Jon, I would love to compare our systems. You are an IT guy and so am I. Our systems seem similar but my system is stable and yours is not. So, where's the difference? Would you like to exchange a few sitemails on that?

Quote - "Rutra is one of the last people to remain on the other side.  Reminds me of the american republican party.  Older generations seem incapable of changing their mind. "

:-) CobraEye, I've been using Vue only since late 2006, version 6. I'm not an 'older generation', as you say, I'm much younger than you in what concerns Vue usage. Regarding physical age, I'm 45 now. :-)

Quote - "Calling people "Fan boys and girls" merely because they don't have problems either with the software or the way E-On does business is not very productive."

Frank, completely agree. I never understood that expression of "fan boys", to be honest. I, for one, am not an hysterical and irrational fan boy. I'm a fan because things go right for me!

Quote - "Clearly this forum was much more active years ago. The Bryce forum is a thriving metropolis by comparison.  Why is that? Where have all the Vue users gone?"

I can think of one simple reason: the big price difference. That doesn't mean Vue is less used, it could simply mean that the average Vue user is more knowledgeable than the average Bryce user and therefore doesn't need as much forum support (if the Vue user invested that much money, he's serious about it and studies it deeply, it's not only a toy).

I just compared the 1st 10 pages of Vue and Bryce galleries. The oldest image in Vue gallery was from February 9, 2010 4:00, the oldest image in Bryce gallery was from February 9, 2010 5:20. So, the difference in posted images is very, very small.

alexcoppo, it seems my humourous remark the other day has offended you. I wonder why. I didn't mean to insult you, I was simply joking. However, if you felt offended please accept my apologies. On the other hand, I would suggest that you try to moderate your posts, like the one that triggered my humourous remark, because some of them seem so full of hatred that the only possible response is indeed humour, just to aliviate the pressure. If you don't like other people's sense of humour, then you shouldn't write in the way you write. It's just my opinion, I hope I didn't offend your sensitive nature now because, like you wrote, I'm a "kind and caring person". ;-)