Smitthms opened this issue on Nov 03, 2002 ยท 67 posts
creativechaos posted Mon, 04 November 2002 at 2:57 AM
WOAH GUYS! You're forgetting the REAL issues here!!! The issues aren't to "string up the messanger" but to help this community get past this and hopefully work something out for the BETTER of the community. We don't need to be fighting amongst ourselves like a pack of wild dogs in the streets. Odeath- while renderosity MAY have lumped themselves in the "business" category, they DO need to make money to support this site. Unless you'd like yet another member site to pay 50 bucks a year to keep running. You, however, are the one that snapped, no matter how out of place or in place you feel it was, that if people didn't like it they could use the door whenever they wanted. I'm pretty damned sure that people who HAVE been here for years like you and me and Penguinisto and how many others, WANT things to work out for the best of the community... This issue is a LOT more than members getting banned and stuff getting pulled. It's principles, morals, legality of contract breaking, and most importantly community togetherness on issues. A lot of people feel that for this reason or that they need to pull their stuff...I respect them for that decision. It's not a decision they made lightly, I'm sure. I'm still fighting with myself over what I should do as a customer and long time member of R'osity myself. I want to show the people who are getting hurt that I support them, but I don't want to turn tail on a site that has made me who I am artistically. While I'm frusterated and a little upset over what's going on...I'm NOT saying I don't like Renderosity and I'm willing to stand by and try to help fix the problems...not just say "Oh well it's business" and move on like a place I've belonged to for the past few years means nothing to me.
Remember...getting lost is the senic route to the eventual destination. (And a lot prettier than the straight road)