Forum: Fractals


Subject: Logging Off Permanently

fractalinda opened this issue on Sep 03, 2008 · 27 posts


fractalinda posted Mon, 06 October 2008 at 12:07 AM

Dear Jenny, Jack, Bunny, AmazeMe, Juliette, Andrea, Red and Mindy:

I want you to know I have read each of your responses.  I appreciate your thoughts, opinions, concerns and well wishes.  Thank you for your understanding.

First, I would like to apologize for letting any of you..or anyone here at Rendersity..down.  In retrospect, I may have done things differently, though my choice to leave would have stood.  Mostly, I'm concerned about friendships, hurt feelings, etc.  The art is secondary to that, from my perspective.  Besides leaving in a bit of a huff, I deleted my entire gallery, when I didn't consider how it would leave some holes in Weekly Window presentations, favorites, etc.  That was selfish of me, and I'm sorry.

Mindy, I've spent the day thinking about what you wrote.  You are a dear person for caring enough to "try to talk me out of something I will miss."  You make some valid points.  Problem is, my family and friends- most particularly my grandchildren, want to see my images.  I don't want them exposed to the sleazy ads..when they would be more likely to come in the front door rather than use a direct link to the fractal gallery..and, even then, possibly be confronted with Poser ads I consider objectionable..whether or not they "more of a result of hormones than they are any real talent."

I realize how a site/community this size needs money to support itself, and I know that sex sells.  I, too, believe in choice.  Renderosity's choice is to continue to support itself, in part, by featuring  these ads.  My choice is to not expose myself or my family and off-line friends to the ads.

I have missed so many of you, my friends, here at Rendersosity.  I've missed the comraderie and the ease of traveling about the community.  I've missed being able to view your work..and to post mine. :)  The Kaspersky option sounds like a good one for my computer, in any event, Mindy.  Thanks for the suggestion.  Unfortunately, family and friends would need similar software to be able to view my work.

When I left Renderosity, I searched for other communities in which I might feel more comfortable, insofar as the ads go, especially.  I found one called RedBubble that is based out of Australia.  The art community there has a few fractal groups, and, though the fractal art overall doesn't come near to matching what is here at Renderosity, I've been enjoying perusing the different media, particularly the photography and paintings- watercolor and oil.  I've begun to build a gallery there, in case any of you are interested:
http://lindamccarthy.redbubble.com/

No ads bordering on pornography, though there are groups one can join that feature nude images and the like.  I choose not to join them..and am not confronted on a daily basis with sleazy ads/material.  It's been an enjoyable experience, so far, anyway, and I've met some nice people there.  Not that I'm advocating such a move for anyone else. we, each one of us, need to make decisions that are for our best, in the long run.

I do appreciate the ability that I've had over the years to participate on Renderosity; to be able to view, comment on and be inspired by thousands of pieces of artwork, as well as post thousands of my own images.  I've so enjoyed and appreciated the wonderful people I was able to meet here.  Some of you have stayed in contact, and what a treat that is.

Farewell for now, and thank you again for caring.

Linda aka fractalinda