I have a mixed bag of feelings and thoughts about this issue. On one hand it is nice to be able to look at an image and if there is something in there that I like, to be able to see who made it. However, on the other hand, the gallery isn't a billboard for advertising. It's a place for people to post their art/images/creations for public viewing. When you go to an art gallery or museum, you don't see a list of art suppliers listed below each painting/statue/monument. Chances are good that the artist didn't create make their own canvas, brushes and paints. They purchased them to use in their artistic creations. The same as Poser users do with Poser items. So based on that, I feel that products that I buy do not need to be given credit. I gave them my money, and that should be satisfactory. Then we come to creators of free content. Now this is where I do feel that credit should be listed. The person has spent time and energy creating something nice and gave it away totally free without strings. They got nothing out of it other than the pleasure/challenge of making it. In this case a "credit" and a "thank you", is the least the gallery poster can muster. If I see a gallery image, or an image in the store that has something in it that I like, many people here can attest to receiving a PM or email from me asking where I might get the item. Lots of times the item has been post worked in and isn't actually something that is available. Let me ask you this. When you get dressed each morning, do you put a sign on yourself with a list crediting all the people/companies that made the clothes/shoes and makeup (for women) that you are wearing? Chances are you don't. Just a side note. I abhore companies that try and use me as a walking billboard. I do not wear shirts with logos on them. I refuse to buy anything that has the companies name plastered on it. I've actually bought purses and paid to have the zipper pull changed because I didn't like the fact that the company engraved their logo into it. And God help the car dealership that slaps a sticker on any car that I buy from them. I refuse to pay someone to use me as a walking billboard for something I paid them for.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi