On the one hand I have to agree as some of my favorite artists got to where the only art they do is to promote upcoming products so I removed them from my favorites list...not because the art was bad,but it just didn't feel like the art was why they made the image. However,would not an image done by a buyer that blatently promotes the procuct then also be an ad??Lets face it,90% of all advertisement is done by someone other than the product creator and unless you're going to flag every advertisement regardless of who its by,then your argument falls flat and comes off as blatant discrimination against the merchants creating products for resale here on rosity.I think product showcase is like the contest forum,almost no one views it and to a great degree posting in it guarantees you will be ignored...rosity simply has too many forums and too many gallerys that to a degree do not serve the entent for which they were created. I'd be happy to argue the point but there is no argument here if the merchant creates a work of art that just happens to be with their latest product...you have to judge the art itself and not a percieved intent.The sad thing is its easy...the reason I removed certain artists from my favorites list was becasue their work clearly was created to say "here it is" and had very little artistic value.But if Carol and her hubby spend 3 days doing an image that happens to be every bit as good and has as much artistic value as their other works,then you cannot discriminate just because they are proud to announce the release of a new product. Judge the artistic merit of their work...some art simply does not deserve to be relegated to the status of just being a "promo" or "advertisement"...and again I point out,there is undoubtedly more promo's and advertisement being given to merchants here by members than the merchants themselves~and yet,it seems as if the merchants have been specifically targetted for this. I say there is no reason for Product Showcase,I always view all the new images when I go into the gallerys and I don't exclude anyone...but you provide the option to do that and I'll just bet ya Product Showcase is one that most will exclude because no one wants to view ad's~you're just putting up a red flag that every image in this gallery is an advertisement so why should the merchants even post their works or sell their products on rosity if they're going to be insulted by having every image where they mention the release of a new product banished to the "no one likes ad's so no one views these images" gallery.I have my own way of dealing with ad's...I don't comment or vote for them and if a favorite merchant promotes themselves or their products too much I delete them from my list. Get rid of Product Showcase...its a waste of time,space and artistic talent~especially if the art itself isn't being judged and members who promote products aren't treated the same way!!

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