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Insightsintobooks
Meet Me at the Museum | Anne Youngson
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Thank you so so so much @Trashcanman I really appreciate it, Thank you. Things have been really hard the past few months and this just brightens my day, thank you!!!

#kindlitsy

BookNAround This is such a good read! 5y
JennyM Sorry to hear you‘re having a tough time - this book is beautiful - hope it brings you joy xx 5y
squirrelbrain What a lovely thing to do! ❤️ 5y
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TrishB Lovely 💕💕 #litsykindness 5y
Trashcanman Don't mention it, I've benn there before. Probably will be again. I'm just glad it made you happy if even for a moment. 💖🤗 5y
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EadieB
With Love, From Me to You | Mary Manz Simon
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Your books are all packaged and will be mailed today or tomorrow! It usually takes 3 or 4 weeks when I order from the UK. Hope you enjoy them!

TrishB Oh wow 😮 thank you so much!! I‘ll look forward to getting these!! Will let you know when they arrive 💕 #Litsykindness 5y
EadieB 👍🏼@trishb 5y
EadieB @TrishB The postal worker said it will be there by 11/20. 5y
TrishB That‘s mega quick! 👍🏻 thanks 5y
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GypsyKat
Untitled | Unknown
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I especially want to send some love and support out to @aschermetz and I hope that over these next few weeks, we can all remind each other why this is the nicest, most welcoming online community to be a part of. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

 @MrBook @BookBabe @Tiffy_Reads @JoeStalksBeck @TheKidUpstairs @AndreaReads @Betty @Book_in_hands @JenlovesJT47 @jfalkens @TricksyTails @Avanders @tpixie @Clwojick @MaleficentBookDragon

AndreaReads LOVE this! This is definitely one of my favorite places to be, and I feel like I know so many of you! Thank you, @GypsyKat for helping to contribute to the positives of our little community! ❤️ 6y
Clwojick You are amazing, just saying. ❤️thanks. 6y
SandyW I've only been here two weeks, but I haven't come across a snarky comment yet. It's a wonderful, welcoming community and I'm happy I found it. 6y
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Avanders 💖💖💖 Wonderful sentiments!! ♥️🎄♥️🎄♥️ (edited) 6y
JenlovesJT47 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
Bostonmomx2 What a sad turn of events. I hate when things like this happen. She‘s a known offender.....I‘m glad her identity is out there and swap organizers are taking a massive note. 6y
TricksyTails Perfectly said. Thank you for writing this. I have so much love for this community and this is one of the reasons why. Thank you for helping to make this the happy wonderful place it is. 🤗♥️ 6y
GypsyKat @SandyW We‘re happy to have you! 💗 6y
GypsyKat @AndreaReads And the same to you! I‘ve never seen you be anything other than positive and kind! ❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @Clwojick ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @Avanders @JenlovesJT47 ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @Bostonmomx2 Agreed. Which is exactly why I felt the need to post something positive. As a community, we are stronger than one unpleasant person. ❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @TricksyTails Thank you! This really is my favorite online community. I have never met such a great group of people before, and I‘m so thankful to be a part of it! ❤️ 6y
PenguinInFlight This is absolutely the kindest online community I‘ve ever been a part of...and those comments were absolutely unacceptable. I‘m so grateful to all the kind and welcoming people here, and I agree - we are stronger than one unpleasant person. (Who I blocked, as well. I don‘t have time to people like that.) Thank you, @GypsyKat for such a positive message!! ❤️❤️ 6y
jfalkens Litsy is the best community, everyone is so nice and welcoming 😊 6y
Elisa I agree! This is such a wonderful, supportive and kind community and we don‘t have to let anyone spoil it. As @MrBook said, this type of behavior is self-ostracizing anyway. Let‘s just focus on the wonderful, fun people that make up most of the Litsy community! 💜💜💜💜 6y
That-Bookish-Hiker 💗 for Litsy, Littens, and you @GypsyKat. I love this community. 6y
GypsyKat @PenguinInFlight @jfalkens @Elisa Thank you all! Because you‘re all part of what makes this community great as well! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @That-Bookish-Hiker Yes! All the love! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
kamoorephoto 💓💓💓💓💓💓 6y
Bookzombie 💞💞💞💞💞 6y
tpixie @GypsyKat Well said!! This is a great community! @Mommamanzi #LitsyKindness will win! 💚📕💚 6y
mrp27 💕💕💕I love it here at Litsy and I love all the sweet peeps I've met! 6y
GypsyKat @kamoorephoto @Bookzombie ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @tpixie Thank you! And I love that hashtag! #LitsyKindness 6y
GypsyKat @mrp27 Same! Litsy is full of fantastic people! ❤️ 6y
MrBook ❤️❤️❤️🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 *big hug, everyone* 6y
tpixie 💚💜🧡 6y
SassyBookworm LOVE THIS!!! You are so right Litsy is the best!!! Love all my fellow Littens!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💗 6y
LeahBergen Yes, yes, yes! ❤️❤️ 6y
KirstieE Thank you for posting this ! I've offered to send her a little package to make up for that cruel woman, I've experienced nothing but love on this app and I wanted to #payitforward 🙌🏻 6y
kezzlou85 This is so perfect. I love this site. You've all been so friendly and welcoming. 💖 6y
Christine11 ❤️ 6y
