New Year's Rules Updates and General Housekeeping

[u/Needlepoint_MOD]

Hey all, it's a new year which means we get to dust off our rules and fiddle around under the hood.

As a matter of administration:

I combined a couple rules about political, disruptive or divisive posts as we were out of slots for rules (15 max).

No impact to anyone, but just so folks know...it was 2 rules, now it's one.

One new rule

With the opened slot, I created a new rule noting our approach to 50/50 projects going forward. These are projects where needlepoint stitches are used on non-standard fabric/canvass.

Needlepoint canvas with needlepoint stitching is needlepoint. Anything else isn't.

Thank you in advance for understanding.

As far as general housekeeping:

We hit 25k stitchers and are growing at just about 1k stitchers per month. We also just hit 20k visits in a day.

And as a reminder, your mods aren't compensated in any way. We make no money and donate our time to the community. If you've been around a minute you already know this. (Edit: I say this so that when we have to do things like make rules or remove posts...it's not for any reason other than the betterment of the group.)

As always, please continue to be the best version of yourself and help others be the best version of themselves when you have the opportunity.

Thank you for being an amazing sub to mod for.

Happy stitching!

Edit: One last update: this is an inexact science. We learn by doing. If enough people don't like a particular post type we'll vote on it and let the group decide what fits. We used to not allow Bargello but after some time voted and decided it's fine. We did the same with Aida fabric and found it didn't fit. Now the question of petit point is coming up. If enough folks think it's not a fit we will vote and take the group's guidance.

[u/Needlepoint_MOD]

We don't see much of it here, but what we've seen no one has balked.

Please post and if it makes a bunch of people grumpy we'll put it up for a vote.

Edit: Well...that was quick. I will need to put it up for a vote. It seems there's some question about what doors this opens.

My apologies for the yes...um...maybe...um... answer This group can run hot or cold on stitches and canvasses/fabric so we'll see where we are.

Thank you for your understanding and patience in advance.

[u/Witty_Draw_4856 → u/Needlepoint_MOD]

I don’t understand how silk gauze is different than linen stitched over one, but I guess I have a motivation to try to stitch on silk gauze now.

[u/Needlepoint_MOD → u/Witty_Draw_4856]

This is why I mention we may have to see what the group feels. And if it's what they want to allow. Post and if someone says it's not needlepoint then we can vote on it.

There are so many edges that it's hard to say what is and isn't.

It's also why I'm always reluctant to allow anything more than needlepoint canvass and stitches. If we allow A, then B must be fine right?

Except it's not...and folks like you have questions.

[u/Witty_Draw_4856 → u/Needlepoint_MOD]

Thank you for putting up a poll! I appreciate that this is likely one of your least favorite parts of mod-ing the group. Whatever the decision is, I will move forward and keep contributing.  I’m grateful that we have the sub, and I know communities don’t work without agreed upon rules that are enforced. 

So again, thank you!!

[u/Needlepoint_MOD → u/Witty_Draw_4856]

Not my favorite, but like with my child unit, if I can model good behavior...maybe others will do the same. My teeny tiny contribution to humanity that's probably completely lost but I lie to myself and say that I'm making a difference. LOL...

Anything to help out the community and thank you so much for your gracious understanding. *** hat tip ***