"asking the important questions like "why" are dangerous, pdxjims." - ynsaen

Life's too short to stay away from the dangerous stuff, ynsaen. And that's no damn' fun. ;) I'll bite. Shoshanna, Spike, anyone in Adminville feeling particularly forthcoming: ****************************************** Why now? What's happening behind the Green Doors that makes a freestuff purge on fanboy items suddenly a priority? Why now, immediately following the PayPal Purges when the members are already riled up? Why is it that since you put in place a "Freestuff Approval Proccess" over a year(?) ago, staff members have been approving this stuff merrily along? Doesn't The Staff read the ToS? Do the approval staff not check for ToS violations before approving freebies? Or is it done on an "Unzips to the right folders - PASS!" basis like RMP testing? Are pointy little heads rolling in Freestuff Approval right now? And if not, why not? (oO) WHY was there no announcement to the General Populace that this was going to begin? Do you not consider the membership worthy of that courtesy? Speaking of the PayPal Purges, why fanart freebies, rather than Bondage or sextoy related? Wouldn't that make more sense... in light of the stated rationales for the recent marketplace upheavals? Won't those also cause problems if a PayPal re decides to go through freebies? Are you also going to be going through the RMP and removing all of the "Movie Inspired", "Game Inspired", "Celebrity Likeness Inspired" and related for-sale items that are like, profiting you off of unlisenced properties? Lara Croft outfit lookalike ring any suddden bells? ;) And if not, why not? Freebie makers possibly, like, easier targets because they don't like, make money for the site - they cost it in bandwidth? A "ToS violation" is still a ToSV even if ya'll get a cut of sales. Are the RMP lookalike items next perhaps? If not, why not? Why the "Black Mark on the permanent Record"? Wouldn't the courtesy of making an announcement, giving people a week to remove their own stuff, and sending a polite IM saying that "We've decided to actually enforce a policy for a change, so we're removing your 'Wolverine Bondage Faerie' from freebies, Thank you, The Manglement" be more........ ...... Professional? Why punish the members for the laxness and incompetency of the Staff over the course of several years in policing? Someone from The Big Two deliver a C&D Bomb by email to the home office and now Tim's crapping green and sending all the little moderator-bots on a Freebies Search and Destroy? ****************************************** Why you're absolutely right, ynsaen. Asking "Why" is lots of fun. grin kicks back to watch what happens next I hope my nice soft room is comfy, and the I-love-me-jacket doesn't chafe. I do so hate that. ;)

"I am a good person now and it feels... well, pretty much the same as I felt before (except that the headaches have gone away now that I'm not wearing control top pantyhose on my head anymore)"

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