JoeStalksBeck You are just bursting with sweetness!! Thank you for this ! You‘re right! We can‘t let the manipulative and negative seep into this family of awesome people! 💕💕💕💕 6y
aschermetz Kat, you are so sweet. Thank you! I know I‘ve told you so many times already but I am so happy and thankful we got matched up for the bookmark swap! You‘re an amazingly kind and genuine person. Lucky to call you a friend. ❤️❤️ 6y
drokka ✌️💕🙏 6y
Mollyanna Thank you for posting this and proving over and over what a wonderful and caring place Litsy is... 6y
rustoryhuf Litsy is our happy place. 6y
JaclynW What a lovely message! I agree with you wholeheartedly! 💗 6y
GypsyKat @KirstieE That‘s So sweet of you! And exactly the kind of thing that makes me love Littens! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @aschermetz I know we‘ve both said this over and over! It‘s exactly the kind of thing my hubs calls a “love-fest” lol ❤️ But I‘m saying again that I feel the same way about you, and I feel lucky to call you a friend! 😘❤️❤️❤️ 6y
tpixie @KirstieE thx That‘s a sweet idea!! 6y
Christine11 @GypsyKat That‘s so lovely of you ! Everyone on Litsy seems so friendly and nice. It‘s such a beautiful community ! ❤️❤️ 6y
minkyb Wow. I had no idea this stuff happens here so frequently. I guess I am in my own bubble. Nice to read all the supportive comments. 6y
Jas16 ❤️ this. Litsy has become a very important part of my life and it is because of how amazing and kind Littens are 6y
GypsyKat @minkyb It doesn‘t happen frequently at all! There have been a few unpleasant incidents, but all the ones that I know of were perpetrated by the same person. It‘s really rare that anyone on here is anything other than kind and considerate! ❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @Christine11 @Jas16 I absolutely love this community, it‘s full of great people! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
KarenUK Lovely lovely post 💕💕💕 6y
robinb This is simply beautiful and a perfect example of #RandomActsOfKindness. 6y
eanderson ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
TrishB Well said ❤️ 6y
dariazeoli 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️ 6y
kspenmoll Beautiful! ❤️❤️ 6y
scripturient Yes, yes, yes!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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aschermetz
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EDITED: Littens! I am overwhelmed by the support this community has given me about this issue. You are wonderful. ❤️ I‘m glad this is out in the open but I‘m ready to move on. Let‘s focus on giving constructive feedback to her if we run across this issue again.

Avidbookworm02 was one of my #bookmarkswap partners. She received my package, never tagged me, responded very rudely when asked, then promptly blocked me on Litsy. {Continued ⬇️}

aschermetz I sent two books from her TBR in addition to the bookmarks I handmade for her, because it‘s Christmas, I‘m a nice person, and what‘s a bookmark without a few books? I also wrote her a card. Frankly, I am a bit pissed off about her behavior. If you run a swap, I recommend not allowing her participation anymore, as this is apparently not the first time she has exhibited this type of behavior. (edited) 6y
aschermetz I love this community and I will not let this sour it for me, but frankly, I find this behavior to be immature and unacceptable. I think she should be called out for her behavior so, I am doing so. Sorry to bring this situation to the community at large but I think everyone needs to be aware. @clwojick I hope this doesn‘t ruin the swap hosting for you. My other partner @gypsykat is amazing and I am lucky to have connected with her! 6y
aschermetz I believe in being straightforward which is why I‘m naming names. If you wanna act shitty, that‘s fine, but please don‘t expect me to take it. 6y
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GypsyKat I‘m so sorry this happened! She seems like an absolute nut job! Everyone I‘ve ever met on Litsy has been great, except for her. One bad apple won‘t spoil this community! However, I do think that she should be put on a no-swap list from here on out. (((Hugs!))) ❤️ 6y
Mommamanzi She has been banned from mine from how she acted in #theretellingbookswap. @tpixie and @Betty looks like she struck again. 6y
Yellowpigeon Yeah. I keep following her just to keep her on my radar. She's been posting non stop about her puppies and someone asked if they were hers. She posted separately about how there is too much stupid around here and mentioned the question. Seriously?! She also dragged bookbabe (not tagging in case she missed it) because she hadn't received her swap weeks before open day. Seriously, you're going to go after her? I'm so sorry you experienced that. 6y
aschermetz @Mommamanzi I saw some of her drama from before so I have to say this wasn‘t totally unexpected. However, I put aside my reticence and sent her a really nice package. Even though I knew she was a tough match going into it, I‘m still kind of shocked that even after I went above and beyond she was still this rude. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ 6y
aschermetz @Yellowpigeon that‘s why I kept following her as well. I knew she was a drama llama so I‘m not really surprised. Disappointed though, for sure. 6y
Mommamanzi I honestly don‘t know how she isn‘t banned from Litsy yet? I don‘t know who to go to about it? Maybe @MrBook would know? He seems to be the voice of reason and wisdom here on Litsy. 6y
GypsyKat @Mommamanzi I‘m surprised she‘s not banned as well. She‘s definitely broken the guidelines about respect and tolerance. 6y
