"Why all the quotes after quotes etc. all that is required to the original question..."

When did 'Do these pants make my ass look big?,' not lead to diets, boyfriends, sex and 'He wanted to put it where!?'

The point about innovation is well taken. A lot of that has been fixes & improvements to the original Poser & Daz figures. What is being discussed now are new figures, independent of the content everyone has become accustomed to. Never say never, maybe Antonia et al will break the mold in this new environment. The simple history however is that no original 3rd party figure has ever achieved the success that the Daz figures have. You can probably include the figures included with Poser in that category. To borrow from Mill, "I believe that is so obviously and universally admitted a principle that I hardly think any gentleman will deny it."

Again, not to say it can't happen, but IMO, it will take more than lurid banners in the Poser forum. It will take advertising to reach those who never darken the threshold here. It will take examples that can persuade a lot of people that it offers them something they want and need. It will take, again IMO, the active and enthusiastic support of SM. If you're going to fight a grassroots guerilla war, you better have the support of most of the population and some outside help. When all of thoe content hungry pre-09/2012 users contemplate upgrading, you better have a compelling reason for them to join the revolution. I know that those caught up in the exhilirating air of rebellion don't want to hear that war is hell and people may not flock to the black flag, but it is and they may not. If SM decides to sit back, waiting to fly in like Khomeni and reap the benefits of other people's struggle, then good luck with that.

"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken