Well, my own oft-cited theory, Blade, is that Poser provides something of an outlet for (mostly) guys who have trouble with the real world and the real women you find there. Sure, Vicky was based on a real model, but she probably no more represents that model than Kupa, who was the original model for Mike, represents him. Both have been idealized and enhanced, and it's that idealization that has been both bane and boon to Poser. Why the nudity then? Well, aside from the obvious reason above, clothing is also a bit of pain sometimes. When you can't even pose something as simple as a t-shirt and a pair of jeans without having to fiddle with half a dozen things in the process (Hello, Curious, are you paying attention here???), I can't blame people for not wanting to deal with garments on their models... unless, of course, it makes those models look "oooo... sexy..." =) As for everything in the galleries looking alike, you're right there, no question. When it's always the same mesh to begin with, the chances of anything unique is pretty rare right off the bat. And when you watch the galleries, you'll find things ride in waves: we're finally (I think) over the "temple" stuff, save in the odd image or two. People are just marking time till the next Big Prop is released, and then we'll see render after render based on that. It's no different from the real world: a show like Friends is successful, then next season we see lotsa Friends-clones, none of which have the sparkle of the original. Well, same here: we have a few artists who are amazing at what they can do with a naked broad, a helmet, and a sword =), while the rest are doing acceptable copies. Damn, that sounded harsh. But it's also true. But there are a few out there who really push this program in some very cool directions. Davidho and Dragongirl immediately come to mind, and I'm sure others will recommend their own favourites as well.