Thanks for the welcome and comments on some of my gallery photos. Like everyone here, I was surprised by Crescent's resignation. I just hope everything goes well! With few exceptions, I am unknown to members of this forum. Many of you may even wonder where I came from and how I managed to become the moderator of this forum. Let me try to explain. During the past 18 months, I have been fortunate to be a member of Renderosity Magazines staff. My magazine "career" began shortly after the magazines third issue was started. Initially, I was assigned to serve as a guide - assisting authors in making the publication deadline and providing suggestions when needed. Soon afterward, I was tapped to help with some light editing. [The true editing star of Renderosity Magazine is dialyn. Without her, wed all be lost!] More recently I have become the Managing Editor of the magazine, a job I take seriously. There was no notice because everything happened so quickly. On Thursday (1/8), I found out that I was being considered. My appointment was approved by Saturday evening. In my wildest dreams I never expected things to move so fast. It would probably be a safe bet that nobody here expected it either. Thats the story of how I came to be here. [Ok, I cannot lie. What REALLY happened is that I fell asleep and was unable to defend myself when the finger pointing started.] I welcome the opportunity to serve everyone participating in this forum and members of the community overall. To that end, if I can be of assistance, send a message or email, wave a flag, or toss a pie my way (chocolate will work in a pinch). Karl