[Jewelry making - Article 00194] - Re: [Orchid] Small Adventurers in the High-End Jewel Trade

[Noel]

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>     I have lots of technical questions about my work and the work of
>     others, but I probably would never be brave enough to post them
>     for fear that you guys will eat me alive. 

    Now, Kim, let's be fair. I, too, am a little uncomfortable with the
    tenor of the discussion about the jewelry pictured in the article,
    and about the unmodulated dismissal of Petra Class's work as "ugly".
    These are not the best moments for this community. 

    But has anyone ever been attacked or ridiculed for asking a question
    here? Not in the years I've been reading. I'm often astonished by
    the patience with which members of this astonishing group answer the
    most basic questions, even ones that the asker could have answered
    with a small investment of time and energy, either by research or
    experimentation. 

    We are only human, individually as well as as a group. But on the
    whole, I don't think you're likely to find a more wonderful and
    supportive community anywhere-- and I'll duel anyone who says
    otherwise with soft soap at 50 paces! 

--Noel

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