2002 well, technically, its not fashionable. Some folks have jsut sorta lost their capability for reason ever since it became apparent that DAZ wasn't just a couple folks tryin hard to make some money and doing nice stuff, but a business that makes a profit and loss line. Becuase they practice exclusionary merchanting, they piss off people who feel that they should be included there. THere's nothing wrong with exclusionary merchanting. But when ya get snubbed, it stings. Then ther are the interpersonal issues that have occured. In any social grouping as small as this, interpersonal issues get spread out among unrelated parties like wild fire. "so and so dis this to such and such. So and so is someone I admire/like/fawn hopeless over, so such and such is an evil ingrate." DAZ isn't alone in this, either. Rosity most likely has more haters than they do, but PoserPRos isn't liked by some folks, and even my beloved RDNA is somehow hated. Nothing new or special about it.

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)