Quote - at its core Renderosity isn’t in actuality an artist’s community; it’s a commercial site designed to sell products; with the gallery essentially being a means to display and endorse said products (wittingly or otherwise). As such, it must be consumer friendly to the largest possible contingent.

Bingo!!!! That is so very true because I have seen numerous responses by the admins to people saying that Renderosity is a business. The forums and gallery are here as a "draw card"  to attract people here and get them to shop here.

Look what they tried to do with the new free stuff forum? It was only going to be for items here in the free stuff, no "outsiders".

I'm surprised that they allow other sites to advertise their products in the merchants forum. I suspect that will be coming to an end at some point because it takes away from Renderosity's Market Place and ultimately their bottom line.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi