JenyK said: "I think some people have misunderstood that this does NOT affect any merchant that sells products here and somewhere else." I am sorry, I think it does. I think it is trying to force vendors into deciding to become exclusive and restrict trade. Whether this was done intentially, or not, remains to be seening. Als your statement: "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." Renderosity also benefits, as do the Vendors, from their involvement since they can also lend ideas and provide their own statistics with regard to things they've already tried to save Renderosity from going through the same hardships. I can mention several times where DSI has contacted Renderosity Merchant staff to inform them of "individuals" who have placed fraudulant credit card purchases so that they could keep an eye out and protect their merchants from such individuals as well. If that isn't providing a benefit to Renderosity, then what is? I will be making my own formal statement about this shortly. But you are wrong JenyK, the stores should work together to improve features for both the Merchants who sell in those stores and for the Community that shops in them. My statement soon in coming, Jack D. Kammerer DSI Representive