Last time I went to the Caligari site, their free forums still seemed to be up and running. There may be EXTRA forums for those willing to pay, but the basic product forums are open to anyone who owns the product. I agree this is a bad idea. It definitely flies in the face of common sense with regards to building community around a product. It seems like closing the public forum for paying but Non-Pasport customers costs far more in good will and consumer confidence thant they stand to gain through signup fees. Problem is, there's no way to measure lost revenue, only gained revenue. Oh well, it's not like this is the only stupid marketing decision I've ever seen by a software company. I'm convinced that a majority of people in the marketing biz end up there after asking themselves "How can I get my company to pay for drinks?" ;-D - Jimdoria ~@>@

• Jimdoria  ~@>@