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Linda,

I've long considered you a dear woman and have also admired your work. How sad that you are going to miss out the enjoyment of sharing that work, and the friendship that goes along with it, because of the amateurish images from which Renderosity makes its living.

I am not a lover of porn (even though I strongly defend the right for it to exist, as long as it is nonviolent and non-children oriented); further, I think most of the Poser crap here is more of a result of hormones than they are any real talent. But I would ask you who you are hurting. Renderosity will sail along, raking in cash from their overwhelming specialty; and nothing will change...money drives the site, and a site this size needs lots of money to run. As a person who runs her own business, I am not unsympathetic to doing what you have to do to pay the bills, if it also results in a greater good. Renderosity can certainly claim providing a greater good.

On the other hand, you will be cutting yourself off from an arena you clearly love, and from people for whom you have undoubtedly grown affection. Who wins? Certainly not you. Who loses? Your friends, admirers of your art for sure, and you as well...but not Renderosity.

There is anti-virus software like Kaspersky that blocks banner ads if you configure it that way. That means if you come straight to Fractals, you never have to view another porn ad again. Isn't that a better, more practical, solution? Actually, it's a pretty easy solution--so easy, in fact, that you might want to look into it.

You did this before, Linda, and you came back. That tells me that this place is meaningful to you, and gives you pleasure, friendship, camaraderie and a million other benefits. You announced it on this board, too, instead of just quietly heading for the door. So let me be the first to try to talk you out of something that you will miss, and tell you that I think you are making a mistake. I would suggest there are ways to solve the problem without leaving. I would suggest, too, that leaving a place that inspires you to create, share and bond with like-minded others  will do more damage than viewing badly designed nudie ads that offend. Just my opinion, honey.

Mindy