BAM, a community like this simply cannot continue to exist without revenue. It costs too much to maintain, as fur and Traveler have so succinctly pointed out. The people who give their time and energy (lots of time and energy!) to this community care about its members and feel this is an excellent way to keep it going and continue to offer the benefits you have been receiving from it and more. The wealth of information you gain from being able to share with over 15,000 other members alone is invaluable. And you will still be able to get that for FREE. Those who share their creations on Free Stuff can and will continue to do so. But as Sprite said, this is a great opportunity. A place for talented artists to make something back for the time and energy (and creativity) it takes to make a quality model or texture. I know how much time I put into my textures. It is not and hour or two. It is at least a day or two! This is and always will be a place for everyone to learn and grow. How you choose to use that knowledge is up to you. Not only that, it is a place where people who use their 3D applications for profesional work to get quality items free of usage restrictions (at VERY reasonable prices!). That, too, is a good thing. Again, as Sprite said, this will take something that's GOOD and make it BETTER!!! Diane