Thank you for your courteous reply - I must however respectfully disagree with you on a couple of points.

1. First and foremost - I am no different than the rest of the Moderators on Renderosity - We are all very dedicated to not only the Renderosity Site, but especially to its members. We are however, also human, and although we try to always explain things in a manner that everyone can agree to and understand, sometimes the "typed word" just does not come across the way we wish it to be perceived. I am no exception to this I have had my share of mis-typed-understandings.

2. Every point that I mentioned in my above posting, has also been mentioned by the other moderators - I just gathered everyone's thoughts and words into one posting.

3. I promise you that all constructive comments and suggestions made within this thread are being taken into consideration!

4. I agree that unfortunately, sometimes threads get confrontational in content - and I am sure that you will agree with me that most of this stems from frustration. The downside of online communications is the lack of eye-contact or voice-reflection typed words get jumbled and content can be misread and thus misunderstood.

5. I promise you that this is not a Mods against Members issue - after all the Moderators are members too :)

6. Renderosity really is open-minded, and really does allow members to state their views as everyone who has posted to this thread can verify your views have not been censored and have been read; and those that are constructive are being taken under consideration to improve the site.

As a side note - My favorite TOS can be found under:
Member/User Conduct:

Members and users are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that is constructive and respectful of others at all times. Additionally, we would hope that each member/user would do their best to facilitate a culture of collaboration and positive reinforcement, so that we can all share our passion for art while realizing our personal ambitions, and developing friendships.

Bottom-line: Artists are a Passionate Lot that includes the moderators we do our very best to make your time on Renderosity as pleasant of an experience as possible honest, cross my heart we do :)

ladynimue