Quote - But this is the FIRST TIME that rendo has added not just one but two service's for US!!!!
Free hosting for the freebees without size limits (within reason) and a little extra bump for those of us that ARE merchants. A minor encouragement.
I know I will be uploading several of my previous products to free stuff now.

The concept is sound, and I'm sure will be refined over time. But in the list of major screw ups by the admins that have happened in Sept around here. This ranks some where around number 179.

I don't think it's that bad either. As I said, I don't mind making a few clicks in order to get a great freebie.

However, I am bothered by the fact that they are forcing everyone to use Renderosity's server to host their freebies. I think it's a great idea to offer on site hosting, but it should be an option, not a requirement.

Personally I think the reason behind this move is not so much because Renderosity is trying to be nice to their members and help them out.  It's mostly a self serving venture.

For the past couple of years Renderosity has been placing themselves inside a bubble.  

FIrst they stopped  outside vendors from advertising in the Vendor forum. Now that forum is exclusively for the use of Renderosity vendor's to announce and discuss their products sold here.

Next they stopped allowing members announcing of off site sales.

Then they forbid any outside vendor from using the merchant gallery.

When the freebie forum here was introduced, it was intended for the announcement of only "Renderosity related freebies", as still stated in the forum heading:

Quote - The Freestuff Forum is intended for all Renderosity freestuff related postings within our community.

Yes, they did back track and are now allowing freebies from any site to be posted in the forum.  However, given this latest change with forced site hosting, and the fact that they didn't change their heading when they loosened the rope,  it's only a matter of time before the reigns of the freebie forum are tightened and they go back to what their original intention for that freebie forum was:   Freebies uploaded to and hosted by Renderosity.

I used to really love this community, but I'm getting really tired of all of the noose tightening.  I don't spend nearly as much time here that I used to because I'm so sick of all of the rule changes.  

This place used to be such fun!  When I first started posting here I thought that I had finaly found a great online community.  When I got to be more familiar with Poser I started to offer help to people, and took new poser users under my wing.  I loved coming here and helping people and socializing.  And I used to love scouring out freebies for myself and others and announcing them. 

TBH the only thing keeping me here now are some of the regular forum members. I still help the odd person, but my heart really isn't in it at all. Actually, I find myself seeing posts asking for help with poser or finding something, and quite often I don't bother to even respond.  I'm 47 years old and all of my life I've dedicated myself to helping other people.  When I find myself not wanting to bother, there is something wrong 

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able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi