I Am Barred From The Spotlight

[OneEyeCatStudio]

I'm posting this in Technical Issues because I don't want to think it's personal. But, of course, I could be wrong.
Anyway, when I try to participate in the Community Spotlight Thread I get promptly red bannered. It says to me ...

This content may only be intended for Etsy Sellers. Log in to the Etsy Community Space. If you are still unable to access this content after logging in, then you do not have sufficient privileges to perform this action.

... in what seems like a slightly belittling tone?

Why are my privileges revoked? Could it be because I have achieved 666 sales?

I am a Star Seller!

[Former_Member]

Me too.  Is there room on the naughty bench?

[OneEyeCatStudio]

Of course.

Here, let me dust you off a space with my handmade hand embroidered handkerchief that I bought on Etsy.

[BarronDesignStudio]

Well darn, so am I. 

[Hertfordweaver]

Me too. I was just testing it though

[Former_Member]

*sniffs armpits*

[CappuccinoLace]

What Community Spotlight Thread ?

Don't even see it.

[WitticismsRus]

@CappuccinoLace 

go here https://community.etsy.com/t5/Etsy-Forums/ct-p/forums?ref=gnav

then scroll down a bit past the featured bits. Look to the right of the various forums discussions threads. You should see a box that says Community Spotlight with a graphic of a theater spotlight then a button to click that says 'Join the discussion'. If you click you will get the red warning thing.

[audreytherese]

Nineteen27 brought it up a couple months ago that it wasn't working. 

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Technical-Issues/access-denied/m-p/142255140

[audreytherese]

It's still the same spotlight post, still getting the same error message for over 2 months. 

[hopeandjoystudios]

I never saw it unblocked so my guess is either a glitch or it ..as usual ..got out of hand.

[audreytherese]

I would click on it every once in a while over the past couple of months just to see if they ever fixed it. Looking at it logically, it is in a prominent space and literally called a spotlight post, so you'd think they'd at least take it down if there was issues within the responses or there was something else going on. Guess I can't be too surprised that it's still there and still not working, but yet still being highlighted months later. 

[OneEyeCatStudio]

Well nobody bumped the thread on a daily basis, so I missed it.

[FallenAngelBrass]

Never even knew that we had such a thing here.  How long has this been going on????

[Former_Member]

Late 2021?  I think.

[mommawhazelsquilts]

I have the same question - never heard of it until now (this post).

[Hertfordweaver]

I never noticed it before.

[Former_Member]

People who've had their threads in the spotlight get the Community Spotlight badge.  I think it's a microphone.

[mommawhazelsquilts]

Me, too.  Star seller.  Three shops - been here since 2010.

I never saw this before - When you click on it the red banner comes up and says "log in to the Etsy 
Community Space" - then it goes on to say "If you are still unable to access this content...."

Wasn't logging in what we did when we clicked in the first place?  As usual, double talk comes into play and the circle begins.  

[hopeandjoystudios]

Oopsies..apparently they know what my workspace looks like and don't want me to share it! lol  "Cover that back up, Madame." Reminds me of going to the Sturgis Bike rally..there was an older drunk gal who ran up on stage and took her shirt off..people were yelling "Put it back on!" (and No not me)

[ChillwolfArt]

@hopeandjoystudios  LOL, Did you see Michael Ballard or Jesse James Dupree?
(we've been watching the reruns of Full Throttle Saloon)

[hopeandjoystudios]

No but at the throttle I didn't apparently latch the porta potty door tightly to occupied and a big biker dude ripped the door open to me screaming. He shut it and said Oops..A chick in there and everyone laughed and I had to still exit the loo.

[ChillwolfArt]

LOL!

[chocolaterabbit]

They don't like me either.

[ChillwolfArt]

I remember posting to this Thread. Then after seeing Seller Nineteen27 post that it was a Spotlight Thread which we could no longer post into, I clicked onto it again.  And received the same Red Banner w/Message that you received (I did it again just now; same Message).