I don't blame Rendo, either, though I suppose they could have gotten rid of Product Showcase and just allowed everyone to post here. But some users were complaining about all the ads. That was before my time, but I gather it was getting pretty bad.

They seem to be getting stricter these days, too. Curious Labs isn't even allowed to post product announcements here. They used to make exceptions for CL, but I guess some merchants got upset.