Hoping this to be the last post I make about Blaze. Simply put, it has gone too far and I want to put this to bed.

To be clear, yes, Blaze is flawed in many ways. Being a Wix site means a lack of control over what data the website collects and how it’s used. The privacy policy leaves a lot to be desired. The marketing of the site is poor, tone-deaf at points and possibly AI generated. Yes, the logo is stolen (see my previous post). Support is non-existent. The site doesn’t use end-to-end encryption.

However, that does not justify what has happened over the last few days. Spamming and attacking the site to take it down is bullying. Even worse is how a lot of the conversation has shifted from trying to point out problems and light-hearted memes to just being mean. From what I can gleam, the owner of Blaze isn’t the greatest person, sure. But that doesn’t justify being rude back. Be better than that. We as a community need to be able to recognise when to apply the brakes to stop people getting hurt or upset. I hope we all want wasteof to feel inviting to everyone so it can grow. This doesn’t just apply to Blaze, but to a lot of the recent conversations I’ve watched spiral into full-blown arguments. Not discounting myself here, I’ve felt frustrated with myself over how I spoke regarding Blaze. If I knew my post about their logo would cause such a stir, I probably wouldn’t have posted it, same with that meme I posted on TNC.

That’s most of what I have to say, back to goofiness.