also, in looking around, i really think that 'Staff Picks' inside the pertaining software forum should be done away with.  now granted, i use Poser so i'm most inclined to visit that specific forum, so bear in mind that most of my opinion on the matter is shaped through that, though i have, on occasion bounced through to other forums.

in terms of the one in the Poser forum, a couple of things i've noticed in the recent months has been a decline in viewership on the weekly post, so i gotta ask myself what purpose is it providing really.  another thing regarding those posts in that forum is that each week it consists of mostly the same artists being chosen over and over.  that might make some folks feel like it's a favouritism type thing, but maybe not.  but surely there are more than just 5-6 Poser users on this site.  and again, if that isn't the case, and other works simply aren't being chosen due to quality so there are only 5-6 users doing 'worthy' stuff, then the overall message becomes one that demonstrates the decline of Poser usage, which should be a blasphemous idea since it is Rendo's flagship software at this point.

if Staff Picks continues to be a thing, then consolidate all weekly picks into one area, tell us why they were chosen, what about them makes them exciting enough to have been chosen by Staff.  Ricky usually does a reasonable job at times doing that kind of thing in his articles regarding his weekly call-outs.

and speaking of flagship software, other than Jen's Poser Pulse articles, where on this site is there a place that highlights Poser itself, like a showcase on what it can do, inspirational images, etc?  yes, i'm aware of bondware.com, but that's a whole separate site in itself.  i understand sort of [?] why it is, but why is Poser so hidden on the very site where artists/hobbyists are more likely to visit and maybe fall in love enough to buy it?  i'm sure there is some logic to it all, and the rationale certainly does not need to be justified to me as an individual [not my literal business or my figurative one either for that matter], but i can honestly say that this observation isn't solely mine alone either...

not saying to inundate users w. Poser, or bash them over the head with it... it would require a gentle balance so that other software users do not feel unwelcomed; however, if money is at the root of Rendo's survival, as it is with all business, and Poser software contributes to that required revenue, shouldn't it be at least a little more prevalent in its presence here?

maybe there is some special out of the way section/area already on this site that is doing that that i'm unaware of?