I must argue with your last point, Joey. If 1000 people downloaded the texture, I imagine 800 will already have it. Should they be penalized because of the other 20%? Wouldn't it be better to clearly state what it's for so that those who can use it can have it?

I think the important thing is to keep things in proportion. I'd be perfectly happy (heck, I'd probably be thrilled) if someone e-mailed me and said "I like your XYZ set, but I thought you might want to know that it's calling for ABC texture that isn't included." However, if I have to jump through hoops, particularly ones that change constantly (are !s good or bad this month?), forget it. (And "Hey you stupid >bleep<, you didn't include ABC your stupid- set. What kind of moron are you?" will just get your license pulled.) I'll put it on my website or a different board, and if you don't find it, tough.

Quite simply, the harder it becomes to give things away, the fewer people who are going to do it. And you're not going to just be losing the bottom; it's going to come across all quality levels, especially the more detailed the requirements become. Are you willing to lose characters that come in PZ3 format so that everything will come in library files? OK, that's fine. Are you willing to lose Bob's diamond set for the V3 fantasy dress because you don't want to deal with folders named "Bob" and files named "MAT_Diamond" (fictional case)? That's fine too, if you're willing to accept the consequences. You don't get to later whine that the character you want and Bob's diamond set are no longer available. You chose to give those up for your convenience.

Personally, I think the key is polite complaints and suggestions rather than beratements and demands. We all want to feel pride in our work and want to do the best job we can without driving ourselves nuts, and most people will go through a little extra effort to please if we know what the audience wants. But it's not fair to expect us to jump through ever-changing hoops for nothing in return.

Am I making sense? I'm afraid I may just be rambling. My point is, suggestions good; requirements not good. Politeness good; beratement not good.

Imagine, Renderosity letting just about anything into their marketplace and having strict quality control on freebies. Wouldn't that just be the cookies?