Quote - > Quote - Connie wrote:

I thought Jen just said that they're trying to be a bit more relaxed about the rules as of late. The threads you enumerated in the initial post seem to support this.
Where is the inequality?

Connie, the thread (which wasn't addressed to Jen repectfully) went in another direction from some, but I am not sure how I could have put my questions more plain. I was asking:
***Why are there separate rules for content creators(not necessarily merchants) when similar threads are allowed by anyone but the creator.

***Really all I am looking for.

You and I both know that as an admin, they can't or aren't going to come and say that the current rules are result of somewhat hap hazard appeasing of whomever seems to scream the most. Much the way most rules come to being Just look at politics and governments, they're supposed to be experts at rule making - like our beloved legislative branch... and hap hazard rule and policy making is everywhere. We seem to call it the democratic process.

I mean, even if they privately may think this to themselves, being in a position of an admin, it's very likely they aren't allowed to say something to that effect (I've admined sites with thousands of members before - you get little pep talks about what kinds of things you should and shouldn't say. in order to uphold an image.) Wen you become an admin, you agree to this, and you no longer get to speak for yourself, everything you say can be construed as the site official stance. It's not some sort of a secret or a bad thing, it's how these things work.

If I look at this in the light of you not being satisfied with this answer, which I think is closest to reality, and I know you're no dummy, your question ends up looking rhetorical... but with no clear indication of what you're getting at. I've been looking at your questions and thinking to myself, what exactly is your beef? I find it hard to believe that your beef is merely with the rule making process being hap hazard. Just about every rule making process I've ever seen is rather hap hazard. If I see one that isn't, I'll get worried.

The rules are a bit goofy. If they get adjusted, someone else whom is more affected will think they're a bit goofy. Rendo Staff doesn't appear to think they're goofy enough to warrant considering changes... so we're kind of stuck.

Personally I'd like it if they got changed so content creators are allowed to talk about their stuff in here more. To me seeing how things are done is very educational. For example, I got to CG society and 3D total and Zbrush Central to see various 'making of.... threads all the time'.
I'd absolutely LOVE it if there were more 'making of' threads around here, and if they weren't relegated to dead forums.

I don't think that pressing admins is going to bring this change about - if it's possible to facilitate the change. Perhaps polling members or a petition or something to that effect would be more effective.  But then again, Vendors and content makers are held to a higher standard of behavior and have much more to lose by participating in a conflict, so guess whom will end up screaming the most to get their way? It won't be the vendors. So, it's very likely we'll end up right where we started.

You wanna show the people running rendo the error of their ways, and do it publicly on their own forum???? ahem yeah, good luck with that. Publically pointing to figures of authority the errors of their ways is never a goo idea - unless one is looking for a fight that is. Not that I mind occasional fights, but I don't think a fight is what you are after here.

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