Originally Posted by
cjr
Shirley,
I have enjoyed this thread very much and the swapping. Like Corry, sometimes I am late getting out my blocks. Life gets in the way. Some blocks take 2-3 days to do for what ever reason that is a big chunk of time. On the other hand sometimes blocks only take minutes to do. Sometimes the fabric is not right.
I did like seeing what everyone else was doing, theme wise. Also who is participating in this swap.
Swap is for fun and learning new techniques. That takes time.
Like life many times chat gets off swap topic, sometimes difficult to follow. If this goes on for to long, is it possible for you as moderator to send a PM to individuals off track reminding them the world is watching their conversations. Then again we are here to support each other. We all need to step back take a couple of deep breaths and start over with a smile.
cjr
Thanks for your input, cjr, and everyone else's.
There may be several things that can be done to address some of these issues/concerns/suggestions.
1. I can work on creating a list of participants and their block theme (and if they would like to do extra swaps).
2. If you go to the GROUP section and click on the blue # of participants, it will lead you to a list of all of the participants. Click on a participant it brings up their profile; and it gives you the option of sending a PM.
3. The GROUP section is new to this swap since the conversion to this new board. I think it has more advantages than we are currently utilizing. It is a great place to post pictures which can be viewed without having to wade through lots of conversations on the forum section of the swap. They stay there indefinitely in one tidy spot with room to post the description. If you click on a picture in the GROUP section, you can also leave a comment.
4. We all know the "rules", but we all know that unexpected circumstances can keep us from sending out blocks on time. The key is communication, common courtesy. Please let me know by PM if this does not happen.
5. I can set up a "discussion" in the GROUP section labeled by month where participants can post comments about that month's swap. This may allow comments concerning only the monthly swap to be segregated to one spot but still allow the "forum" (current discussion area) to continue as a chat area about extra swaps, any block questions/problems or advice, and general participant conversation where we can get to know each other better; check in and say "hi, how are you doing", share the joy of being members of this great group and support each other in whatever way we can.
COMMENTS, PLEASE.
Thanks.
shirley