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Hi all... I want to say that I will not allow attacks such as seen in the previous thread (now deleted). It went too far. This is not a war zone. From the Fractal Forum FAQ: "The aim of the Fractal Forum is to provide a source of help in a 'community' sense. It is also a place to get to know other fractal artists, and share in the experience of creation. As this is a community, some off-topic postings are welcome. This would include special announcements, celebrations, and general greetings. Anything going above and beyond this, may be grounds for moving the thread to another forum, or deletion as necessary, to maintain the 'focus' of the forum." Let's please get back to the art that brings us here to begin with. Thank you, Nick

Thank you thank you thank you! I started to feel a little overwhelmed by it all and I just made a general statement. I hope they all find a peaceful resolution soon so we can all help each other. Thank you so much for bringing it to the rightful place again.

Hehe, just as I was about to post a comment the thread disappeared :D

[the message I intended to send:]

Okay, here's my very subjective and perhaps a bit naive 2 cents on the matter at hand... ;)

For me, Renderosity is a place that offers a few meters of virtual wall on which I can hang the images I've done. Sometimes people happen to walk by that little gallery of mine. Some have a quick glance at what's on display and leave, some stay a bit longer and leave a comment because they may find the pictures worth a small piece of their time and attention. I have the opportunity to enjoy other artists' galleries, and also a chance to chat with them about all things under the sun, including digital arts. I really can't ask more.

It doesn't really matter to me whether the feedback I get is positive or negative - if you find my work appalling, feel free to bark at it. If you think the things you see raise positive feelings in you, tell me about it. If you can give reasons to why you feel the way you do, even better. It's always very interesting to read about how people react to my work.

To me, Renderosity is also about getting food for my soul by looking at the fantastic works on display. If I get lucky, some of my work may give that same satisfactory feeling to others as well.

I personally think that while the goal of improving oneself as an artist is a very respectable one, it should not be taken as the leading principle by which all artwork presented here should be judged. In other words, we as individual members of this community should try to avoid imposing our own principles and ideas on others and rather "let all flowers bloom". On the other hand, I think that nobody here should take any criticism so seriously as to let it disturb one's personal feelings, as life really is too short for that. Stick to your guns and keep sending those great images of yours!

Message edited on: 03/01/2005 17:56

Hi, I just popped back in this forum as I got emails informing me of replies to that other thread. I sincerely hope you didn't consider any of my comments as attacks as I was merely trying to highlight peoples arguments and respond to those. In anycase I apologise if anyone was offended by anything I wrote in anger.