Okay, I think I understand it now.

 

I think we all realise by now that Renderosity is all about making money (I think the 2005/2006 turnover was something in the region of 3 million dollars). The galleries are a big draw to, not only other artists, but visitors to the site… they get to see what can be done with the software used and the products on offer in the marketplace.

 

Now then, Renderosity (for whatever reason… probably something to do with the credit card companies) wants to remove nudity from the thumbnails, but they still want people to browse the adverts… sorry pictures in the galleries. Having black bars, ‘censored’ signs and blurred areas will detract from the look of the thumbnails pages and probably put punters off looking at the pictures. Soooooooo it is decreed that nudity in the thumbs is banned, but artists must still provide an attractive thumb to draw potential customers in.

 

… Or am I just being cynical?