slategreyskies @Mommamanzi I think you‘d need to go to the settings tab, then to the help and support option and, from there, send a message to Jeff. 6y
Betty I'm glad you brought this out in the open. In other swaps I've joined, I've specified I did not want to be matched with her. 6y
swishandflick So unfortunate! Do we know if she's signed up for #secretsantagoespostal? Definitely not the first I've seen about this and it really should be taken into consideration if she's a repeat offender 6y
AndreaReads @swishandflick She is not doing SSGP because so many of us had requested not to have her as swap partners. She is nuts. I unfollowed her, but kind of wished I didn't so, like you all mentioned, I could keep her on my radar. At @aschermetz I'm so sorry that happened to you. I can only imagine the effort you put into what you sent to only be treated that way. Frustrating. 6y
MrBook @aschermetz @GypsyKat @Mommamanzi @Yellowpigeon Aww, thanks for thinking of me that way ☺️☺️☺️, I'm honored. Yeah, @BookBabe and @Avanders and I decided to decline her form for SSGP. We had over a dozen heavy-hitter super-Littens vehemently oppose being matched with her, and quite a few even asked about seeing her kicked off of Litsy. The 3 of us talked about it for a week and declined her in the end. We also sent out an email to a number of... 6y
MrBook Other swap/exchange coordinators and all were in agreement that we made the right decision. If we ask Litsy to take her off this platform, she can easily come back on with another email and identity. At least she is a known quantity as is, and she can be interacted with or, rather, not interacted with accordingly. @aschermetz She did the same exact thing to us--blocking us, not letting us know she received the package we sent... 6y
MrBook Etc. We spent over $60 on it, no small gift package *sighs*. @MaleficentBookDragon reached out to her a couple times for us and never got replies. So, imho, I think the best course of action is to let her be as a known quantity on here. She's digging her own grave slowly but surely. This is a self-ostracism on her part, and I think no one can bring a person down better than one's self. Right? 😕 @BookBabe & I are really upset you.... 6y
MrBook Had a bad experience, @aschermetz . *big hug* Word is definitely getting around now. 6y
TheKidUpstairs I'm so sorry to hear of your experience. I had a bad vibe from her, and decided to unfollow because she was the only source of negativity in such a positive community. It sucks that it has come to this, but I'm glad people are sharing their stories to help others avoid a nasty situation! 6y
BibliophileMomma Omg. That‘s such a shitty thing for someone to do. I‘m so sorry that happened to you. Hugs. 6y
jbhops Wtf dude. I'm sorry you got dealt the crazy. All that frickin thought and work for someone to be a b go you. Not okay. 6y
jbhops ^^or "to" you for the autocorrect. 6y
shendrix413 That makes me so sad! Everyone on here has been so great 😣 I'm so sorry she treated you poorly and I really appreciate you calling it out so the rest of us can hopefully avoid her future shittyness 6y
AmyG Wow. That is horrible. Most everyone I follow here is kind. Thanks for the heads up. I'm sorry for all who had to deal with her bullshit. 6y
Book_in_hands That is really terrible ☹️. Word is getting around about her and hopefully this won't happen to others. 6y
guinsgirlreads That‘s a shame! Sorry to hear it, ugh. 6y
aschermetz Littens, y‘all are wonderful. I hesitated posting but honestly? I just don‘t like beating around the bush, like I said in my post. I soooo appreciate all of the support, and please know that my other match for the bookmark swap, @GypsyKat, is absolutely wonderful! So it‘s not a bad experience for me in the end! Gift giving is my love language and I hope that Laney enjoys my package regardless. I feel sorry for her, actually. It must be a lonely. 6y
GypsyKat @aschermetz Like I said before, Litsy is full of amazing people. I‘m sorry that this one person is bringing drama and negativity to our otherwise wonderful community, but she is just one, tiny, sad person. I‘m so happy that you and I got matched up through all of this, and I‘m going to put my heart and soul into making you an awesome Christmas package! You‘re a kind, wonderful person! I‘m so happy to know you! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
aschermetz @GypsyKat 😘😘😘As I text you furiously! Haha. So glad we got matched. ❤️❤️ 6y
jfalkens I'm so sorry that happened to you xxxxxxxxxxx 6y
GypsyKat @aschermetz Haha! 😘😘😘😘 6y
JenlovesJT47 @aschermetz I heard about her when I organized my graphic novel swap. I realized she was already following me so I kept her on mine just to keep an eye on her. I was just talking about it with a friend today because I saw that rude thing she said to you and I just couldn't believe it! I know you were one of the ones who continued to try to be friendly to her despite her attitude (I commend you for that!) I'm so sorry you've TBC below 🔽 6y
JenlovesJT47 Had to deal with that crap and thank you for putting her on everyone's radar. I was flabbergasted when she got her booktoteswap two weeks ago, knowing we were supposed to open it today and instead she opened it then and posted it 🙄Sigh. And the rude thing about the puppies?! I can't even...☹️Hugs! ❤️ 6y
aschermetz @JenlovesJT47 Thank you! I tried, I did. But it‘s ok. I just want it to be out in the open now so no one else has to deal with it. I have a pretty low bullshit threshold and I don‘t want anyone else who may tolerate it more to fall “victim” to her nonsense. And thank you also @jfalkens! This community is great. 6y
jfalkens @aschermetz I'm glad you at least have another match 😊 I love this community too 😍📚📚 6y
