Wednesday, June 11, 2014

FASHION : MADE Fashion Community G+


Tech Problems Continue in MADE Fashion Community

Fashion Bloggers and Fashionistas alike, are all complaining about the shoddy maintenance in this Google plus community  

With over 60,000 members, one would think that basic quality standards were being observed in service to the Google public

So far, I've received numerous stories where bloggers and retailers have spent several hours putting a post together only to find out ..

A- Hashtags have been deactivated 
B- The URL, a link that connects a photo to its original source do not always work. When you click on a photo, it gets routed to a Google 400 Error page

After testing the links myself, this writer has no doubt the issues exist and are real. So what's up guys?   

In their defense, it's always possible the Moderators who developed this community are presently on vacation. However, new posts are being added almost daily to their page 

That said; maybe MFC administrators simply lost interest in the project and see no further reason to maintain it, demonstrating a considerable lack of regard for its members and their time  

UPDATE: In a recent conversation with community members, I was informed that several letters were sent to the MFC Administrators, informing them of these issues

To date, there has been no response to these efforts and the problems continue to haunt Fashion contributors  

Either way, both Fashion Bloggers and Sellers are very unhappy with the lack of Notifications and the deactivation of useful Hashtags 

By including Hashtags in your post, it automatically connects the product or item of interest to alternative sources and like-minded people. Why defer to a lesser standard ? 

Editorial 
What's Wrong with MADE Fashion Community ? 

Nougat Melange - Fashion Editor  
Cassandra Landau - Gallery Coordinator