tutone1234 said: >"All of the members that you believe disagree with the policy here are seeing first hand why such a policy had to be implemented by the behavior of the PP admin/mods in this forum."< I think I've just been insulted. No, wait, I've been "bashed", yeah, that's it, I've been bashed. Hmm...let's see here... LadySilverMage is neither an admin, nor a mod at PP. Ditto Stormrage, Ironbear, Entropic, and others. Yes, two or three of the people who have been the most outspoken on this issue are PP staff, but the MAJORITY of those who have spoken out against this policy, who have requested the removal of their store, who have protested the breach of the merchant's agreement (which is, a valid contract, btw, and therefore the legal arguments are quite correct - my lawyer told me so) are not on staff at PP and never have been. I am extremely upset by this new policy, but I am even MORE upset by the way Renderosity staff has handled the backlash. I've kept pretty quiet through this whole debacle. I've watched to see what would happen, how things would be handled, what sort of concessions would be made or alternatives offered to keep the affected merchants in the loop with regards to necessary marketplace information (the things the NEED to know like banner rotation, upload procedures, packaging requirements, etc. - those things necessary to running a good store) but all I have seen from the RR staff who have posted on this issue has been derision, condescension, accusation and obfuscation. There hasn't been a single direct answer to a question other than "it only applies to merchants who have their own brokerage sites." That was the first and last direct answer to a direct question. Nowhere did I see anything about the possibility of perhaps an occasional merchant newsletter being sent out when policy or marketplace changes are made, thus keeping those who lack access to the forum up to date on essential information. Nowhere did I see any mention of a possible alternate access to the merchant resource center or other non-proprietary/sensitive areas. Nope. Didn't see any of that. What I saw was sniping, sarcasm, "talk to the hand" attitude and "this doesn't affect you so why are you worried about it?" posts. And even when those who are "unaffected" TOLD you why they were worried about it, y'all just brushed them off with an "oh, pish tush, you're being silly, now go play nice and stop bothering us." style of response. All I can say to this entire broughaha is "Hand me my hipwaders cuz it's gettin' deep in here, Ma." Kate (who has gone out of her way to behave herself in this forum in regards to this issue but has come to some very important decisions after much thought and reflection)