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I understand what you're saying, but in the end, having the Marketplace Showcase open to offsite vendors hurts Renderosity vendors more than it helps.  That is one of the main reason for the change.

Meh - I honestly don't think its perils outweigh the benefits. Sure, a sale here or there will go somewhere else, but if a reciprocal arrangement is made? Basically state up-front that if you post an external link here, then that linked site must have links point back to the RMP. I can almost guarantee you that the smaller sites will see more sales driven towards the RMP than vice-versa.

Expanded beyond our little world, history and economics have shown that protectionism is crap in the long-run, and only serves to stifle.

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If these stores were brick-and-mortar, these policies would be in place long ago.  Walmart wouldn't allow Kraft to go into their store and advertise something that they only have for sale at Albertson's. 
The poser community hasn't ever been a utopia.  It's never going to be.  No site with more than one person participating is ever constantly harmonious for everyone involved.

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