Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Rantin & ravin about freestuff....or....the 'price' of freestuff

Lucy_Fur opened this issue on May 17, 2003 ยท 66 posts


FyreSpiryt posted Sat, 17 May 2003 at 7:54 PM

The word that alarms me is "require" (sorry, Briggie, don't mean to single you out). IMHO, you can't "require" anything from a freebie beyond it being reasonably safe (not a virus) and what it says it is (not a texture and an ad masquerading as a 10-piece wardrobe). Sorry, but we don't get a vote in HOW something is offered, only in if we use it or not. "Suggestion" and "convention" are different, however. I would like... Well, frankly, I would like to know what the heck people want. Texture names that are too short get too generic, ones that are too long hose up Macs. Some people want folders with the artist's name, some want by the related item, some by the character the related item is for. Some like MATs in the camera directory, some in poses. Some people like the folders to start with ! so that it moves to the top of the list and they can find it easily and move it where they want it. Some people think doing so is the work of the anti-Christ. Me, if it unzips into my runtime, I can tell what it's for, and the names are distinctive enough that Poser doesn't grab the wrong texture, I'm one happy Fyre-chan. We just can't please everybody. If we want to get closer, we can try to set up some broad guidelines in tutorial form and put it in the tutorial section, but that's about it. Sometimes you can change the world, and sometimes it's just better to change yourself. (I.E. if you don't like where something is, move it! If you don't like what something's named, change it! Gee willikers, do something to make things better than just bitch and moan.) Yow, alternate personality slipped out there. Thank you, Spitfire. (No prob.)