Quote - "...who cares what someone uses to make art..."

In this case, they do and it's their turf. While I wouldn't necessarily say that art is unimportant to the CGTalk folks, it's certainly only one consideration, along with the tools and techniques used in creating the final product. A group of chefs or chef wannabes might rave over your chicken soup. If they found out (to their embarassment) that you used Campbell's stock, frozen chicken and canned veggies, most would probably turn on you. The same things happens in programming - C++ vs. Visual Basic - and other areas as well. People who have invested a lot of time and effort in learning to produce something tend to dis those who use what they perceive as shortcuts, even if the end results are equally effective or pleasing. There are always a few people who can rise above this but they tend not to be in the most vocal majority. You have to know what each community's values are and expect them to behave accordingly.

I think it has something to do with originality of effort ans content, as opposed to shopping lists.
DPH

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