On to the other stuff... The Flickr Shop Goodies group I started ages ago has been 'deleted' (every member removed, that is considered deleted to Flickr).  I removed everyone this morning to protect us all from being terminated on Flickr.  I did post a message, but I am not sure if it is reachable now, so here is the scoop:  the group, and all the photos in it were against Flickr's terms of service.  Over the last few days I had been getting more and more emails from people saying flickr was going through and terminating some users for linking to items they were selling.  This got me nervous and I started researching, and found that under flickr's terms of service, that under the DON'Ts it states:

Use Flickr for Commercial Purposes
Flickr is for personal use only. If you sell products, services or yourself through your photostream, we will terminate your account

I was sent this link to a conversation of Etsy about someone who lost their flickr account:  http://www.etsy.com/forums_topic.php?thread_id=18481&page_id=1

Lastly, I noticed a similar group (I think it was things for sale) was gone - I belonged to this group and received no notification about it going away so I think Flickr removed it. 

I really did not want anyone's account to be terminated - so I acted quickly removing people and left a message telling people what was going on so they could take appropriate measure with their photos.  I did this in what I thought was everyone's best interests, however, there are some people upset about this, and I want anyone to know they can set up a similar group at their own risk if they chose to, I just was looking out for fellow flick members, and I apologize if you were upset or offended.

Also, if you are nervous and would like to back up your flickr photos, I downloaded and used the following program to make a copy of all my flickr photos, but please, as with all files on the internet, download and run at your own risk:  http://sunkencity.org/flickrbackup/

If anyone has any questions about what happened with the group after reading this, please email me at hope@thesoulofhope.com

Now, after all that, I still use and love flickr - and that will the best place to keep up with me from now on, I love taking photos and sharing my craft so I will be posting on my flickr stream often.

Those of you who emailed me to send me a business card, I will be sending you thank you treats as soon as I get them!  Thank you!

Cheers everyone!