FrekeChild
Super_Ideal_Rock
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I've been a big advocate for that too, but inevitably, two things work against it:arkieb1|1405653548|3715562 said:I think what everyone is saying about the coloured forum is true. I have long advocated (and been howled down) that there should be a separate "Show me the coloured Stone thread" (not just a list at the top of the main forum and not just one that happens in the main forum) that way anyone can post what they have any time, without judgement..... Lots of people have coloured items but they are afraid to post what they own because they don't want everyone to say that is too pale, or what did you pay for that you got ripped off and so on, if they own something that is not the best example then they don't post pics. I am thankful for all of the great advice but it might be nice to have an area where people who are newbies or people that just love CS can display what they have and not feel intimidated in any way. Everyone can go cool ring, cool collection or whatever even if it has a big ar@# window in the centre and we can all just be happy they are happy and get on with it.
1. People say, "Well just post it in SMTB." The problem is that most CSers don't go to SMTB. I only go there when I get really bored, because honestly, after you've seen twenty diamond solitaires, 40 eternities, a hundred studs and 200 diamond pendants, they all start to look the same. Otherwise, I tend to stick to CS, Hangout and FHH. I just happened to wander into RT today and this thread caught my eye. So CSers don't go to SMTB, and diamond people don't really care about CSs, so the threads get a few replies and then get washed into oblivion and basically archived within less than a week. Which is depressing and sad.
2. PS is a diamond forum. Advertisers are diamond people and don't really care or put an effort into colored stones. So PS isn't going to sink money into another subforum that's not about diamonds. The advertising dollars just aren't there, so it doesn't make financial sense to do it. Also, as Ella pointed out, CS has a lot less traffic than RT, so again, the numbers don't add up in our favor. Most colored gem vendors are small operations that can't afford to take out advertising on PS.
But I think that it'd make sense for the posters and maybe make CS a happier place to go, if there was a CS SMTB too. Maybe diamond people wouldn't be so afraid of CS if there was a separate technical forum and a separate Ooo pretty! forum.
I cannot tell you how many people I've helped with CSs because they were too afraid to post to CS, and that sucks. As a community, we're missing opportunities left and right to help more people and spread the love of colored gems.