draws breath...

OK... here's a link to a thread that I put up a while back about using Poser lights and ambient lights for indoor scenes using IDL. It got some good traction, has been referenced before, so I'm assuming may be useful...

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/?thread_id=2884825

I should also point out that when I went to look for this thread, I entered my user name and the search term 'lighting'. Note the name of the thread "Indoor lighting with IDL and camera settings". I got nothing. No matches AT ALL. Suggestion: assume if someone doesn't put a date range, they don't want it narrowed, they want ALL OF IT.

I feel sorry for Boni and Shane, being kinda stuck between an almost faceless admin and us, but I have a specific section of bookmarks for 3D stuff, and they have almost completely become dead links since the last upgrade.I'm hesitant to contribute to this.

Let me be clear; I don't go to RDNA because I think their forum is WORSE. I hate it. THIS is my first port of call, messed up search functions and flame wars and all. Losing all my links doesn't stop me coming here to look, doesn't stop me posting stuff I find at the time, but as much as I like the idea, I have ZERO trust in the forum to keep the material accessible, and as such won't post anything other than quick links I can rehash.

I can understand a business trying to win back trust from it's user base/customers, and if we have new people in, like Boni, trying to make a difference, there's hope. For the actual business side, repairing a damaged reputation is difficult, takes commitment, and takes transparency. This thread has got a touch heated, and asking for courtesy is fine and appropriate. Courtesy should be given... but trust is earned.