Quote - > Quote - also, a site with very few rules and low moderation generally attracts the dredges of the internet - who thrive in such an environment.

Blackhearted, that may be your opinion, but after being around the Poser Community since the PFO days, being involved in running more than one of the sites, and watching how the sites grow and develop, from my perspective I can see that the more rules and moderation a site has, the more aberrated its community becomes and it's there that the dredges thrive. This seems to pretty much hold true in any community. Online or RL. Granted, my definition of dredges may differ from yours.

and youve done an admirable job of running rotica dispite some of the problems youve faced.

Quote - I can see that the more rules and moderation a site has, the more aberrated its community becomes and it's there that the dredges thrive.

ehh, i disagree there. there is a type of person that will always push and push against the rules of a site, club, group, etc -- doesnt like being told what to do, and likes to stir up the hornets nest because they get off on the attention. a handful of those pop up at renderosity because its much easier to stir up shit in a community with rules than in one without.
but as for dredges of the internet i was referring to something else. over the years at rotica ive seen a few quite disturbing images. i dont mean porn, or even fetish, S&M, bondage, etc. its the ones like female dismemberment that really frighten me, because someone who gets their rocks off on creating and viewing images of women graphically being cut up into pieces, beheaded, etc is a severely disturbed individual.
its always been my opinion that everyones sexual interests are their own business - as long as they involve consenting adults i really dont care what people do in the bedroom. but i do draw the line at things which hurt non-consenting people. yes, onc ecould argue that there is no way to determine consent in a render, but no sane  person would allow you to dismember, cannibalize, etc them -- and no court would find  you innocent of guilt. some  people use sites like renderotica as a haven and an outlet for their criminal fantasies. dont get me started on some fairy renders either  (i am not pidgeonholing them all).

renderosity is cleaning itself up to become a family site. that doesnt  mean that you cant post nude or erotic renders - it just prohibits images that are more sexual in nature than a pinup. i see nothing wrong with this. if ever i feel like i need to post a hardcore render, i will go to renderotica and post it there. if ever i feel like i need to go off on someone in an unmoderated forum, ill head over to the chicken coop at poserpros. noone is forced to pick only one community and stick to it. i am sick and tired of seeing people constantly try and bend these poser communities to their own idea of what a community should be like.