Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=728959&Start=1&Artist=liewald&ByArtist=Yes

There are a couple of trigger points behind my trying to get the ad copy and promo pics under control. One of them is your constant harrassment and needling of liewald for NOT writing sales copy under his images. It is irritating to viewers. It got so bad that I IM'd him a couple of weeks ago asking if he wanted me to do something about it. This was part of his response: "I feel that r'osity should be about art and not about who can get the most sales.... sadly it aint like this at the moment as more and more members become merchants. there is a section that is for new products but the way people get round this is to get others to do the work and plaster credits all over the pic.... Ah what to do...... All I can do is laugh and tale the flak..." I do not feel that any member ought to "take the flak" for not hyping the merchants' wares for them, but that is his decision. Unfortunately, a new artist or one who lacks liewald's self confidence and sense of humor is going to think that unless he writes a sales pitch under his image, he, too will be shredded and publicly embarrassed. And so we'll have even more advertising.... NOBODY, new or established, ought to feel obligated to give credit much less write sales copy. If it is done, it is done as a courtesy by the artist. Carolly