I think the Carrara forum is one of the most useful forums I participate in. Knowlegdable, helpful and supportive members make it an incredible resource. To answer your questions: I'm not certain that a co-mod is necessary. I believe this forum is very active and responsive. Unless of course you need to free up some of your time, then by all means get help. I like the back room. I like tutorials, even very simple ones that cover items like building textures and mapping or using that vertex modeler which is difficult for me. Don't know much about the resource CD. I really enjoy the contests and have started a project for every one of them but don't always make the deadline. They push you to build scenes outside your comfort zone. A lot of effort and time goes into the construction of many of these contest entries and I would prefer a real critique from all judges involved on their selections. 10 minute challeges - both interesting and fun. I've never participated in a chat session but am curious. Missed the latest because of scheduling conflicts. You've done a great job with this forum Kix hope all the suggestions above are beneficial. memaci