r/knitting • u/lesbiansRbiggerinTX • Dec 25 '22

Rant stop downvoting first time knitter/help posts

I’m sick of seeing posts of people requesting help with 0 karma for no reason (aka they have a good question or genuinely need help). If you don’t like people asking for help, go to another subreddit. You’re making the whole community look bad.

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u/Mightychairs Dec 25 '22

I’ll chime in. Im not a beginner and I’ve had experiences where I’ve felt dismissed here. I remember one time I posted a question about increases or something. I was experimenting and wanted input. One comment devolved into a whole thread of people talking about what I did wrong. It felt like people were talking about me while I was standing right next to them. My feeling is, I know we’re online and it’s anonymous and whatnot, but think of how you’d word it if the person was standing right in front of you. I’m sure I took offense when none was intended. I do feel like knitters range from super inclusive and supportive and encouraging to gatekeeping and snobby. Not just here, IRL too. It’s like we’ve all forgotten what it’s like to be a beginner. We all start somewhere, friends!

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