Quote - Just my opinion but it would have been nice to see a titled Forum Coordinator have ZERO TOLERANCE for warez, not playing devil's advocate. :/ 

I'm going to take acception to this because I'm the only titled forum coordinator that played devil's advocate.  First off, you really don't know where I stand.  I can play devil's advocate if I wish to challenge "conventional wisdom".  So, what, saying I have ZERO TOLERANCE for warez would've made you feel better?  Here's a secret.  Those who have said they have ZERO TOLERANCE are guilty of it at least once in their lives, which is truly sad because they are being hypocrits.

One thing about me, you're not going to get someone who is going to willingly join the masses on a witch hunt, because I've been on both sides of the fence, thus I understand both sides to some degree.

This does not mean that I advocate pirating and to say what you said above...you might as well named names.

So, if I'd said I have ZERO TOLERANCE, would that have made you feel better?  Would that have made the situation any better?  The world is not as black and white as you might think, April.

And as someone whom has supported you in the past, both here at Rendo and at Daz, let me give you a little advice.  Instead of clinging to "how sad it is that a titled forum coordinator does not have zero tolerance", why don't you take this opportunity to learn from what I am trying to do here.

FACT: piracy is not going away anytime soon.  FACT: From what I can say, the 3D Content Industry does not have enough unified resources to really fight this problem.  FACT:  There are great vendors who do quality work and do not seemingly hurt as much some other alledge.  Some actively search these sites for their stuff and I've had no problem reporting these things back to vendors as well.  But, there are also vendors who charge a lot for lazy and sloppy work and no one wants to part with their hard earned money over crap.  Bottomline.  FACT:  Saying I have ZERO TOLERANCE is not going to make the situation any better.  A more truer statement from me:  I don't advocate it and I surely do not advocate pirates making money off of people's hard work, which is why this was started in the first place.  FACT:  And I stand by this one for sure, push yourself as a vendor and artist and continue to make quality products and you will experience increased sales.  As crazy as it may sound, I would've never heard of most of the favorite vendors had I not seen some of their stuff somewhere.  That also includes that Vayne Braid hair that you did and sold here and now sell at Renderosity.  I saw that hair on a site just like the one we are talking about and I bought it from here for $10.00 anyway.

Does that sound like someone who advocates piracy to you?  You can look at my account.  I've spent well over $1000 just at Rendo alone.  And you say I advocate piracy, huh?

Until a uniformed effort can be made to at least simmer down piracy in the 3D content industry and eventually squash it, making statements about me not having ZERO TOLERANCE really isn't going to amount to anything because you are focusing on the wrong thing.

Look at it this way, I'm a titled Forum Coordinator and I'm basically given you the best way and means possible to protect yourself and ensure your success as a vendor and that's by sharing my experiences.  I'm doing it openly and honestly because I don't advocate it.  If I did advocate it, you wouldn't hear a peep out of me and more than likely, I wouldn't be a coordinator.