I think I need help

[twirlgrrl]

I bought Blue a pair of Crocs. His Tevas are getting too small and it's so convenient to have a pair of waterproof slip-ons for him.

The thing is, I really really like them, and I'm thinking I want to get myself a pair. They're SO light and comfy-looking, and I've always been a fan of the Mickey Mouse shape--I have some other shoes with that general profile that are hot and sweaty and heavy, which I know the Crocs would not be. They're cheap, and they're ventilated, and yeah. But I know that they're also a fad whose time has passed, they've moved on into the land of antifashion, and there are even websites devoted to how much people hate them. And as silly as this is, as long as I've lived a fashion-free hippie mom existence, as long as I've been a fat woman and therefore invisible anyway, as diverse and unconcerned with appearance as most of this town is, there is still a tiny part of me that is convinced that I'm supposed to care about how dorky Crocs are. Probably the part of me that was raised on the cusp of Southern California.

What to do?

Comments

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I really said that, as in "Thank you for agreeing with my comment and leaving it up." Although I didn't know he'd deleted the others' comments at that time.

I am usually the moderate in such a situation, and I truly am glad that he left my comments up and appeared to agree with at least one of them.

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

Oh if you were doing it in the stream of thinking the other comemtns were up, I can see that fits in.

Of course, now the other comments are gone, and a lot of them were reasonable too, it's set up to read as if he's listening to people.

What totally confuses me, if he also deleted some of the original positive comments. Wonder if he just kept hitting delete...

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I wonder too. Very strange, but also likely he went in a bit of a panic because all those comments hit him on the same day.

[tellinellen.livejournal.com]

*butts in and asks what's going on here*

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Hi!

Morgan posted about a breastfeeding video on YouTube:

http://morgangallagher.livejournal.com/137225.html

I went and commented on it after watching it, as did some other folks from morgan's journal and/or the breastfeeding community.

Dude who posted it deleted almost every comment, but left mine up. Here, Morgan is asking about our back & forth on YouTube comments.

Wonder if my comments are still there? *goes off to check*

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

What happened to your post on the topic in breastfeeding?

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

Someone emailed details to The Lactavist and Mother Knows Breast.

I've emailed both Baby Milk Action and NABA, but unless YouTube listens... I don't think there is a thing anyone can do. And all you can do at YouTube is flag it, but not say exactly why.

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

No, I mean, your update post in breastfeeding that told people that comments were being deleted, etc. It seems to be missing. Did you delete it or did the mods?

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

That's bizarre - it's been there all morning, and now it's gone, but I haven't had an email through from the mods saying it's been deleted, and they always do that?

Totally confused.

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

Even more curiously, I emailed the mods and asked why I wasn't given an email saying it had been deleted, and also saying I was confused as to why it _would_ be deleted... and answer came there none! They're usually very fast, as there is usually one on duty all the time... oh well, apart from letting people know their comemnts had been deleted, it had sort of run it's course anyway.

In other news... Marsha Walker at NABA said take it to Baby Milk Action, as they handle the Nestle boycott worldwide, and I had already done so. I don't think emailing YouTUbe is useful, until Baby Milk Action decide if and what they should do.

We need to encourage proper support videos being uploaded, but I've never managed that... might go see if I can...

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that is weird. I wonder what happened?!

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Wonder if Dr. Newman would consent to posting his latch videos on YouTube?

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he would! Would you know how to do it if I got his permission?

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I could work it out.

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Also, I haven't actually checked to see if they're available on YouTube already.

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

When you put in breastfeeding latch, you get 3 hits - Nestle is No 2.

I'll email Jack Newman.

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

He has given permission! :-)

So, do we want to make a new name at YouTube, Something like "Breastfeeding" or "Mother'sMilk", or we could post it under morgangee, and I'd give you my password to get the videos up, but then I could do the word work... I'm presuming you won't want it under twirlgrrl.

I've also emailed the lactation specialist who put together the wonderful Ameda latch video... and I'll spend the next couple of days rooting out other good videos and getting consent where appropriate.

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Great! Let me figure out how to get the videos onto my HD so I can post them, first... and I don't mind posting them under mine or yours, doesn't matter to me. It'll take me until the weekend to prepare them though, I'm sure.

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

TahoeBean deleted it as it was against the ethos of the community.

I'm not quite sure how that fits... but apparently no posts 'rallying' on lactavist issues are allowed... so an awful lot of the community is going to be deleted, one assumes.

Not to mention the original post is still there, and this was just a follow up.

I emailed all the mods and asked how warning mothers of bad breastfeeding advice, is against the ethos of the community...

I also worked out how to actually complain to YouTube, and did so.

Oh wait... reply... oh yes, I tried to rally internet support to go over and start a dram on another forum, and we're not here to be arseholes.

Except, of course, I didn't. I didn't ask anyone to do anything... I just said some might like to see if they get more comments through, as I was, apparently, blocked.

When I asked if this meant no more links to other orgs (putting the link is to the video was also another no no) would be allowed on behalf of nurse ins etc, I was told I was being ridiculous.

Dont' ask me, I'm as confused as anyone else.

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Hm. Is there a lactivist community? Boob nazis? I'm not in that one.

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

Ha! I've just seen your other add on comment! That was brilliant! He hasn't a clue, but everyone else will get it!

You're a genius!

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Well, thanks. I hope the point does come across. I also hope that the latch video I put a link to gets viewed by people who watch the video... I couldn't get that stupid comment to post for the life of me, and finally figured out that www...com links are prohibited, so I had to chop the link to pieces to get it in.

Weird that he left one of dlworth's comments up and deleted the others--there was at least one more, maybe two.