I used to be an active member on Renderosity in general and on the vue forum in particular.

I agree with the reaons mentioned above for the mass exodus of artists from this forum:

1. Admin is very rigid and hostile to any non-conformist idea. One of the main points of contention was their attitude to nudes. (not only in the vue comunity)

2. E-ons attitude to users qustions/bug reports was pathetic - users were supposed to put up with what they dished out without expectation of advertised features actually working. Unfortunately, they had many fan-boys (no doubt with perks from e-on) on this forum which hampered any attempt to discuss bugs/solutions freely. This resulted in an unpleasant atmosphere.

3. The overall look and features on renderosity are old fashioned and stagnating. Even after several years of absence no significant changes are obvious.

4. I am now focusing on traditional art rather than CG, in part becuase I cant afford to keep upgrading Vue. It's a shame becuase I enjoyed using VUE while I could and would have liked to continue with digital art alongside the traditional

 

Anyhow, When I left, the moderators of this forum, kept getting upset everytime there was a lively debate (most of which included me). Well, I hope they are happy now, it's more 'peacefull' here than in a graveyard...

PS if anyone is interested in my art now you're welcome to my pages on www.redbubble.com/people/artpearl or artpearl.deviantart.com

"I paint that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive. I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence."
Man Ray, modernist painter
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