Quote - "A few years ago, I was a pretty regular forum member over there.  Now?  I feel like, unless I'm working a customer service angle for Rendo, I'm not welcome, thanks to all of the anti-Renderosity sentiment.  "

That's exactly how I feel about Renderosity now; I used to spend every minute of my 3D-related time here and I was one of the leading free stuff and tutorial providers here for a long time. Now I feel like I have no business here because I believe in the quality of DAZ products and am judged as a representative of DAZ no matter what I say. I'll keep coming for the galleries and the occasional Marketplace item, but this is definitely not the same Rendo it used to be.

"I'm not welcome, thanks to all of the anti-Renderosity sentiment. "

We could argue endlessly about that, the only anti-Renderosity sentiment I've personally seen at DAZ is when fans of their products get tired of reading threads here started by the same gang of whiners about whatever new product DAZ has released. Sorry you feel that way.

"are we supposed to tell people that they can't have an opinion anymore?"

No, you're only supposed to tell that to people who disagree with you, like me.   ;)

SnowS

The problem is, our perception of things becomes our reality.  What you or I have perceived back and forth betwixt the sites may not ACTUALLY be.  I know I've taken a few comments by members a little harsher than intended.
The thing is, what you may be seeing as anti-DAZ sentiment, the rest of us are seeing as a one-off situation.  Like I said earlier, the rant is usually self-containing, and self-corrected.  Someone rants, 5 other people post something along the lines of CTFO, OP sees the point of the prev. 5, and we're golden.  

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