I'm with you, Alias. Actually, thinning out the herd might not be such a bad idea. First, like you say, you lose the Cadashes of the world. Most people begin coming here because they have a question or are seeking to gain inspiration from other people's work. Make d/l freestuff, and viewing galleries free for all with no login required. Also, no login required to shop at the store. Instead of encouraging everyone to have a login id, make a seperate site-based search engine that people can use for free to search for help. I believe everything has been covered already, three times over. There are no new questions until Poser Five comes out. After a person comes here a few times, they will be enticed to join because they see the comradarie in the forums, the quality in the galleries and will desire to be amongst such a collective. Keep the membership fee extremely reasonable and there you go. So many problems solved with one move. Oh sure, people will bitch. Accusations will fly. People will leave. Some might be so angry that they will start a new Poser community. They will then see what kind of pressure Jack and Co are under and fold, and come back saying, wow, you guys are right..this is tough work. Here's my fee. As it is now, there's a LOT of clutter here at Renderosity. The Poser Forum is constantly flooded with newbies asking "How do I boot Poser?" when they should be doing searches instead. The answers are already there. My plan would force them to do the search first, and then ask meaty questions later, when they are a member. -Dumb_Logic