My opinion as a customer: I'm about as likely to head for the Product Showcase Forum as I am to go to the Special Interest area at DAZ. It's a waste of bandwidth. Ever wonder why there's no "all commercials, all the time" channels on your cable or satellite network? Because no one would watch it. I'm SO much more likely to buy a product that I saw used in an art render I like. I'll see the ads when I go to the product page. That's when I want to see ads.

My opinion as a merchant: wtf??? Unless I start sounding like Ron Popeil, what is the problem? As every other merchant has said, "I credit other people, I should be allowed to credit myself." I made it, I own it, I'm using it. And if I credit myself, and someone heads to my store and buys it, you get your 50%. So it's good for you. Now if you start seeing, "New and Improved, Just call our Toll Free Number!" Yeah, it's an ad. We all get that. Please stop slapping restrictions and conditions on merchants. Clarify the exisiting rules, but don't turn this into a bureaucracy. I've been jumping through an awful lot of hoops around here, and frankly my legs are getting tired.

-Heidi

One goes into the house of eleven eleven times, but always comes out one. -River Tam