Quote - and for those unaware, the image in question was posted to to the 3D female character section on DA, so it was not in an unexpected place or out of context for the gallery.

Actually it was, since it was a "test" and not a finished piece of art, the proper context would have been to post it in your "scraps"  which is for works in progress, tests, experiments, and pieces unsuitable for the actual galleries.

Quote - if you knit some nice mesh and texture it nicely i am absolutely sure that every CG-gallery will welcome you with open arms.
if you prefer to render blackhearted's GND in awful soul's clothes surrounded by DM's primitives, you should not be disappointed, if some people refuse to pay the respect you are looking for.....

simple, isn't it?

Not really. If your work is good, it will be accepted for what it is...art, except by the snobs and elitists who will evaluate it based on their limited view. They are not worth paying attention to. However, one should not post a Poser render at a site dedicated to highend CG software where the primary focus in on modeling your own meshes and expect anything less than a lambasting.

It's all fun and games...
Until the flying monkeys attack!!!