Ok, in order to interrupt what looks like might become a fight/argument, I'd like to let you know that I've heard from Admin on this, and, well, here goes:

We appreciate your feedback.  We do listen, we promise.  At this time, we feel that our (staff) dilligence is needed to monitor threads for commercial posting, but a blanket ban on posting anything regarding commercial products is not only not necessary, it would be very heavy-handed.  We will be, as a team, reviewing every potentially commercial thread (obviously blatant commercial threads will be immediately removed and/or deleted, in accordance to the recently changed advertising policies). 
We will also be keeping a close watch on those who may be attempting to circumvent our rules.   Please bear in mind that we draw a line, ad hoc, between outright advertising and informational posts.  You may not agree with where we draw that line, but it is drawn because we do NOT believe that either a blanket ban or an advertising free-for-all is in the best interest of this forum's users.

In short, things will be staying the same, only we will be working harder on OUR end to ensure advertising does not happen in our forum.

And, as always, if you have any further questions, you can always reach admin directly (and faster) by emailing them at Admin@Renderosity.com

Jeni

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