Beauty Pet Peeves 2

[veronika23]

The other thread was getting too long and difficult to load! 

So what are your beauty pet peeves? What grinds your gears? Share your stories!!!

[prti]

When people use BeautyTalk to benefit themselves (using unique promo codes without commenting/heart-ing, using other people's pics, etc.) but they never contribute to BeautyTalk...

[trishavt]

@prti I've never understood why people do this. What does it say about your abilities as a blogger to create content if that content is based on the theft of information from BT and other sources.

[prti]

@trishavt I know, right? I don't mind people finding info from BT or other sources but the least that person could've done is contribute to the forum. For 2 years she could've shared reviews, posted a good deal, or even just "heart-ed" more than 1 comment. She came back every year to get info about the Sephora birthday gift. I'm pretty sure if someone didn't call her out, she would've just come back again at the end of 2018. Don't get me wrong, I'm open to newcomers on BT but I just don't like people who take advantage of others. You can't just leech off of other people. It's give and take. Not give or take. :S 

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BTW, I just stalked her blog (because I'm petty just like that). She even watermarked a photo that was posted on BT. Sure, she did credit the users who posted the images. However, why would you watermark a photo you didn't actually take?

Sorry for the rant and sorry if I went overboard. It really bugs me and I'm feeling so petty today LOL.

[lyravega]

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@prti , @veronika23 who is she/are they? I know of these things going on, but am so oblivious of who actually are these low life bleeps as I don't really read/follow blogs...

[prti]

@lyravega PM'd you 🙂 I don't read blogs either but that person triggered me to make this post lol

[trishavt]

You've brought up a lot of good points @prti and I would not consider your comments to be a rant because they are legitimate concerns.

When a person comes to BT or any other forum and takes information there is a sense of "loss" because the people that work hard to maintain this forum feel someone has taken advantage of their work. People put varying degrees of time, energy and thought into every post on BT. Thats why giving credit where due is a sign of respect for those that post on BT.

Also, not contributing shows there is no desire to participate in the forum other than to take and re-blog information from BT. This goes against the sense of community that BT is known for fostering.

I'll end on a positive note. Whatever information bloggers steal is not as important as the community we have on BT. That's something special you cant find on a blog. All the people that post honest reviews, swatches, product release information and tons of other information blow all the other beauty blogs out of the water.

[prti]

@trishavt I wholeheartedly agree with you on your last paragraph. I love to hang out on BT because people are so nice and helpful. I get to see swatches, read genuine reviews (glad I didn't join the Too Faced white chocolate chip palette hype :P), enjoy some memes (:D), and get updated on promos and new releases. I am thankful for all the people who have made contributions to BT 🙂

[veronika23]

@prti  It's ok. I understand your frustrations... I have similar ones and keep biting my tongue because you know... yeah I'm gonna leave that as is too LOL 😄 

[prti]

@veronika23 Hahahhaha! I think I'm going to go grab a drink to calm myself down 😉

[veronika23]

@prti

[veronika23]

...using multiple unique codes and coming back for more because you know... a billion wasn't enough.

[Insomniacmuffin]

[angel7594]

I love the addition of the boxes in the photo @Insomniacmuffin!! 😄

[veronika23]

bahahahahaha you changed the picture! OMG just saw it now @Insomniacmuffin 😄 😄 😄

[veronika23]

I was adding on to what she said... you actively participate in this community 😉  @Insomniacmuffin

[Insomniacmuffin]

@veronika23 LOL my self-deprecating amusement didn't come across properly in the meme. 

I should have cut and paste 40 sephora boxes in the background. 😉

*challenge accepted*

[veronika23]

@Insomniacmuffin  no worries I get it 😉

[Insomniacmuffin]

@prti I 99.999% agree..

I just want to say about pics though, because this has happened to me as a frequenter pic/meme uploader person.. I get mine off google images, so if someone else did the same and uploaded it to a thread I didnt see - I will have no idea and therefore cannot 'credit' the pic to them. And once they uploaded it to BT, even if it's their own created image/meme, it might show up in google images anyway and, again, I would have no idea. 

But whenever possible, absolutely give credit!!!

[prti]

Keep the memes coming. I love them! 😄

[veronika23]

I've seen so many pics from BT pop in the image section of google! 😄

[KatieJiang]

this.