A few days ago I wrote a blog post about Postcrossing United, with some observations about its similarity to Postcrossing and a request for information from anyone who had tried it.
While I haven't heard directly from any of the users of the site, I did get a response from Postcard United that I would like to share here for anyone who, like me, is curious about the site and wants more information.
On June 24, I signed up for the site out of curiosity, and on that day I used their contact form to ask the following question:
Last night (July 9), I received the following response to my June 24 Postcard United contact form inquiry:
I share this information as an update for any of my blog readers who, like me, are curious.
While I haven't heard directly from any of the users of the site, I did get a response from Postcard United that I would like to share here for anyone who, like me, is curious about the site and wants more information.
On June 24, I signed up for the site out of curiosity, and on that day I used their contact form to ask the following question:
"Hi there,On July 6, I wrote my original blog post about it.
I am an active Postcrosser and just saw this website mentioned in someone's profile there. I am very curious and did not see this in the FAQ - how is this different from Postcrossing? (Postcrossing.com) And what country is this project based in? Thank you! Ilona / Missive Maven"
Last night (July 9), I received the following response to my June 24 Postcard United contact form inquiry:
"Dear Ilona,The email came as a no-reply address so I am not able to respond to the email. I certainly didn't intend to sow any "hatred" and was merely curious about the website, so it saddens me that the creators took my search for additional information in a negative light. My two original questions - how is this different from Postcrossing, and in what country is the website based - remain unanswered.
Thank you for contacting us, it seems that you have joined the bandwagon of people who seems to have hatred for us, the reason we are saying so it seems to a lot of people that there's nothing good about PostcardUnited.com you mentioned that the blog is not updated, and we have issues with English maybe you can help us, by pointing out those to us for us to fix.
also you should advise your reader from the UK not to generate fake accounts at your website.
when PostcardUnited.com was created it was created with love and to united people trough Postcard Exchange, and even the website that you love so much is guilty of interfering with PostcardUnited.Com
Thank You
Admin (3)"
I share this information as an update for any of my blog readers who, like me, are curious.
