KimberlyC posted at 2:59AM Sat, 30 January 2016 - #4251784

" Hi guys!

I wanted to clear up some stuff as well:

"I am immediately less interested in this site because of the prohibition on linking to other marketplaces." - This was something we always have done. It was included within the commercial images/links. It was asked to make it a bit clearer as it could be confusing. So this is nothing new. "

Hope this helps a bit! :)

I am sorry your company feels that way and is now choosing to dig it in in black and white. I never knew this prohibition existed and have frequently linked to other sites when writing here and elsewhere whenever I thought it was helpful. Poser belongs to Smith Micro, and is on another marketplace site. As are the Daz and Carrara programs. Renderosity does not have any such programs of their own and is dependent on artists and customers coming to them from those sites. You have a cross-over on artists with Daz and RDNA and Content Paradise and many others. This is all part of the community you are saying you want your company to be a part of. I did not originally find Renderosity until AFTER I had found Daz and Content Paradise. I came to you through them, and ultimately anchored to you as my favorite 3D site when Smith Micro revolutionized Content Paradise. To some extent you are dependent on them and cannot succeed if you cut yourselves off.

I've offered you my thoughts in three posts above and reiterate that I think this new addition to TOS, this prohibition on linking to other sites and market places is flat out wrong. I will not be hurting your efforts on your Poser threads -ever- that would be something bad for the community, but I will not be participating to help your version grow as long as that aspect is in place. You've lost me. I feel you do not see the big picture of our 3D community. Good luck, Peace be with you all.