I came across a post on FB last night and chanced to look at the seller’s shop only to find E** links across the listing. I did report it and I can’t find the comment I added to FB post so presume it has been removed.
It did make me think though so I just did an E*** search on here and my goodness there is an awful lot of rule breaking going on, often just tucked away as a tag. I’ve reported a couple but hopefully Folksy can do a search of their own and sort it.
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I just had a look and there are quite a few with E… in the tags but some even have it on the 1st line of their description!
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Precisely. And sometimes its at the end of the shop page with a link ! I’ve reported a few at random but not going to do them all… Life’s toooo short 
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Deleted my reply again, not sure why I came back but gone again!
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Perhaps some may have copied a listing from Etsy then changed it a bit. I have added things in error before. Might just be a mistake (not all of them though) When you are listing on both it is easy to get muddled. I think banning might be a slight over reaction to those that have made an error
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I think putting your shop link at the end of your ‘about shopname’ is a teeny bit iffy and that is surely Not imported but must be specifically added but yes I agree in the case of tags it probably is .
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Wonder why they do that? How very strange x
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It might be a way to get the listing appearing in search engine results where people are using E*** as a search term.
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When you are not on the Folksy site it can be difficult to showcase Folksy over E*** especially if you had an E*** shop first. My Instagram account is a case point where the Etsy link is prominent over the Folksy one. I spend more time talking and highlighting Folksy over Etsy but I think people go for what they are most familiar with so see the Etsy link first - it’s a shame.
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My point is merely that nobody should have an E*** word in their shop or their listing. We are specifically banned from doing anything which leads people to our competitors.It is a hanging offence, possibly inclusive of drawn and quartering.
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That was exactly my thought.
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Hi,
I’m new to using Facebook and Instagram - are we not permitted to put a link to our Folksy items/shop in posts?
Thanks
Hello Noelle
yes you should put your Folksy shop link on your Instagram profile. I dont know much about facebook.
Just letting you know your Instagram link from you Folksy shop isnt working though.
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Hi welcome to Folksy, yes put a link to your shop on FB and IG
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Yes we are allowed and it is also recommended to put your link to Folksy when using any social media so people can find where you are selling the item :). The complaint was about putting a link to another shop in the Folksy bio/listing or using another selling platform as a tag.
I love your neck warmers by the way and welcome to Folksy.
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Oh I see - I went in and deleted all mine - I’ll reinsert them 
Thank you for your lovely compliment 
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Oh I’ll check the link and see if I can fix it, thank you
Thank you
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