I think some people have misunderstood that this does NOT affect any merchant that sells products here and somewhere else. It only affects merchants that own or operate sites that broker items for other people. There is a BIG difference. The merchant forum is a private place for merchants to build relationships, collaborate on work, talk about site improvements, discuss policies that need to be created or revised and get info on our community and market surveys. Merchants that own or operate websites that compete directly (by brokering) with Renderosity get a huge benefit from the private forum by not having to invest time & money into community research & statistical date. There have been a few times where private merchant discussions have been made public by a competitor (or those who support them) which is a violation of the merchant agreement. Then, the discussions are twisted into something theyre not just to make another site appear better. Many of times, the discussions are about things that arent even policies yetonly a what if, and the merchants help us work through the issues. Renderosity continually strives to make improvements for the good of everyone whos a part of Renderosity, and I think its sad that some are blind to it.