aschermetz @jfalkens Me too! She‘s wonderful and I am so lucky to have been matched with her. It is a great silver lining which is why I‘m not too upset. It‘s disheartening but I kind of expected it, TBH, so it‘s ok. I just want other Littens to be aware. (I thought her account was deleted too but I had an IRL friend who is on here too check for me and I was just blocked 😉). (edited) 6y
jfalkens @aschermetz I thought I was following her but I'm not now so who knows. Thank you for bringing awareness 😊 I haven't done a swap but it's still nice to know(not nice that it happened to you tho 😡) 6y
TricksyTails You are one of the nicest people in this community and certainly don't deserve to be treated so rudely. I'm sorry you had to deal with her insanity. I appreciate your no tolerance for BS and calling her out. Hugs to you! 🤗♥️ 6y
Avanders 👆🏽👆🏽what they all said... I'm so happy there's only one bad apple among all you wonderful #littens! 💖💖💖 6y
aschermetz @TricksyTails @Avanders Thank you! Everyone here is so lovely, I agree. Love this community. ❤️ 6y
JoeStalksBeck Gah! See! I wonder if she was my other Halloween person that never sent ! I had you and someone else but never found out who it was. Anyway, this is the reason I didn‘t do any exchanges this time around. It continuously happens and I got sick of dealing with it. They either never post , post and then delete in 10 mins( yes that happened) or they only post a couple of things I‘ve sent or I never receive stuff. So I feel you on this. 6y
JoeStalksBeck I‘m not trying to be rude by sitting out but damn it gets frustrating as hell. I love everyone in this community and trust them but to get so many bad apples just dampened my excitement for a bit 6y
aschermetz @JoeStalksBeck I totally feel you and I‘m sorry that it happened to you repeatedly! I love how tight knit this community and the swaps are so fun. I hate to see a few bad eggs ruin it! 6y
tpixie @aschermetz I'm so sorry this happened to you. I know many have been abused by her. She does seem to like to join swaps, open early, complain about the gift, then not send her stuff. Hopefully word is getting out about her. Continued⬇️ 6y
aschermetz @JoeStalksBeck I think another reason this pissed me off is that I knew flat out who she was as my match and we had emailed to exchange information. I kind of can‘t believe after connecting with someone like that (aka not Secret Santa style) that she still had the balls to be so rude. 6y
tpixie part 2:. I've informed Jeff - like @slategreyskies showed how- but unless her phone can be tracked, @MrBook is right, she can change her name & she has. Previously Lainey G = Avidbookworm76
Avidbookworm02, PenPal1016
Bookworm76, PenPal76
BookCollector76, BookOwl7
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tpixie @Mommamanzi sad she hurt another Litten. 6y
JoeStalksBeck Maybe though we can keep track of her address. She may change her name but her if she signs up her address may be the same 6y
Clwojick Oh my gosh. I feel so disheartened by this. I got some bad vibes from the beginning, but with it being my first Swap to host, I had no idea there even was a list of "people to watch out for". I am so sorry, I almost removed her from the list based on the emails she sent me, but thought maybe she was just having a bad day. Though, if you look on the bright side.... she was actually the reason who requested that I rematch her ???????? (edited) 6y
JoeStalksBeck I‘m sorry it happened to you too! It‘s terrible that people can be that devious and rude . They basically are just stealing from us 6y
mrozzz Agreed with @TheKidUpstairs it's all so unfortunate. At least we all know now. 😕 (edited) 6y
Clwojick So I ended up matching @GypsyKat and you together.... so atleast you made a friend out of that. I'm just really frustrated with this. Not only is it CHRISTMAS (seriously, be humble and kind, right?) but this is the most honest and genuinely kindhearted community of people. Why would you want to ruin that? 😿 will DEFINITELY keep in mind for future swaps, and will be (kindly) passing this along to fellow newcomers who might not know, like myself. 6y
GypsyKat @JoeStalksBeck Ugh! That‘s awful that that happened to you! It‘s so awful when one or two inconsiderate people ruin things like this! It just taints swaps. 🙁 6y
GypsyKat @Clwojick I‘m happy I was matched up with @aschermetz and I‘m glad to know that people are becoming aware of what a bad Litten that woman is. Like you said, this is a wonderful community, and it‘s Christmas for heaven‘s sake!!🎄🎄🎄 (((Hugs all around!))) ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @tpixie Wow, it‘s nice to know that you‘ve been keeping track of her! Too bad Litsy can‘t just block her IP address. 6y
aschermetz @Clwojick Don‘t feel bad at all. NOT YOUR FAULT and how could you have known? That‘s why I posted, so others would be aware. And I am so so so thankful to you that you matched me with @GypsyKat because we‘ve totally connected here and outside of Litsy. She‘s amazing. So don‘t be disheartened! It‘s one bad egg vs dozens upon dozens of amazing Littens. It could happen to anyone! Please don‘t feel bad. I felt bad having to tell you! ❤️❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @aschermetz ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
MaleficentBookDragon It makes me sad that this happened, especially to you @MrBook. I didn‘t hear about her until after everyone was matched up for our Halloween exchange or I would have dropped her then and there. It makes me so mad because this is such a great place. I‘ve found my people and everyone else is so wonderful. We should all vote her off the island 🌴. I will be watching for her. 6y
