I make my own content, create stuff for freebies (though only small widgets) and make extensive use of freebie items. I dont sell content but do buy it occasionally or if i need something quickly and am able to find it in the markets. The rest i make myself. I love WIP threads and would like to see more such threads, but in the critique forum rather then here. If one of the really awesome artists were to do it then that's even better eg i would kill for a WIP thread by stonemason. I like all sorts of topics, though i wish people would stop being so damned thin skinned about everything. Less witch hunts and more discussions please. Take your grievances with any freebie/merchant/site to PMs instead of lighting torches in the forum.

I don't think consolidation is a good idea as the poser forum moves too fast and all those smaller forums would simply get lost in the rush of threads here. I wouldn't mind vendors talking about their products as long as it's allowed for everyone. I do see how it could quickly fill the forum with nothing but sales pitches however so maybe it's not a very practical idea. About content, no fixed consideration. Quality matters of course and for some items i will buy them irrespective of price if i think they are really well made. A fair price is always a bonus though as is originality.

String theory theorizes that all strings are nothing but shadows of the cosmic superstring that relates gravity, matter and energy to the length of a cat's tail. Cat's with exceedingly long tails result in naked singularities in a temple with a sword (and fancy knickers) The length of all strings therefore depends entirely on how the dimensional vector of the string was collapsed by a cute picture of a cat on a forum.