so the whole issue should be swept under the rug, and two weeks later umutov should reemerge with some excuse about removing his store, smelling like roses? or set up shop at 3DCommune tomorrow with noone the wiser? 'character assassination' thats pretty rich, given the circumstances. there is no need to assassinate him, he committed Seppuku when he submitted my work in at least 6 submissions to two separate sites. the 2 lines i posted are quite relevant, IMO. i found it monumentallly ironic that someone in his position was smugly lecturing me about my business ethics. if you dislike my stance, thats fine. if/when you become a merchant and find yourself in a similar situation i will be interested to see how you react.