I was one of the people, who argued for the Product Showcase forum. I use it quite much to form an opinion of new products. I thought and still think, it is a good idea to have a forum for merchants to advertise their products in detail and maintain customer relationship.

What i didn't envisage was that instead of more choices we now have a ghettoisation of vendors.
Rena's subscription posts are advertising for a subscription site. They are also posts of someone who takes pride in his works and wants to show them off, independent of the monetary angle.
If such things aren't allowed in the Poser forum, it is a loss for this forum.

BTW I really hate it if posts are moved without notice. It makes me a all queasy and paranoid. :P