Clwojick I don't feel responsible by any means, it's just disheartening to think that she's getting off on trying to ruin people's day. Like is she just joining these swaps to get free shit and not sending back anything in return? What the absolute f*ck. ugh. It's a shame, but I suppose we can't all be this awesome and kind. 💁 thanks for being open and honest about this, and still staying in high spirits. Glad that you havent let her ruin your day. 😊 6y
Clwojick @GypsyKat thanks a million! I'm glad that we haven't lost anyone's interests in upcoming swaps because of this. 💗 She is 100% banned from all future swaps that I host ( and I've got some good ones in store, so sucks to be her) 6y
Clwojick ALSO 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I just checked and she definitely blocked me too. Wtf? 🙌 6y
Clwojick @JoeStalksBeck I do have her email, because she mass emailed me about the swap. Like 6 times in an hour. ? if anyone needs me to verify it in future swaps, let me know. Don't know if that's a breach of confidentiality, but I'd rather that then her basically "stealing" . She's clearly not sending anything back on all these swaps she's signing up for. 6y
Bklover @GypsyKat @Clwojick @JoeStalksBeck This is a repeat offense for her isn‘t it? Seems like last time one of her many identities came up I unfollowed her. So sorry this has happened to you. (edited) 6y
WarpedSweetness Ugh I'm so sorry this happened to you. :-( 6y
Clwojick @Bklover does she change her handle often? 6y
Bostonmomx2 I‘m just reading thru all this and ....wow. I searched her and came up empty so I think her account is gone, either Litsy kicked her off or she deleted. I got hosed in a (nonlitsy) swap once and it soured me, it‘s so unfortunate when people can‘t just play nice. I‘m sorry this happened to you. Edit: I must have searched wrong bc I found her and know of her nastiness from some earlier stuff. She‘s just awful 😡😡 (edited) 6y
OrangeMooseReads I unfollowed and blocked her after her horrible reaction with the fairytale retelling swap. I‘m so sorry that you had to deal with that awfulness. Glad you had one good match though. I‘m glad coordinators are all of the same opinion to decline her participation. 6y
Bklover @Clwojick Yes- if you can scroll way up in these comments @tpixie posted several of her Litsy names. She‘s had at least 7 or 8. 6y
GypsyKat @Bklover From what I understand she is a repeat offender. It‘s really such a shame. 😕 6y
Bookchipmunk Sorry this happened to you! I had a similar experience with her for the Halloween swap but just tried to stay positive. The experience though did help me decide to take a break from the swaps 🙁 {HUGS} (edited) 6y
BookwormAHN Wow, I thought I was the only one with weird experiences with avidbookworm02. We were pen pals for about a month until she just blocked me or removed her accounts or something from Facebook, Instagram and Litsy. She used to message me at least two to three times a day just to complain and gripe about everything. And then she just disappeared or blocked me. Sorry to vent it was just a really weird situation. 6y
PenguinInFlight @aschermetz I‘m so sorry this happened to you! Her comments are absolutely unacceptable! I just unfollowed and blocked her...i had been waffling about it for a while because she seemed to be kind of a drama queen. Everyone else on Litsy that I‘ve met is SO nice - at least her name is out and as a community, we can show her that we don‘t tolerate that behavior. Like @MrBook said, she‘s digging her own grave. Big hugs. ❤️❤️ 6y
That-Bookish-Hiker I‘m so sorry she did that you. I wasn‘t going to say anything but after reading this thread I said “why not?” I actually got her in #booktoteswap and when I saw her name I immediately emailed the coordinator, @cobwebmoth ,and explained that I couldn‘t be paired with her because of how nasty she has been in past swaps. Of course @cobwebmoth was such a sweetheart and gave me a new match. 6y
BarbaraJean Ugh, ugh, ugh!! As so many have already said, I‘m so sorry this happened to you, and I‘m glad you got a fantastic match to balance out the crappy one! Thank you for being straightforward in posting about this, but also so gracious about the situation. I haven‘t come across a bad Litten yet, and in spite of this person‘s drama, your response & this whole thread are a testament to her being a glaring exception to the Litsy norm. You‘re all fabulous! 6y
tpixie @GypsyKat yes- IP address , that's what I meant. @Clwojick I'm sorry you were involved too. 6y
tpixie We need to tell newcomers to not friend people who have their info blocked @RaimeyGallant Tip #1!! 6y
Lreads Thank you for being forthright and honest about that problematic person. I didn‘t know the details nor the person responsible for the trouble so I‘m glad for the info. I‘m sorry you had such a bad experience but I applaud you for sticking with this wonderful community. One person will not spoil Litsy for the rest of us! 🙂 6y
cobwebmoth If I had known the extent of her behavior I wouldn't have let her be a part of my latest swap. By the time I realized how far-reaching things were, the matches were out and shopping had started.😔 I ended up being the one to send to her.(I don't follow her, though.) I just hope the package she sent out wasn't terrible. This kind of thing really bums me out. 6y
MrBook (And @QuietlyLaura @cobwebmoth ) prove how ineffably extraordinary our #LitsyFamily is! ? *biiiiiiig gigantic group hug* You are all stunningly amazing, and all of those who may not have commented on this thread but have nodded your heads in agreement, same goes for you--the créme-de-la-créme. No better place to be on the entire Internet than right here on @Litsy with all of you!!! ?????? You can always reach out to @jeff and/or @todd .... (edited) 6y
