MOD POST, again. Hopefully last for a bit.

[pickleboot]

I was hoping to not have to do this so soon, but I think that it is time to address a few things.

I am thrilled this community is getting more traffic, as I am sure that the other mods and maintainer/s are. BUT, and there is always a but.....

I understand a lot of this is coming out of a reaction from the post in fatshionista. It took us all by surprise.

Comments

[another_life81]

Thanks for this post :) I'm still reeling in shock over the Fatshionista mod post and I'm terribly confused so bear with me here....

I have always (as a size 14-16 Australian) posted OOTDs to Fatshionista and they have always been published (and I have *always* included my size, measurements and height). I'm not sure if these will be continued to be acceptable there or only here or if its ok to cross post OOTDs. Could an OOTD be interesting to both Fats and here? Would this just annoy people?

And if someone who is 44-36-44 can't post, why the hell is Fatshionista letting me post at 36-31-46? It must be because I'm short! Sorry this all so disjointed and jumbled, I'm hurt and confused at the moment. I feel like a long term boyfriend has just broken up wtih me :(

[pickleboot]

i was told because of my height, weight size and all that i would probably be rejected. lovely, right? but if i had posted three months ago before losing more weight due to meds and, well, not being able to eat because of chronic health issues, i would have been fine. it's one of the things that bugs me- we can't talk about weight loss on fats, but my weight loss does really affect my body image, because it is constantly shifting how i look, and making it harder and harder to find things to fit as i become a more defined hour glass shape, one that is nearly impossible to fit in any stores. it's something that i should be able to address there, because according to my top two measurements, i am plus size, but with the middle, i'm not. i have taught myself to alter my clothing, search out things that fit well, buy longer t's, and embrace skirts and dresses that can be altered to fit. but, because of my weight, size, and the fact that my weight is dropping, i'm probably not going to be welcome, or at least questioned as to whether

[martinigrl]

I mostly lurk both here & there, but I wish we talked about this kind of stuff, just for the record. I think that weight change, regardless of the reasons, has a lot of implications that are not always considered b/c your perception of yourself is relatively static over time and a significant swing in either direction really does force you to confront a lot of things that you might not have even noticed as you were heading toward that place, be it smaller or larger than you previously saw yourself.

I also think you can have that conversation without OMG I LOST/GAINED 50 POUNDS AND I'M [fill in adjective here] attached to it, but that's jmo.

[lowbudgetdiva]

Hiya, another mod here. To answer your other question, regarding cross-posting: yes you definitely can do that. I know many of us do it all the time, both with sales posts and OOTDs. Go for it! I will also be curious to know if your posts get rejected from fats, so feel free to mention it if you care to. :)

[thirtiesgirl]

That's a good analogy, feeling like you've broken up with a long-term boyfriend. I can completely sympathize. I just broke up with a long-term boyfriend last month, and perhaps that's why this restrictive decision by the Fats mods has me feeling so upset.