Dear all, As much as it would definitely be nice to have the ability to add photos etc to Arachne posts, I have to say there is something I like about the old school format of this list. With so many platforms oversaturated with photos these days, it can be refreshing to be limited to bare-bones text. Devon and I had a discussion once about how the text-only format of Arachne encourages more in-depth theoretical conversations that tend to happen in Bobbin lace Facebook groups, where most often people post photos of their work and receive comments of praise, but it doesn't foster long conversations. For example, Devon described a discussion that happened once on Arachne debating whether Communism or Democracy were better for lacemakers.
However, I don't disagree with the idea of changing platforms, if we could figure out how to do it smoothly. My only concern is less tech-savvy members being left behind. I'd also like to float the idea of an Arachne "Zoom" meet up - the video meeting chat platform, if anyone is interested. We had a Brooklyn Lace Guild meeting on Zoom and it was great fun to see each other. I just hope that during the the global shutdown we can at least have more discussions here online, wherever that may be! Stay well everyone! Best Wishes, Elena - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
