Man, this is rich. This discussion has already reached the "if you don't like our rules, maybe you should go somewhere else" stage. It wasn't all that many months ago when the new TOS affecting Gallery images was implemented and the Marketplace thumbnail nudity policy was changed. There was plenty of "open" discussion then...

Like it or not, Renderosity is a place of business. They pretty much owe it to their customers to listen to them. At least if they want to stay in business. One solitary email to "Admin@renderosity.com" isn't going to change anything - sometimes a good communal rant is all that makes sense. Look around - "Forums" are a part of online business life. Companies foster these communities so customers stay logged in to their sites , buy more stuff, and provide each other with customer support so the business doesn't have to bother. For a digital art-based business, "Galleries" are a logical and common extension of this to give people more reason to visit.

I got burned the other day for posting an images with blots - no defense here, the new TOS spells it out clearly, had I read it with this image in mind. The thing is, the image was SO inoffensive to me (apart from obvious rendering aritifacts) that I never though twice about hitting the "Upload" button. I didn't give it a second thought. But the day before I posted an image of a nude woman with enormous breasts drifting underwater. Her skin had a gray cast to it, and there was no evidence of motion, save for the fish swimming about. One might logically conclude that the person depicted in this render could be lifeless - I wanted this to be ambiguous. I pained over posting this render, but in the end I was struck by the strength of the image, and hoped it wouldn't get pulled (who knows, maybe it will get pulled now).

Maybe what is needed here is a review process for images before they appear in the galleries or forums. Given the schizophrenic nature of the TOS, it seems that we should really be protected from ourselves until we are fully assimilated. Of course, the current system DOES seem as though it is a pretty effective selection system, weeding out those whose works may occasionally (or frequently) stray too far from the Top 20 B**b-fest.