Message Board Announcement

Well I don't do Facebook or Instagram. I am very upset at this announcement. I love connecting with my fellow crafters here on the message boards.
I feel you should have at least asked our opinion on this matter.
To my fellow Studio Calico peeps I have always enjoyed talking to you and learning more about you, may God Bless each and everyone of you!

Nooooooooo! This makes me sad! This is where I come to connect with the stuff only us paper lovers could understand! I don't do Facebook:/ & Instagram is not necessarily made for ongoing conversations:/
What a bummer:(

I actually closed my Instagram and Facebook accounts at the start of the year because I was feed up with my feeds being clogged up with ads and too much self-promotion from some of the companies I followed.
It's a shame that the message boards have been taken down already but I know that not all message boards are created equal and a quick search of 2peas refugees might fill the gap for some of you.

I saw it coming but not for the reasons you state. Message boards are still really popular in this industry - I guess people just moved on from SCs offering.

If you're looking for a message board, come over to 2PeasRefugees. It's an encouraging and supportive space with lots of challenges going on, info about new launches, organisation threads etc.

Thanks for offering it for so long, SC! It has been such a great place, and I will especially miss Penny's day before reveal surveys! However, with all the complaints (and at times personal attacks), I really understand that it would require a lot of resources to maintain. Even when I wasn't involved in the conversation I would feel deflated and depressed after reading so much negativity, and I needed to take long breaks away from the forums.
I'm not trying to take away from people's complaints - they are real, and they should be heard by SC, however not necessarily through their forums. Remember, forums are not something businesses in general offer for people to publicly raise complaints with them, so why should SC.
I hope a good alternative will emerge, since I as many others do not do social media. I am hopefull that the blog might become a more structured/thematic type of message board since we still have the commenting opportunity there, and would be able to connect with other members :)
So thanks SC! Looking forward to what's ahead!

Wow! This makes me sad. I know that sounds silly but I've so enjoyed this community for so many years. I will truly miss stopping by the boards.

Well this makes me very sad. I know they've been quiet, but it was still a place for subscribers to gather. I don't visit Facebook and Instagram doesn't allow me to interact with other subscribers in the same manner at all. I think it's an unfortunate decision that will definitely decrease traffic to the SC site. I'll miss the message board.

It will take me a while to get used to not check in to look at the message boards, which was something I did daily. I will miss interacting with the community, especially those like @RhondaN who don't use social media.

This is like a punch to the gut. The message board has definitely been disappointing lately, with not much activity. But I still came here, to see what my online friends are talking about. I felt like part of a community, which won't be the same without the forum. I will just feel like a customer. And without having the "buzz" that's created on the boards, I might not feel like a customer for long.

I do understand the decision, but I don't think it will be good for business. And I know it won't be good for me.

I just made my third move in 9 years, and in each new city, I had friends waiting that I had met on these boards. Even this week, an SC member reached out to me because she saw a post on the boards where I mentioned where I lived.

And so many friends I've never met in person, but we're friends just the same.

I admit I'm not good with change. I just wasn't expecting this one right now. Thanks for being a fun place for the 9 years I was a member. Guess I'll change to just being a customer. For now.

That's a shame

I live on these message boards. I need these message boards. They are my inspiration and my challenges. I have made so many friends here. I hate Facebook it is too political. Instagram is hard to follow. The blog is not interactive.

History is gone? I used these boards to seek out information from these conversations.

I am not happy. This day is going bad to worse for me.

I can't see previews any other way than on the board here. I don't have IG and it is blocked on my devices. Will there be any other way to see peeks then? Otherwise I will have to rethink my sub.

I really hope someone from SC will come on here and respond to all of these comments.

I'm sad for everyone who used the boards regularly, especially the way this happened so suddenly. Even when 2peasinabucket closed their message board down with no warning, they left all the old posts there for a couple of weeks so that people had a chance to save any posts and info before it went for good.

Having been through that though, I can say that after the initial shock and sadness has worn off it is totally possible to regroup and perhaps even build an even better community. As I mentioned above, the 2PeasRefugees board has a really lovely board of scrapbookers, which has become increasingly active. Anyone who wants to come and join us would be welcomed with open arms. If that doesn't appeal, and enough people are interested, there's always the option to create your forum. It won't ever be exactly the same as here, but with change there is also an opportunity to improve :)

Sad that so much history has just disappeared in an instant. It was so easy to search through the message boards to find information on so many topics.
There was a time when I came to the SC boards at least once a day, sometimes more. There were people here whose names I’d seen for many years and I had followed their stories. It’s not the same on Instagram or Facebook. Nothing has even been added to the SC Facebook page in almost 3 weeks.

Still bummed. :( My BFF is moving away, and I felt that on these boards I had lots of other friends that I could connect with. I don't do FB and only click like on IG its not really meant for ongoing conversations. I would love to keep in contact with SC friends and would love to send some happy mail. Please PM me your address if you'd like to receive some happy mail from me...

My pocket book thanks you! ALL my impulse buys were because of the boards.

I too am so sad as I am also one who chooses not to do instagram or Facebook. I may have to re think my subscription as well because I feel part of subscribing here was the ability to ask questions on the message boards to the DT or other members.

Is it possible to leave the boards accessible but not allow any new posts? I'm thinking of how many times I search for something in previous threads. Even recipes!

Would that be such a problem? Even for a brief time so we could find some things?

Please.

Whaaaat??? I'm going to miss this and everyone ?

I think this is a huge mistake. Part of why I buy is because of the community. The boards weren't majorly active, but they weren't dead. The comradeship and the creative inspiration is what made the kits unique. Not to mention the enabling that went on. The community added value to my sub, without it I don't think I can justify buying a sub here anymore.