Sunday, September 28, 2008

Knowledge and ethics

Our members will be knowledgeable about the materials they use, especially gemstones, and constantly strive to increase their knowledge. We will never knowingly mis-represent the materials used in our creations, and will disclose any gemstone treatments to the best of our ability.

Conduct: Some people have an attitude of competition and secrecy, others delight in sharing information and stories with other jewelry artists. This team is for the latter. We all have different, unique styles. We are not in competition, and I will moderate the team to make sure that we are a diverse group. By helping each other learn we all become stronger and more successful.

Members should not directly copy one another. However, members of the team are also expected to be knowledgeable and mature enough to realize that advanced artists with their own developed style are not likely to be the least bit interested in copying one another, and it is just such a group of artists I hope to bring together here.

There are no membership fees, time requirements, or meetings. Our members are busy professionals and this team recognizes that.

While this team will never require people to spend time they don’t have in mandatory team activities, I would love to see our members help and mentor newer artists who may not currently qualify for membership. I would also love to see us sharing useful information with each other and with potential customers through forum threads and the team blog.

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