I've never actually used a freebie then posted a render to a gallery, but that's because I never put my mind to producing something to stick in the galleries, I just like tinkering around with the software really.

Having said that, I'm still grateful to those that produce the freebies.  They've come in handy for me a few times, without them, things would take a lot longer, scenes would take longer to build.

So, a thumbs-up to the freebie creators from me, even from my limited use of them