MrBook With any concerns. Two of the greatest owners I can think of. Down-to-earth, accessible, and truly gracious and passionate gents. Just shake your device and ask for help, they'll get back to you. 👍🏻👍🏻 6y
MrBook @MaleficentBookDragon Thank you ☺️ *big hug*, you are a most excellent coordinator, and it's an absolute treat to participate in your events, dear Litten. If anything, the very few bad apples make you all shine even more with your noble and warm responses. So truly awesome! 6y
KirstieE I'm so sorry this happened to you ! It's really unfortunate when experiences like this ruin the fun of it all. If you send me your email , I'd be really happy to send you a little package to make up for her ! 6y
kezzlou85 Oh I'm so sorry to hear this happened to you. Just don't let one awful person put you off. 💖 6y
emily_m_tubb Im so sorry a lot of you have had bad experiences with her. 😣 We tried to be penpals, so I gave her my Instagram handle to contact me directly, but then ranted on here about how useless I was and I couldn't carry on a conversation... it was just really weird and put me out of sorts. This behaviour just doesn't fit in with our loving Litsy community. 💖 6y
Sarah83 So sorry to hear that she did it again. 🙄 But I am happy, that you found @GypsyKat on the other hand, she is really great. 😊 6y
Librarybelle So sorry to hear about this! One of the many, many things I love about this community is how supportive just about everyone is with one another. This is such a safe and welcoming environment. It‘s wonderful to see the high level of support from everyone else! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
scripturient Oh wow, I just saw this and am shocked to hear that she keeps doing this. And don‘t worry about naming names @aschermetz She herself keeps saying she likes to be blunt so she also has to take it when she‘s being called on her shitty behavior. 6y
CoffeeCatsBooks Sorry to hear about this. Sending you Litsy love 💕 6y
squirrelbrain Sorry to hear about this and I do hope this doesn't sour anything for any other Littens - who I can see are all just fabulous, caring and positive, even in the short time I've been on here ❤️❤️ 6y
aschermetz @KirstieE you are so sweet to offer, but it‘s ok! I had two matches for this swap and my other one is wonderful! So I‘m not sad, just annoyed. Thank you for the very kind offer! ❤️ 6y
aschermetz @Clwojick I totally think that‘s why she is joining the swaps. Just to get free stuff. Within an hour of you putting up the matches I had been tagged by her like 6 times asking for my email. When I finally gave it to her she sent me a laundry list of her wants/interests and never even asked or acknowledged my interests when I emailed her back. 🙄 6y
aschermetz @Clwojick At any rate, I want you to know that I still LOVED this swap. I can‘t believe how much fun I had making bookmarks! It was a blast and I‘d love to participate again in the future. ❤️❤️ 6y
JoeStalksBeck Thank @MrBook you‘re are so incredibly sweet! I truly appreciate you and this community! And @MaleficentBookDragon ! Omg! What an awesome Litten! She randomly sent me a Halloween box because I didn‘t receive one of mine! Truly going above and beyond for this awesome family! 💕💕💕💕 6y
JoeStalksBeck @GypsyKat thanks love. It‘s frustrating but I‘ll get back in the swing of of all the exchanges after the new year. You guys have changed my feelings about it. Now that it‘s out there we can all be more careful. I love that @aschermetz posted this! 6y
JoeStalksBeck @Clwojick yeah at this point , screw confidentiality. She has stolen from so many people that she needs to be tracked and put out there. I don‘t have a ton of money but I put in to do the best I can when swapping so to steal from us pisses me off . 6y
drokka I'm so sorry to hear about how so many of you were affected by this individual. There's no call for that. ✌️🙏 (I just realized who this is. I stopped following her around the time of the cozy swap, she was all up in everyone's face about 'gift opening rules' and because of her crap job she couldn't send stuff. Not one positive post. Didn't need that in my life. I never had to cope with one individually though. I really am sorry she was so crappy (edited) 6y
Mollyanna I am so sorry you had to go through this. I have always been impressed by how loving a community Litsy is in every respect. Thank you for letting those of us who have not had contact with her about her. You are such an integral part of this community, and I enjoy seeing your posts on a daily basis. 6y
RaimeyGallant Do you have time to email me? (edited) 6y
BethM I'm so sorry about all this, but I love to see our community just pull together with hugs and a giant middle finger ;) 6y
Tamra I like your “no BS” policy! Good for you! Fortunately there is a chorus of great people here to drown out the few miserable ones. 6y
aschermetz @RaimeyGallant Just sent you an email! 6y
[DELETED] 206653737 I‘ve had a bad experience with the swap type thing before, not on here though. I see all the great gifts but I‘m a little gun shy now so I don‘t participate in them. This stinks but you‘ve defiantly gotten some great support. ❤️ 6y
Reviewsbylola I‘m so sorry to see that she treated you like this but NOT surprised at all. Avid is a horrible, horrible person and something is seriously wrong with her. I made an innocuous comment on one of her posts two months ago, having no idea of the issues with her. She was completely rude to me, posted a separate post that was aggressive and meant as a response to me, then deleted her comments and blocked me. She is a cancer but I agree with @mrbook. 6y
