MERCHANTS TAKE NOTE: I had considered contacting the latest spamming merchant and asking for more info on one of their products before this incident. Now I doubt I'll purchase anything from them again. I'm considering starting a list of people NOT to buy from as they can't respect the rules or my privacy. I'm being nice: I'm only posting the issue publically; some people might get upset enough to publically post names as well. I don't mind pictures in the gallery that have store products so long as the point of the picture is more than just trying to drive sales. Putting credits for purchased items in a picture is fine, too. Sure, you paid for it, but if it's worth it, why not let others know? Posting about a new item in a forum can be okay - it depends on how it's done. If I did it, I'd put it there as a way for potential customers to contact me with questions so they felt they knew exactly what they were buying before hitting the purchase button. The merchant spam hit at a bad time: I just moved and the phone company sold my phone number as a new customer (target) to telemarketers so even on my days off I'm forced to deal with the damn solicitations. My last bastion of non-spam was my private email. Now that's been compromised as well. I know it's not Renderosity's fault - it's a few people abusing the system, but I'm really annoyed right now. Thanks for taking care of this.