Hi Rena I'm not a merchant (yet), and I'm not a member of admin or a mod either, so this is just one person's opinion.... The Net is changing. Free access, free bandwidth, and to a large extent, free content are vanishing. This is very regrettable, but I'm not sure anyone at R'osity can do very much about it. It seems to me that sites have two choices - embrace the plague of commercialism, and at least try to make it as fair as possible - or get squashed. R'osity is a lot more than just the Poser Forum now. I think that's its strength If it has to balance out the good stuff with some commercial activity - well; 'the labourer is worthy of his hire' as the good book says. I would rather have that, than see my favourite resource and meeting place destroyed. I'm obviously not privvy to some of the stuff you mention, but I think it would be a shame if you left on account of something that seems inevitable. Having a Product Showcase Forum for saleable items actually helps keep the spirit of the Poser Forum non commercial, while allowing the needed money making to go on. I think it a fair and reasonable compromise with an unfortunate reality. I'm sure it was not aimed at you personally. Please reconsider your position - or at least take a day or two to think it over regards peejay