Well, I did the unthinkable.... I went back to Daz, forced myself to start learning DS, and bought a whole bunch of product from them because the atmosphere here lately is not conducive to spending money. It's obviously nothing against the artists, they are mostly at DAZ now too, some are gone from here forever... I have no idea why the admin are going out of their way to destroy a once lively and creative artist site and actively chase away both customers and vendors, but it is what they have chosen to do... Which is sad. So I once compared DAZ to a boyfriend that I still loved but had nothing in common with anymore (and that got deleted from the forums but strangely remained on their Facebook review section.) But I've forgiven DAZ, at least for now, they are being very helpful in the newbie DS user forum, and I only say this to make a point that the admins are actively chasing away their customers and I have no idea why, what benefit is it gaining them? They don't want us to link to competitors, so instead we shop there. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going-- to other sites.... And now I find it sad spending less time here, again, feels like an old friend that I no longer have anything in common with. A friend who is spiraling out of control, chasing all her old friends away. And soon Rendo will be in therapy wondering, where did all my friends go??? Why is this an empty site? So sad. But the admins refuse to listen to the customers or vendors and I guess that worked in Daz's favor, four years later, finally... So it will be interesting to see if Rendo dies on the vine or manages to flourish. I truly hope it can rise above all this to get back to its former glory.... But for now, DAZ just got a ridiculous amount of money from me that I can't afford and really, it's just because this site is starting to leave a bad taste in my mouth, I really wish they would hire long time customers or vendors as admins, that would solve everything...

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