I think what Renderosity needs is a full-time "critic" to help wade through the morass in the marketplace -- just as a film critic wades through the large number of bad movies that come out every year.

Ummm ... to put it mildly, that wouldn't work.

What happens if the critic decides they don't like an item in the RMP? Then the merchant will accuse Renderosity of trying to damage their sales.

If the critic likes something and someone purchases the item based on the review but doesn't like it, then Renderosity will be accused of lying to get more sales.

Accusations will fly back and forth on favoritism, being hated by the staff, etc., when one product is reviewed before another.

And if Renderosity reviews items off-site, then any negative reviews would be seen as attempts to hurt competitors.

There's a reason that Consumers' Guide relies on subscriptions as their only source of revneue. Otherwise they can't help but have a vested interest in pumping (or softening reviews for) certain products.

Cheers!