Thanks. I'll pass along the wishes. I'm not allowed to link to Renderotica here, so I can't give you a link to the store or the thread, but if you want more info, the thread is stickied in General Discussions, title: Urgent!! One of Our Own's in Trouble

I talked to Doc on Wednesday. He was pretty doped up and tired, of course, but sounded good considering all he's been through.

Look for Dendras' Criminal Science Set 2: Medical Experiments Table & poses at Renderotica's store. PM me if you want a link.

Guys, we're having a problem with the store at the moment. The answer is eluding us, but we hope to have it fixed soon.

It matters naught, except that you were labeling them as misleading which is incorrect. If you had said uninformative, then I wouldn't have bothered to say anything except maybe to point out that these are national brand awareness ads and as such probably wouldn't get into nitty gritty details anyway.

Not talking about those things is not misleading. Misleading would be lying to you about the costs or where to get them or whatever.

Do national Coke ads tell you how much Coke costs, where to get it, what the ingredients are, or even what it tastes like? I think you are misunderstanding the purpose of these ads.

There isn't one bit of slander in those ads. But yes, Mac is playing catch up. Who doesn't know that?

And I really fail to see what is misleading about them. If PC people are so all-fired confident in your computers and operating system, why are you all so ready to get upset at someone pointing out some of the obvious flaws? I would think you should easily be able to ignore us poor misguided Mac users.

Apple isn't trying to sell anyone Apple servers in their commercials, so why should they bring it up? And they do bring up Microsoft  Office. They point out that they can run it as well as a PC. Who cares who makes the software? The point of these commercials isn't just the OS. It's the whole package. And it's aimed at the consumer level. For the market they are aiming at, these commercials are perfect.

Nobody is going to buy a computer based solely on a TV ad. At least I certainly hope not. The purpose of these ads is not to bash PCs per se, but point out that if you are considering buying a new computer there are some very good reasons to consider a Mac as opposed to a PC. And they do that quite well. If they can get you to go look at a Mac, then they have served their purpose.

I have both a PC and  Mac. You will have to pry my Mac from my cold, dead hands. The PC is just a constant source of irritation for me. I need it for a couple of things only and only use it if I have to. This is the second PC I've had and I have had more hardware trouble with both of them than I have ever had with any of the Macs I've had.

As for XP pro, it's an improvement over Windows 98 for sure, but it's still full of security holes. I'm sure the only reason I don't have too much problem with viruses on it is that I rarely download anything on my PC. The fact of the matter is (for whatever reason) you just don't have to worry about that shit on a Mac.

Yes, you can do graphics on a PC now. And do them pretty well. But compare what you see on a Mac  and what you see with the same monitor on a Windows machine and you will see a dramatic difference in picture/color quality. There's some difference in the way they handle graphics information and it is quite startling when you see it side by side. And once you get used to that quality, you will never be happy looking at a PC monitor again.

PCs aren't better because there are more of them in use. There are more of them in use because Bill Gates made some smart marketing moves with Windows. And contrary to what someone else said, he made an operating system for idiots. It tries to do EVERYTHING for you whether you want it to or not. Most people who use PCs are not building them themselves, nor are they doing any upgrades themselves. But, yeah, they better live near a store with parts and either learn to do it or know someone who can, because something is sure to go wrong every few months.

You have to looks at what your needs are when you buy a machine. If your needs can be equally served by a Mac or a PC, then I'd recommend buying the Mac. Things will go much smoother. If not, then buy a PC. But, be prepared to be tearing your hair out every so often.

"Dozens and dozens of in your face tits and ass thumbnails that were more indicative of a 3rd rate XXX porn site than a legititmate business catering to the graphic community and which also happens to have an art gallery for their members to use to display their images."

Acadia, you stated this twice in your post and while I know this will just fall on deaf ears, I feel the need to say it anyway.

Renderotica and many porn sites out there ARE legitimate businesses. If you are selling sex, you are going to have your merchandise displayed. That does not mean you are not a legitimate business.

BTW, at least the porn sites are honest about what they are selling and who their customers are. You have sexually provocative material all over this site. And a lot of it involves clothing, not nudity. You are selling outfits in the store that would make a hooker blush. And just how many ridiculous half-naked "armor" clad warrior women do you have to see before you realize what people come here for? Without this clearly sexual content, I doubt you'd have nearly as many members and your store would certainly not make as many sales, yet you try to pretend it doesn't exist by stating over and over that you are being "serious" and "professional" - whatever that is.

Back down again.

Rotica is back up! Thanks to everyone for their patience.

Faeriewylde and Animotions are back up. We're going to watch them for a little bit before we bring rotica back up.

Faeriewylde and Animotions are back up. We're going to watch them for a little bit before we bring rotica back up.

We should have the servers back up soon.