Quote - So, if I make an image using something that I created, I can post in the regular galleries and say in the description, "blah blah product by Sixus1 available at Content Paradise" but don't post a link to it  OR "blah blah product by Sixus1"  (still obviously without  link) ?  The reason I brought it up is before I've had to move images that did that to the Product Showcase Gallery....now I can't post there if I give myself credit.....

--Rebekah--

Based on the the old (still in existance) rule of no advertising in the galleries outside the "Product Showcase Gallery", combined with this new rule of no outside products advertised in the new "Markep Place Gallery", I would say, no, you can't do that.  And if you do, you would be in violation of the existing rule of "no advertising in the regular galleries."

Even under the old existing rule of "no advertising in any gallery outside Product Showcase", a non-merchant/regular member, could not post an image in the regular galleries,  indicating that the item in the image was soon to be in the merchant's store because that was considered "advertising." 

They aren't revoking the old rule of no advertising in the regular galleries. They are however, revoking the ability of outside merchants to advertise their wares by only allowiing Renderosity merchants to advertise in the gallery in the new Merchant Showcase.

It seems that if you, a merchant,  want to tell people that you created a product and where it can be found, you need to be a merchant here now, because doing so in the regular gallery violates the "no advertsing in the gallery" rule.

As I said earlier "Basically Renderosity has taken on a "Renderosity MP" exclusive policy when it comes to product advertising.  Which means that those who do not sell in the Renderosity MP, can no longer post about their products sold in other stores on the Renderosity website, because the only 2 places where it was allowed no longer permits it."

And if Renderosity can't see that this is the case, they need to go and read their rules again.  I suspect this is yet another one of those rules that was introduced without much thought given to the consequences of it.

Instead of trying to draw people to the site, it seens Renderosity is hell bent on alienating them instead.

"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