"like the homogenization of PoserPros when it became part of Happy Valley." mickmca, what are you talking about? There have been very few changes to PoserPros since DAZ rescued it. Agreed. There are still people bickering and bitching and taking each other's heads off in the Chicken Coop, if that's what you were worried about. I think Guarie has stepped in SLIGHTLY more than Mehndi used to, but only very slightly. It's still pretty much a free-for-all in the Coop. The rest of the forums, as far as I can tell, haven't changed even slightly. The store has had some changes that may not be visible on the surface (they've tightened up on what they'll accept for sale now, and NOT on any sort of morality grounds, but on quality ones, and it was a change that all of the merchants who spoke up supported). Other than that, it's pretty much the same place it always was, just with slightly different management. DAZ don't appear to interfere with the running of the place or set ANY policies there. They appear to be nothing more than absentee landlords (with the occasional maintenance guy that comes around to fix stuff and set up a few fun things like that Halloween trick or treat thing, which a good many people greatly enjoyed). bonni

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