ROFLMHO

I guess its sort of like having to explain the punchline to a joke, it loses something in the process...

My apologies to anyone who found my posts immature.

Wake up folks. You are being spanked and sent to bed without no supper for something you did not do. Renderosity may mean well, but making new policies to restrict the behavior of people who are already behaving is just plain silly. As for having any real effect on those who would act badly - I think my post addresses that one.

TygerCub got it right. We need to stop lumping the good and well behaving members of this community in with the few bad apples that crop up from time to time.

Sadly, the attitude being reflected by Renderosity is very much akin to those sentiments being expressed above by mateo_sancarlos. Well meant, I am certain. Nevertheless, the collective mindset rings throw and reflects what I think has become Renderosities outlook upon us as a community. We have all been "lumped in together" the good with the bad, and are seen now as nothing more than unruly, immature kids who can not play well with others on our own, so Mommy and Daddy must step in and spank us.

And all the while, those few who would rather stand out from the crowd and be noticed by acting badly, rather than blend in with the social mores that drive a community, once again get the focus, and the attention, and the joy they sought. They are still laughing, and doing as they pleased, and it is at our expense. And they find that funny. Don't you?

It is time for this community to remember why there is a Renderosity to began with. Who made them what they are today, and why we want to come here, and why we use to really enjoy doing so. Renderosity means well, I am sure. But their approach to handling these "problem children" have been misguided.

You can sit quietly by on the sidelines - like sheep - and just let the chips fall as they may, and watch more and more restrictions be placed upon you. Or you can cry foul, and let them know that you were not the problem to start with, and you do not need to be spanked and sent to your room over something someone else did. If they need to punish someone, to restore discipline and order, how about they start with the person who likes the attention to begin with.

Nuff said. :O(