Lyne, It's all about numbers. This message board (Poser Forum) is so popular and moves so darn fast, that messages get buried very quickly. In order to cut down on this. We created the Product Showcase area for direct product advertising type messages. You can continue to put links to your personal web site here. Along with renders you make using your products. As long as that link deals with a free item. Or an image that you want people to see and give advice about. What we are trying to do is keep the obvious advertising confined to the Product Showcase area so it reduces the amount of ads we see here. Here's an example that might make it clearer for you. This is OK: You create an image with products either you, or someone else is selling. And post it to the gallery with credits given to the makers of those items. Along with the link to your web site. You post an image here on this forum and ask for help to make a certain part of it better. Including a link to your web site. This is NOT OK: You post an image/and or message to the gallery or this forum saying something like "Here's my new item. You can get it now from here". You post a message that states something like "I just updated the so-and so item I'm selling. It now has this new stuff included with it" followed by a direct link to where the item is being sold. We realize there's a bit of a thin line with certain images and messages when it comes to the advertising issue. We will try to be as fair as possible. Hope this makes it clearer. ScottA