If you think that Renderosity doesn't want to make itself attractive to as large of an audience as possible: and that it therefore tailors its forum rules & other policies with that goal in mind (pleasing a greater number) -- then I'd consider that as unrealistic as the suggestion that legitimate input (regardless of the source) isn't listened to. I think Renderosity wants the greatest good for the greatest number, within the context of the greatest profit and the least flack. But once again: there's always the caveat (which some have a tremendously hard time grasping) that individual opinions -- no matter how sincere, or how passionately held -- do not a majority opinion make. Are you contenting that the vast majority of Renderosity users were sick and tired of being told about free gifts in the main Poser forum? It's just commonsense to assume that the vast majority of the people didn't mind free stuff announcements in the main forum since people tend to like gifts. The only conceivable objections would be raised by merchants who coveted the permission to advertise in the main forum. The fact that the few were heeded enough that existing policy was changed should tell you that merchants have more influence around here than the average forum user, though the influence isn't yet absolute. If it was, we'd have creators starting advertisement threads in the main forum. Do I care enough about forum policy to not regret the time I took to write this response? umm…no

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