Reviewsbylola That it is better if her profile isn‘t deleted so that everyone can keep tabs on her and just ignore her. Although if she started a new account it would be obvious pretty quickly. She can‘t hide her volatile, vicious personality (in my head I refer to her as Rabid 😂). 6y
Reviewsbylola And I think as long as we can make an effort to ensure that all swap leaders know her and not to include her, that‘s the most important thing. 6y
emilyhaldi You are right to call her out so that hopefully others know to avoid her 👍🏻 6y
Bookworm83 I‘m so, so sorry! 😢 Hugs to you! I agree with all the comments above and am so thankful we have an amazing community here to lean on when we need to. 6y
RaimeyGallant Awesome sauce! I replied back. I'm going to delete my email from my first comment now that you have it. :) 6y
ScientistSam So sorry this happened to so many of you, but I'm glad it's out in the open! 6y
Cinfhen Wow! We knew she was vapid but this thread is proof of her duplicity! She's blocked me as well and I honestly feel blessed! She was such a negative parasite. I'm so sorry you had to deal with her directly @aschermetz NOBODY deserves that kind of crappy treatment, especially here on Litsy! Sending love to you and all the others💗thanks for the tag @Reviewsbylola so not surprised!!! 6y
Reviewsbylola Wow she blocked you too @Cinfhen ?! She must have blocked most of Litsy by now. 6y
Cinfhen I know! How she‘s still on Litsy is beyond....why would she even want to?!?! @Reviewsbylola 6y
Reviewsbylola Part of me thinks she must be a troll. I have a hard time believing someone is that nasty. @Cinfhen 6y
aschermetz @RaimeyGallant Replied back! 6y
GypsyKat @Sarah83 ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
GypsyKat @JoeStalksBeck I can completely understand why that soured you on exchanges, but I‘m happy to see all the positive outpouring of support from just this one thread! It really goes to show what an awesome community we are in large! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
RaimeyGallant Agreed. Constructive feedback is the way to go I think. Avidbookworm02, if you're reading this, you're not unwelcome as far as I'm concerned. I think people are just asking for a little more respect. :) 6y
tpixie @Reviewsbylola I agree her personality will show itself- even if she changes name. I agree keeping an eye on her is good, but I accidentally deleted her and she wouldn‘t friend me again. We need to be cautious re private Littens- were an open group so that‘s a possible clue. ( Although I think I know of one Litten that went private just so Avid could not find her again). (edited) 6y
Reviewsbylola @tpixie I had other littens watching her and keeping me informed but she blocked them. 😂 I have to imagine that her friends list is tiny. @riversong153 was going to be her pen pal I think. I hope you don‘t mind me tagging you but I thought you may want to know in case your interactions with her have been negative too. (edited) 6y
tpixie @Reviewsbylola thanks. I haven‘t been personally affected but many close and afar #LovedLittens have been. We need a computer geek to find her IP address and then block it! 🕵 6y
aschermetz @tpixie @Reviewsbylola I have an IRL friend who is also a Litten keeping an eye on her for me now. I‘m disappointed in her behavior but the overwhelming support and love from everyone has been very humbling. Litsy really is a great community and we won‘t let this type of thing get us down. 6y
riversong153 @Reviewsbylola No problem at all about tagging me. We are pen pals. We‘ve sent a couple of letters back and forth. So far so good, but I appreciate the concern. I by no means devalue anyone else‘s experiences here, I would never want to see people feeling wronged in such a positive community. 6y
aschermetz @riversong153 I hope she is a good friend to you! I tried really hard to be a good friend to her here, even after I saw some other situations with people. I knew she was banned from the Secret Santa swap, for example, so I made sure to send two books from her TBR and a card in the bookmark swap package I made for her. I‘m not sure why she would treat me so rudely and then block me after she received it? {Continued below} 6y
aschermetz @riversong153 The only thing I can think is maybe she was embarrassed because I sent her extra stuff? If so, she shouldn‘t have been. I only wanted to be nice because it‘s Christmas. I don‘t even really care that she didn‘t send me anything. At any rate, I‘m sad about her behavior but even so, I still wish her well. I hope she is not as lonely as I am imagining she must be to act like this. 🤷‍♀️❤️ 6y
riversong153 @aschermetz I‘m trying to figure out how to say this delicately. She describes herself as blunt and believes that‘s how she is and people take it or leave it. I don‘t think that blunt is necessarily good if it isn‘t constructive. If you‘ve experienced rudeness then you did. Don‘t dismiss that. I am a direct person but I‘m delicate and cognizant of other people‘s feelings. Not everyone is cognizant of other people‘s feelings. (edited) 6y
sprainedbrain @JoeStalksBeck I was thinking the same thing... wonder if she‘s the person that never sent me my other Halloween box. I also decided to just stick with my box club exchange for Christmas because of that bad experience. I just had the one bad experience though. I feel bad for you! 6y
riversong153 @aschermetz Idk personally but I don‘t think she was embarrassed by that perhaps she was offended I don‘t know. People don‘t take things the same way. It‘s no excuse for rudeness however. 6y
sprainedbrain @aschermetz I‘m so sorry that happened to you! I stopped following her a while back because her posts were either nasty or crazy, and I don‘t have time for that crap. Still sucks to see that happen to good people! ❤️ 6y
