To all,

Thank you very much for your comments on our newly released Brown Sugar maps created by Dalinise. We sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by the way they were named. There was definitely no intended offense towards anyone. The product names have been changed and hopefully the new names will be less offensive.

Sometimes we at DAZ find ourselves in a damned if we do, damned if we dont situation. Maps by Dalinise with this exact naming scheme have been present on Renderosity for many months now, and have likely have been mentioned in some previous Renderosity newsletters. So I have to wonder, if DAZ were located in Tennessee would the names have been any less offensive? Or if we had forced Dalinise to change the names before releasing her products at DAZ, then would we have been accused of either being hyper-sensitive or prudish (because we are located in Utah)? I mention this just to point out that there is not always an easy solution.

I am also curious if those who have sent letters to DAZ complaining about the product names have also sent similar letters to Renderosity? Im not suggesting anyone do so, of course. Im merely wondering whether DAZ is being judged by the same standards as everyone else. Why have these product names only been targeted within a day after they were put up at DAZ when they have been up at Renderosity for several months? Our concern about the names was diminished based on the fact that they have been here for so long without anyone complaining before now.

To Dalinise: Thank you for giving us the opportunity to host such great quality textures and thank you for your flexibility in allowing us to change their names to something that will hopefully be less offensive. We of course understand that your intentions were good. On the bright side, you cant say that your products dont get noticed at DAZ! :)

Sincerely,

Dan Farr
President DAZ Productions