Quote - my impression is that the mods are saying not just that some of the thumbnails are "tasteless" and "unprofessional," but that the work the link to is.  and that the new policy will hide that.

No particular comment on what moderator X or former-moderator Y might have said, but it should be noted that the new policy likely was as much a surprise to them as it was to us.  It smells strongly of a business-side policy change and nothing whatsoever to do with the community or Rendo moderator team.

My Freebies