JoeStalksBeck @sprainedbrain you‘re are sweet but it‘s ok. I‘m frustrated but I love this community so much that I have to stay involved. I‘m gonna start back after the first of the year. I‘m sorry she stole from you too! It‘s batshit crazy to do something like that! She‘s a thief! 6y
Reviewsbylola I‘m glad you haven‘t had a bad experience @riversong153. I‘ve always thought you were very sweet so I was worried about the pen pal situation. 😄 6y
riversong153 @Reviewsbylola thank you!! ❤️ 6y
Mdargusch So sorry that so many of you have experienced her rudeness . There‘s a big difference between rudeness and being blunt. I was following her to keep an eye on her and even made some nice comments on some of her posts and all of a sudden, she blocked me. I think she realized I was related to @Reviewsbylola 😂. I think everyone should just block her and maybe she‘ll go away. 🤞🏼 6y
tpixie @aschermetz perfect!! You are right!! We will focus on the positive!!! 6y
KirstieE @aschermetz I'm glad you've found an awesome friend out of this ! @GypsyKat is pretty awesome 👏🏻 and I'm happy you've already found peace and moved on ! #LitsyKindness 💜💜 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So sorry this happened to you!!! She is a repeat offender... I wish that Litsy would ban her... 6y
cathysaid @Reviewsbylola Her interaction with you was the first time I saw her drama, and you were trying to be helpful! I immediately unfollowed her. Who needs that drama? Keep it on Facebook. 🙄 6y
cathysaid Soooo....while she-who-shall-no-longer-be-named is probably going through and blocking all commenters on this post, I am going through and making sure I follow all the commenters here. Cause I just gotta say...when shit goes down, I want ALL of you in my corner!!! ❤️👏❤️ 6y
Betty @cathysaid she blocked so many people including the OP, I doubt there's a chance she can read these comments unless she has two accounts here 6y
Reviewsbylola I was so surprised when it happened because I didn‘t know who she was. But afterward I went through her posts and realized she is absolutely nuts. 😂 @cathysaid 6y
DeeLew I'm late to the game but I'm in your corner! I read some of her rants during the Halloween swap and was disappointed because I come to Litsy to get away from the Facebook type drama. Luckily, 98% of the posts on Litsy are positive and happy. 6y
Jess7 Sending you 🤗 ((((hugs)))) @aschermetz (edited) 6y
dariazeoli Late to this thread but I am so sorry to hear this Lainey person is up to her old tricks again! She still follows me and I get the random comments about how she would love a pen pal. I always ignore them. I‘m so glad that one bad apple won‘t spoil our bookish bunch of kind, generous people! 6y
kspenmoll Also late; appreciate you want to move on. So I will just add that such positive posts are more the Litsy experience- but you have experienced that first hand! Sending love 💕 this holiday season. 6y
tpixie @cathysaid lol good plan!! 6y
tpixie @DeeLew she is the only bad seed we have found on Litsy. Otherwise everyone is so kind hearted! As you can see here, we will stand strong together! 💜📕📒💜 6y
tpixie FYI she has changed her name from Lainey G to Laney L Ok on to positive things!! 🌺🎄🌺💖📚💖 6y
Josie I am a tad late to this convo, but wanted you all to know that I have been following her for the last few months, right around the fairy tale swap and all that drama and hate she put down. Im not blocked yet, probably because I don‘t post much and I NEVER interact with her. I just keep an eye out. I saw her comment to you and it pissed me off. There has been more than one occasion that I have wanted to post and tell people...CONTD. 6y
Josie To watch out for her. But you handled yourself like a boss. I will keep my eye on her, so if anyone needs to know what‘s going on, I‘m lurking! Not sure what her problem is. It seems to me like she thrives on being mean. It‘s not confrontation she likes, the blocking proves that. Anyway, I know you want to end all this I‘ll stop, just wanted you to know that I‘ve got my eye on her! 6y
aschermetz Popping back in here to say an additional thank you to those who commented later on. I really love this community! Thanks so much! ❤️ @Mdargusch @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @cathysaid @DeeLew @Jess7 @dariazeoli @kspenmoll @Josie 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks And we love you!!! We take care of our own!!! 😘❤️ 6y
JenlovesJT47 Well, looks like I have officially been blocked! 😂 I knew it would happen sooner or later. Sigh. 6y
riversong153 Well @aschermetz I guess I have joined the list. We were pretty good pen pals until the other day. I just got an email from her today saying she doesn‘t want to be my penpal anymore and that she doesn‘t want me to contact her again. 6y
riversong153 @Reviewsbylola I was trying to be kind and extend a hand of bookish friendship but everyone here seemed to be right 😩 6y
aschermetz @riversong153 I‘m very sorry to hear this. ❤️🙁 6y
Reviewsbylola Wow @riversong153 , I‘m so shocked. I am not surprised she showed her true colors though. I truly wonder if there is some mental illness involved because it seems like it comes out of the blue. 6y
riversong153 @Reviewsbylola I had the same suspicion. 6y
MinDea @MrBook @Clwojick could you two email me at MinDea.Litsy at gmail dot com about this particular user. We are possibly running into this and I was wondering if you could confirm this is her and/or how you handled her joining your book swaps. Thanks! 6y
Clwojick @MinDea I've emailed you 💙 6y
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