no, it hasn't. 6 years is not long term, and the current model for the site as it is now only dates back that far. The number of customers of renderoaity has stayed fairly stable and grows at a rate that's equitable for a site of it's age and size -- and comparable to the growth rate of the other sites. The number of members -- which are used to advertise and appeal -- is unreliable and erroneous (but looks damn good on a spec sheet, and I'd use it myself). Name five corporations with brilliant advertising that have kicked the bucket. Odds are, all of them were bought, taken over, or merged with others. So that statement holds very little water. Those that did fail did so because of internal policies and errors -- marketing was not the failure. Products may fail, even with good marketing, but companies? no. Simply put, They have better marketing. Microsoft had better marketing than Apple. IBM had better marketing than Motorola. Marketing, I should note, is more than just advertising, as well, but advertising, in this case, is the primary key. And Renderosity's marketing methodology -- of which you are part and parcel -- is, thus far, one of the best. That does not, again, mean they are the best site. Just the largest and best known. Those are two different things.

thou and I, my friend, can, in the most flunkey world, make, each of us, one non-flunkey, one hero, if we like: that will be two heroes to begin with. (Carlyle)