. Edited to add: yes it was needlepoint yellowdogintexas Jun 2019 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2019 #17
Love Ravelry NewEnglandAutumn Jun 2019 #18
K&R ck4829 Jun 2019 #19
The meltdown from the other side is epic....but we're the snowflakes. airmid Jun 2019 #20
No attempt to cross post... Stryst Jun 2019 #21
I'm pleased to see we have some crossover Codeine Jun 2019 #25
Beautiful. dalton99a Jun 2019 #23
Wow. BumRushDaShow Jun 2019 #26
Ravelry is a great site! Didn't know that was going on, happy to hear they have ended the nonsense Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #28
I'm a moderator on a tech website. Initech Jun 2019 #29
Absolutely. Irishxs Jun 2019 #52
Good for them.. 912gdm Jun 2019 #32
so proud of Ravelry msdogi Jun 2019 #34
Crochet-ers also, not just knitters! Ilsa Jun 2019 #36
Maybe I'll have to give up SEC football SCantiGOP Jun 2019 #37
Mrs. Aristus is a long-time member of Ravelry. Aristus Jun 2019 #38
Not Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Grey Jun 2019 #53
Thank you. Aristus Jun 2019 #59
Wonderful get the red out Jun 2019 #39
I'm not surprised. I've been a member of Ravelry for years Greybnk48 Jun 2019 #40
I've been registered on Ravelry for years. NanceGreggs Jun 2019 #43
I think I will be spending more time there than I have been. yellowdogintexas Jun 2019 #45
I need to log back on! Mme. Defarge Jun 2019 #54
Indeed, citizeness. NanceGreggs Jun 2019 #56
I've been a member of Ravelry for nine years. Staph Jun 2019 #44
K&R Niagara Jun 2019 #46
wish they would knit him an orange dweller Jun 2019 #47
Maybe somebody will do that notinkansas Jun 2019 #50
Casey and his wife were on this page many years ago. Grey Jun 2019 #48
Ravelry is great website. IrishEyes Jun 2019 #49
Didn't see this post earlier, so there is another. Ravelry is super fabulous!! Irishxs Jun 2019 #51
Knitters rule! Mme. Defarge Jun 2019 #55
K&r. Nt raccoon Jun 2019 #57
Ravelry is a wonderful site. madaboutharry Jun 2019 #58
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #60
Craftygal is on Ravelry. She said this is all over TV and Twitter TrogL Jun 2019 #61
I love Ravelry. Good for them. kcr Jun 2019 #62
Welp, time to learn knitting OriginalGeek Jun 2019 #64
For learning to knit go to Grey Jun 2019 #65
Will do! OriginalGeek Jun 2019 #67
:) I'd bet my friend's favorite needles this comes from a liberal or liberals Hortensis Jun 2019 #66
Ha! Two conservative co-workers of mine were triggered by this! LanternWaste Jun 2019 #68
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