It appeared that Poser might be able to come back, but once again an inferior figure was trotted out, and the only voices I heard were fawning praises. "But he has no clothes!!!" I wanted to say, but figured it would be impolite and insensitive to do so.

Then the great vendor exodus was forced, and it looks like there's no coming back from that. What a terrible decision it was to let the bean counters mess with the artists. Tragic idiocy. What we called "community" was actually only a few dedicated people who engendered goodwill and esprit de corps. Once they saw that the bottomliners had replaced the lovers, they left, and this is what we've got.

Actually, death would've been less tragic, cuz it happens to all, and it has been overcome. Stupidity, however, lasts forever.