[Jewelry making - Article 01020] - Re: [Orchid] Beads and Beadwork

[The Doctor]

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    I am not particularly a "beader" but I've been known to string them
    when I feel like it. I even knot strands of pearls from time to
    time, but beading is far removed from my real passion, which is
    lapidary, fabrication and casting. I even let my Lapidary Journal
    subscription expire due to the many articles on beads and beading,
    and Merle White's apathy to my request to drop them after asking the
    members of this forum for input to that publication. 

    That said, I went to the index page of ganoksin.com to read the
    description of the Orchid Forum, and this is what it says: 

          "Orchid - The popular Orchid Forums. Orchid is dedicated to
          the exchange of substantive technical content, covering the
          full range of information requirements. With list members from
          all over the world, speaking from a wide range of technical
          and aesthetic experiences, this lively forum addresses
          questions about every aspect of jewelry making today." 

    The last half-dozen words say it all: "...every aspect of jewelry
    making today." Beading is certainly an aspect of jewelry making
    today, isn't it? My bet is that the majority of Orchid subscribers
    read each and every post, whether or not the subject falls into
    their own personal sensibilities. The reason I believe this is
    because I also believe that we are all here to learn, and to help. I
    know I'm not alone in wanting to learn about anything that anyone
    who contributes to this forum has to offer. And, like most of us,
    when I come across one that doesn't interest me I delete it...after
    reading it. 

    Limiting the subject matter of a thread (or the thread, itself)
    because it doesn't fit someone's personal idea of jewelry making
    would be not unlike refusing to post some newbie's question simply
    because it has been discussed in the past. If the intolerant among
    us don't want to answer posts about beading, we should delete and
    forget. If we don't want to keep answering the same sophomoric
    questions over and over, don't. 

    But also don't deny the rest of us the opportunity to help others,
    even though their passions aren't exactly the same as ours. 

Thank you for your time, all of you.
James in SoFl

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