Quote - 'course, in the case of the article that kicked all this off, the guy was having a bit of fun. Problem is for many, he's embarrassingly right in his observations, and any cursory peek at Renderosity's galleries will not only confirm it, but holy shit - will confirm it in spades. Now sure - a deeper peek will reveal a lot of gems buried in the manure, but you still have all that manure sitting around. ;)

I'm not sure anyone objects to the observation that there is a lot of crap uploaded here. As you say, it's obvious if you do a little browsing. The difference seems to be with how offended some are by it, as in they think people should be discouraged from posting crap through either moderation or public scorn. I don't worry about it too much. I'd rather people have fun with their hobby, no matter how bad they are at it, because this is a casual site and there is no need to weed people out. We aren't trying to select for the modeling masters here. If you want to see professional level work, you can go to a professional site.