I think sometimes people forget that people have to start somewhere. I know some feel comfortable in that starting point and never want to move on, others like elfguy and myself are dipping our toes in to this mysterious realm of modelling. I started out with poser/bryce/caligari etc as a way to visualise scenes/characters from the series I am  writing. I still use these apps for that but am 'dabbling' in wings3d to make my own stuff with help from a few familiar faces above.

I equate poser made pics like models on a catwalk, the girls & guys displaying other peoples creations. I have no problem with people (myself included) creating something beautiful from other peoples' models as long as they give full credit.

It is also worth noting that before you beat up on these people they are the ones that buy/use models & freebies that modllers make (I do know that I am not ia contributer to this catagory yet) so it is not wise to bite the hand that pays the bills I guess. Anyway is it really worth all that agro??? Jen