That's a neat idea, Pat.

Something to mull over...

I don't know how you'd get a site to accept the certification process, in any case.  Not unless it was handed down on high from SM.  Even then, people may react badly to it, believing it to be a similar scenario to Sony et al and their stance on content development for their consoles.

For example, Rendo and DAZ both walk a line regarding quality and quantity.  True enough, there are some terrible products out there which should have never seen the light of day but is any merchanting site really going to put a stop to it when they get a hefty slice of the cake on any item sold?  Anything slowing down their throughput wouldn't be very welcome, IMO.

It could also lead to a two tier system, where some sites sell only certified content and others don't.  True or not, some buyers would percieve the non certified content to be inferior.  It may well not be inferior but just a case of some vendors not wishing to jump through hoops to sell what they made.  F'rinstance, I'd happily subscribe to certification - in theory - provided it didn't put any obstacles in my way.  By that I mean pointless steps undertaken just to get the magic badge.   I could also forsee a backlog of products awaiting the OK, too.  Vendors ain't gonna like that.

Sorry Pat, I guess I just killed the "other thread" option stone dead.  Or kick started it.  :)

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