i have yet to see her being just plain ol'....nicest people you can hope to meet... I just couldn't sit back and leave this alone, even though I promised myself once I made my initial post, I wouldn't say anything else in this thread. But I will not sit here while someone who clearly admits they do not know Debbie, maligns her on a personal level. I didn't meet Debbie because I whipped out a credit card and bought anything she had for sale. I was new to poser, and I read somewhere in someone's gallery or perhaps a thread here in the forum, that she had a good tutorial for painting hair. Familiar with Moonlight Designs from my PSP days, I went to her site but found no such tutorial. So, I took a moment, dropped her an IM, apologized for the intrusion, explained my need and asked her to point me in the right direction. Not only did Debbie answer me, she offered to help me as I learned. I took her at her word, assumed her offer was sincere, and dang...imagine my delight when it turned out that she was this incredibly sincere person, willing to take some time to help a poser newbie and a stranger, without any expectation of anything in return. That is who Debbie is. Debbie is not the type of person who would come to a thread and bemoan that so and so isn't commenting on her images. Debbie isn't the kind of person who would come here and explain that her computer time is limited...she works a full time job, she's a full time mom, she has a part time job, and a life outside of the poser community. Debbie isn't the kind of person who would come here and defend herself by listing the people whom she helps without the slightest thought of what they will, can or should do for her. No, Debbie is a much bigger person than that. Debbie gives back to this community generously. If she doesn't have the time to comment on your gallery or thank you profusely for commenting on hers, why assume she is some type of mean-spirited person out to slight you? Is it so far fetched to even give credence to the thought that she might be busy or have a real life? And would it be too much effort, if you sincerely want her artistic opinion, to write her and ask her, when she has time, to take a moment to look through your gallery and give you some pointers? Now, if after doing that you came here and belly ached about Debbie not being a great person, I might have something worth while to listen to. Debbie M is now my friend...but she became that over time, time she spent helping someone new who could barely turn poser on. Debbie exemplifies what the poser community is about and I am PROUD to be her friend.

The Art of Sin

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