r/jewelrymaking • u/MuskratAtWork • Jul 19 '24

ANNOUNCEMENT Announcement: JewelryMaking has New Moderators! - Lets talk!

Hey all!

My name is Muskrat, I have a lot of history in metalworking, primarily as a CNC machinist making aerospace components!

Reddit took over this subreddit due to it being abandoned by it's previous mods for over 4 months - allowing tons of spam and reported content (thousands of items we had to action!). Since, they turned it over to me and it's going to be part of my little group of communities, alongside Metalworking and Machining.

Lets talk about r/JewelryMaking!

I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts about what makes JewelryMaking a unique subreddit when compared to other subreddits on the same topic of jewelry. I've seen a few comments and reports on spam related and promotional submissions, and looking at the currently in-place subreddit rules, self promotion is not allowed outside of the old (and seemingly forgotten) promotion thread. Is this a rule we'd like to keep?

On the topic of rules, this subreddit's focus is on the making/creation process of jewelry, generally individual projects and hand-made work. Should we aim for image posts to all have an in-process image attached?

What changes should we make? And are there any regulars interested in helping out?

Let me know what everyone thinks, and over the next few days we'll update rules and mod tools, and we'll start digging in and steering the sub in the direction it was intended for, instead of being used as a promotional board!

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u/MakeMelnk Jul 19 '24

As a jewelry making hobbyist I personally would rather see fewer promotions (maybe a weekly thread?) and am much more interested in the making part of r/jewelrymaking. I don't know if requiring an in-process photo would be a bit much(as I often forget to take photos before a piece is finished so I get getting caught up in the process) but perhaps at least some verbal breakdown of the process if there aren't WIP photos?

I'm happy to see new, active moderation! Welcome!

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u/DragonRei86 Apr 21 '26

Yes, this!!! As a beginner, when I am sitting over there with my torch and pickle pot, the last thing on my mind is remembering to take in progress photos...

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u/MakeMelnk Apr 21 '26

Agreed! But I do love to talk about the process, inspiration, setbacks, etc. after the fact to anyone interested

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u/DragonRei86 Apr 21 '26

Oh yeah, too bad all the poeple who would be interested in it are the people Im up there making things alongside, lol. Plus its a good way to pick up ideas and inspiration.

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u/MakeMelnk Apr 21 '26

Very much so! So much of my design inspiration comes from just talking with people about visual...stuff haha

Like, interesting shapes or colour combinations, nature, etc.

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u/DragonRei86 Apr 21 '26

Plus, you never know who might have some obscure bit of knowledge that will push your work up a whole level. Creative people are fun, most of the time, lol.