It's getting awfully tribal in here...

Makes me wonder if I'm flying the right colors to be sailing safely in these waters...

IMO tribalism is one of the biggest threats to the "Poser Community", it seems as if division and demarcation are the par for the course in the Poser community. As opposed to unification collaboration and acceptance, which would seem to be what a community should be about.

Some of the Poser tribes I have noticed:

• The Click and render Tribe. (Disliked by the next tribe that see them as undermining the principles of Poserdom)

• It doesn't count unless you have built it from scratch Tribe (Somewhat elitist group that often feel Poser would be just as complete without a render engine)

• Individual Poser 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 - why won't vendors support my version Tribes (Cost and other barriers have spread the community over a large version range, disputes are not uncommon amongst the different version users as to what a particular product should or should not include.)

• Various website Tribes (Don't go to X site as it's corporate and evil, but Y site is truly a community and caring site.)

• Anti Daz 3D Tribe (This group tends to never have a good word to say about Daz 3D and often harbour some years old injury that has never healed quite right)

• Don't mind Daz 3D, I'm after great content Tribe (This group tends to be more pragmatic and makes purchases based on their need for said item but are often targeted by the last group as some kind of traitors to Poserdom, so must often be quite clandestine about their acceptance of Daz 3D as a legitimate source of content)

• The V4 and only V4 Tribe (This tribe's members are made up of individuals that invested heavily in V4 content over the years and wish the world stand still, for fear that their content will become out of date, this tribe will often takes issue with those that enjoy newer figures as this is a sign that times are moving on)

• The SM figure base Tribe (As long as it isn't a Daz 3D figure, it must be better for the Poser Community)

• The Let's take a figure and rerig it completely Tribe (After it has been fully re-rigged and modified it will be best figure for the Poser Community, until the next figure that needs fully re-rigging and modifying comes along)

• The your figure is so Uugggly Tribe (This figure will always be worse than that figure as this figure is UUGGGLYYY)

• The I want the latest Daz 3D figure Tribe (It's new, it's shiny, Why can't I have it? Plllsss! ...)

• The we don't need the latest Daz 3D figures "ever" Tribe (You only want it because it's new and shiny, and you can't have it. Insert Dead Horse metaphor here)

• The various, now RDNA has departed poser community should move to "x" site Tribes. (You know what we need? A site that actually loves Poser, a website that truly cares, where the Poser users can join together as one and dance, sing and weave baskets together while the growing children play and laugh carefree in the fields of fertile wheat. Can you imagine it? Generally considered by each different internal faction of this tribe to be located at any number of small independant sites, but cannot be one of the market leading sites.)

• I use Poser and Daz Studio Tribe. ( A rare, small and somewhat shy group. But they can be seen occasionally enjoying a diverse range of products and services, using them in the best way they see fit to complete set task.)

• I love Poser and will never use DS Tribe. (These guys can be quite territorial and will defend the borders of their lands with an almost religious fervor, have waged many senseless and bloody campaigns against the last tribe listed)

• The I want new content for latest version of Poser Tribe (Another smaller tribe that seems to always be the first to buy-in supporting Poser, but are usually left waiting for content that takes advantage of the new Poser functions as the vendors want to keep most of the other tribes happy so are hesitant to offer new function support.)

• The I have lots of old content and want perpetual support forever of that old content Tribe (Most of this group are peaceful and generous, unless the creators of Poser hint that there may be changes to back compatibility in the next version, they then can immediately transform into organised and militant groups that refuse to offer any type of compromise or give any quarter until their demands are met.)

• I don't buy much because vendors don't support my favourite old figure Tribe (A peaceful tribe that tend to accept that they can't expect their treasured figure to be mainstream forever, but believe in protecting and preserving the articles of that figure.)

• The various Tribes of "x" site is obviously going to be the saviour of the "Poser community" and is in no way just another business competing for market share, but a true bastion of the "Poser Community" and which will obviously be the only savior of the Poser community. (Trouble is no one can seem to agree which is the true saviour, but happily sharpen the knives against any they see as not being that saviour in their opinion.)

• The Tribe of believers in the unifying figure myth (This group holds dear to the myth, that one day a creator will come and bring to Poserdom a new perfect figure that will be embraced by all of the different various tribes, and that the figure will be crowned as the new Queen and her consort the King of Poserdom and all the tribes will be united together under their magnificent radiance. This tribe often fall into internal squabbles over which figures are truly the prophesied ones and will at times turn extremely aggressive on any offering they perceive as being a false or inadequate Queen or King.)

I wonder will there ever truly be peace for Poserdom?

History is full of small tribes that failed to work together for a greater good often one that is shared by each, being wiped out by larger tribes that appreciate the benefits of collectivism versus opportunistic based individualism masquerading as community.