Hey all--

Just to let you know, I've made changes to the TOS.

Please review them: http://www.renderosity.com/tos.php

Thank you!

It would be helpful to specify the changes.

Hello Malwat 

A majority of the changes were the following to deal with the issues of bashing, trolling and harassment. We truly want an atmosphere of creativity, sharing and community   

HARASSMENT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AT RENDEROSITY. If anyone feels as if they’re being harassed by another member, please report it to someone from our Renderosity team. Such messages will be deleted and the member may be banned from using these functions. This applies to any communications within this community, which includes but not limited to forums, art galleries, graffiti wall, chat, blogs, sitemail or article opinions. Please remember when stating your opinion, it's not hurtful, rather it's constructive criticism and doesn't offend other members.

Flame Baiting. It can be a person familiar with a certain topic/discussion on an internet forum group, saying things that would provoke an angry, teasing, or overall negative response. For example: You’re a loser if you think Poser is better than Daz. OR Everyone knows which software will be at the top next time this year and it won’t be Poser/Daz. [These will purposely provoke negative reactions.]

Trolling. Purposely causing harm to others by stating destructive commentary such as “that’s an ugly photo you just uploaded.” Or, “you are horrible at creating photos, you should re-learn Poser.” If you need assistance, please communicate with someone from our Renderosity Team.

Political/Religious Viewpoints. Since discussions of a Religious and Political nature tend to be heated because of varying viewpoints, we feel that as an artists' forum, there is no place for these types of discussions. Insulting someone’s religion or speaking about political views in a negative manner is not tolerated anywhere on our site.

 Thanks. I thought they might be new, but of course one rarely revisits the TOS after initial checks!

Terms like trolling are slightly new to people like me, but I hope that it does not prevent robust discussions. In the academic world heated argument is often the flame in which new ideas are forged.