Honestly I think people just panic when change happens. I've seen this type of reaction before on many other forum based sites. I will give this new management a chance like I have for other sites. People must understand that business is business , to maintain the speed and vastness of this site does take money and no one here is sending you any so...you gotta do what you gotta do. I personally feel that people took offense to Ed and Jack getting canned. They were a facet of this site and many took akin to their leadership. To lose them appeared to be a hostile take over if you will. And as you know hostility envokes negativity for the most part. I love Renderosity , being a member for the last year , and I DO share the fears many have that this gem of a site will be lost. I do also have the optimisim that things will get better and possibly surpass what the site is currently. If we all don't at least give this site a chance in it's rebirth then why do we come here at all? I love Jack and Ed but I don't come here for them , I come for the community as a whole and what their combined creativity brings to this site. I hope I don't get flamed for all this but at least give it a chance to see what develops.