Change coming: "Deck Artist" vs "Verified Designer" groups

[Mike Ratledge]

After listening to several people including some of the moderators, I've decided that I will soon split the "Verified Designer" category into two group that are all going to be "Playing Card Deck Designers and Artists", but in two separate groups: "Deck Artist" that will be an easy entry group that maybe is even self-appointed (I'm still thinking about it), and the "Verified Designer" group which will be limited only to Playing Card Designers" that have delivered a successful project - either as the artist or the designer with an artist doing the execution of the design. It can be either a commercial project or a personal (i.e. kickstarter-like) project - but something has to have been actually delivered to customers to be "verified" starting by the 1st of May.

I'm going to solicit input from the mod group to assist me in dividing the group into two pieces, so if you have some project that has been done in the past that possibly nobody here is aware of, please let myself or someone else on "The Team" (bottom link -center/right) know.

That date (by 1-May-2014) is a target and it could 'slip' slightly later... Anyone that is added during the transition will be added to the "Deck Artist" group unless I am absolutely certain that you belong in the "Verified Designer" group, which from now on will imply that you are a deck seller (or have someone selling for you commercially). The group is already build and I added the first person to it today (Saturday 12-April-2014). I will be moving some people this evening.

The bulk of members was moved today, so if I messed anything up, please let me know...