It was posted by a Renderosity member, not a DAZ employee. It wasn't an ad, technically speaking. If that was an ad by Renderosity's defnition, then so should be every other mention of products made by members, as in the recent thread where someone asked about toon males, and several members posted links to or news about various products. I don't really have strong feelings about this, but do find it odd that DAZ is singled out for this sort of treatment when links and references to other commercial venues and products are allowed. DAZ doesn't advertise in this forum.