How We Work Together
Stuck in Plastic is a Recognized LEGO Online Community. These guidelines apply to all SiP spaces — the website, Discord, and any SiP events or projects.
Who We Are
SiP is a creative collective built around toy photography. We are an independent community of makers, photographers, and art lovers. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the LEGO Group. We are a Recognized LEGO Online Community — a program that connects independent fan communities worldwide.
SiP is an adult community. Membership is open to anyone 18 or over. The only requirement is that you engage with respect.
Our medium
SiP welcomes toy photographers of all kinds. Our primary medium is LEGO. We do not endorse, feature, or tolerate the use of counterfeit or fake brick brands that infringe on LEGO's or any other brand's intellectual property. This applies to content shared in our spaces and to work submitted for SiP projects and publications.
How We Expect People to Behave
Simple version: be friendly, be respectful, have a good time.
- Be kind
- This is a creative community. People share work in progress, first attempts, and experiments. Treat contributions with the generosity you would want for your own.
- Be constructive
- Feedback is welcome and encouraged. There is a difference between honest critique and unkindness. Know the difference.
- Be inclusive
- SiP welcomes people regardless of background, experience level, nationality, gender, age, or identity. Discriminatory language or behavior has no place here.
- Respect privacy
- Do not share other people's personal information without their consent. Do not share images or work that belong to others without permission.
- No LEGO leaks
- Do not share images, information, or details about unreleased LEGO sets or products. This is a firm rule and applies to all SiP channels and spaces.
- No NDA violations
- If you are under any non-disclosure agreement — with LEGO or anyone else — respect it. Do not share restricted material in SiP spaces.
- Keep it legal
- No content that infringes copyright, promotes illegal activity, or violates platform terms of service.
Creative Rights
Your work is yours.
Every image, photograph, piece of writing, or creative work you share in SiP spaces remains the intellectual property of the person who made it. Sharing work in SiP's Discord, website, or social channels does not transfer ownership or grant SiP rights to use that work beyond its original context.
When SiP uses member work — in publications, on the website, in exhibition materials, or on social media — we will ask explicitly and credit clearly.
The exception is creative collaborations where terms are agreed upfront. When a project involves shared creative output, the terms of ownership and usage will be stated clearly before the project begins. Participation implies agreement to those terms.
If you are ever unsure about how your work may be used, ask before sharing.
Our Discord
The SiP Discord is the community's home. It is organized into areas — the Lobby, the Green Rooms, the Dark Rooms, and project and workshop spaces. Some channels are open to all. Others are by invitation or by membership tier.
- The open channels are public in spirit. Do not post anything there you would not want visible on the open internet.
- Project and workshop channels often work around a theme. Pay attention to where you post.
- Invitation-only channels exist for a reason. If you are not in them, that is not a slight — it reflects where you are on the journey, and that can change.
Community Activity
SiP is an active community. We are committed to maintaining a regular online presence and a living record of what we make together.
Online
The Collective meets monthly. The Discord runs regular workshops and larger creative projects throughout the year. The website and social channels are updated continuously.
Physical
SiP has been running Toy Safaris for over ten years — annual gatherings where photographers shoot together, share work, and make something that wouldn't exist otherwise. We participate in Skærbæk Fan Weekend and other community events across Europe. Vita Magasinet in Sweden is our physical home base, where SiP work has been exhibited and where we return.
Archive
Past activities, events, exhibitions, and projects are documented in the SiP photo archive, publicly viewable on the website. Ten years of work. It is all there.
On AI and the Craft
We use AI as a tool — for writing, for workflows, for the review agent in Discord. We embrace it where it serves the work. What we are not focused on, as a community, is generative AI imaging. SiP is built around the craft of making a photograph — the setup, the light, the moment. That is what we practice and what we publish. Individual members who want to explore generative imaging are free to do so. We just don't make it the point.
Member images are never used to train generative AI models. Full stop.
Membership Structure
SiP organizes its community through what we call the Eight Cs — a path from discovering the work to being at the heart of it. The full structure is described on the Find Your Place page.
Day-to-day decisions about the community are made by the Collective — the core crew — and guided by the Council, which currently consists of Boris and Stefan. The Council holds responsibility for the direction of SiP and for the integrity of this community.
On the ambassador role
Stefan serves as SiP's Community Ambassador to the LEGO Recognized Online Community program. Boris leads SiP as a community. These are intentionally separate roles — the ambassador represents the community to LEGO, the community leader together with the Collective shapes what that community is. Both answer to the same values. Neither speaks for LEGO.
Reporting and Disputes
If something happens in SiP spaces that you believe violates these guidelines, you can report it to the Crew. Reports are handled with discretion by the Collective and, where needed, escalated to the Council for a decision.
We do not have a formal ticketing system. What we do have is people who take this seriously. Reach us at council@stuckinplastic.com.
SiP reserves the right to remove members from any space — Discord, projects, or events — for conduct that violates these guidelines or that is damaging to the community. Decisions of this kind rest with the Council.
A formal dispute process is in development and will be published here when ready.
LEGO and Intellectual Property
SiP is an independent fan community. We are not a LEGO partner, affiliate, or official channel.
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site.
SiP logos, banners, and materials are distinct from official LEGO trademarks. We do not use the LEGO logo, font, or minifigure in SiP branding without explicit authorization. Event names may reference LEGO descriptively but do not imply ownership or official endorsement.
Members are responsible for ensuring that any content they share in SiP spaces complies with applicable intellectual property and copyright law.
Changes to These Guidelines
These guidelines will be updated as SiP grows. Material changes will be communicated to the community. The current version is always published here.
Version 3.0 — May 2026 — stuckinplastic.com — Dagdroomen AB