Primal opened this issue on Oct 23, 2006 · 732 posts
SK2Design posted Tue, 24 October 2006 at 3:04 PM
jevans69, I'm not under the impression that you were objecting to someone making suggestions at all, nor was I suggesting anything akin to that. I merely see a difference between a site which is designed specifically for the public and one which is private. As I mentioned as well, I believe rules have to be put in place. It's a given. What makes it so difficult though is when first, there's no clear cut rules in place, and/or, because defining what is and isn't appropriate in some cases (obviously not over anything blatant), is purely subjective, what posting artists, viewing artists, or the community on the whole might view as 'fine', apparently, as has been proven, is not viewed the same by those who run the site. I don't think it has anything to do with the ability or inability to decide on one's own whether something is okay or not. In truth, the problem is in pretty much one-upping administrators and moderators by trying to guess at what their perception will be. Unless a person is one heck of a pyschic, that's pretty much impossible to pull off. I think when issues like this come up, it's better to have something as black and white as possible in terms of rules, as opposed to leaving much in the way of grey.
As for the comment 'I see no one gives a shit...', I can't comment on whether that was directed or not. I'm not going to assume either the former or latter. It may have just been sheer frustration on Bill's part. I'd have to literally ask him to be certain of anything.
As for your art, although I haven't seen it, I'm certain it's beautiful since there is no 'good or bad art.' All art, in my opinion, is valuable, however. And it may be that there are images you know, or feel, you can't post here based on the TOS, and how you percieve it; at least based on those which are more clearly defined.
I agree the people behind Renderosity have elected to shoulder the responsibilities which come with their job, and certainly that's not something to be undermined. However, it is a job, and one they've chosen to do, just as I've chosen the responsibilities which go with my job, whether I like them all or not. I also agree Renderosity has to keep the advertisers and such happy, but it becomes a delicate balancing act because the customers also have to be kept happy. Without advertisers and the like, a business risks failing, but by the same token, without customers, a business risks failing. As such, I think it's extremely important that each concern, and this is a concern, be examined based on its own merit.
Stacey has indeed provided a most apt response, responses, actually. For that, I'm grateful. I'm definitely most interested in what the outcome will be.
Just to set the record straight, jevans69, I have no opinion of you, simply because I don't know you. I mean that in the most sincerest way.
Iggy, I've never known you to have a 'big mouth', girl, just the ability to shoot from the hip.