Well at least now I know the missing images in my gallery aren't gone for good (from Rendo that is - I do have the originals). Can't say I'm impressed though! Couldn't even tell from the main screen if I was still logged in or not.

The image size restrictions, in this day of broadband and faster computers, is just goofy.

Just a quick thought... any bit of hardware developed by a major corporation in the past, what - 15 years(?) already has an existing, super-accurate 3D mesh: the one they used to actually produce the hardware.

So, who knows? Maybe Lockheed-Martin has decided they can make some extra $$ by stripping out most of the interior details, and Poserizing their meshes?

Could happen! :)

(Yeah, right)

Quote - And I think you should have the same rules for all your free sections. If the Poser section only allows a maximum of 5 uploads a day then all the others should too.

 
Personally I think the limit should be an absolute cap for the user, regardless of which category they post in. And ideally on a 24-hour timer rather than a daily limit. Otherwise you'll have someone posting their cap at 11:59 for today, then waiting a minute or two to upload their cap for the next day.

The problem isn't that it's free stuff, or even incorrectly-labelled free stuff. It's that it is being generated to create Share CG hits, and nothing more. The intent rather than the content. And the effect the trend is having on the legitimate freebie content creators. Check the threads in the forums at some of the other sites. It sounds as though some content creators are already questioning whether they should bother uploading here.

I'd say the game has changed, and Rendo needs to revisit their rules.

I believe the point is, there has recently been a rash of uploads of the same freebie(s) with only slight variations between the uploads. If it were something being sold in the Marketplace, the merchant would have bundled it into a single package (ie. a texture package for a clothing item). When I'm browsing the Marketplace, I see one product comprising all the variations the merchant is offering. I don't have to view (and potentially purchase) a dozen separate product entries that are essentially the same thing.

Don't get me wrong - I'm grateful for the content freebie-makers provide. It's the method of delivery I take issue with. When I go into the Free Stuff section, I'd rather not see an entire screen-full of variations of one provider's product. They are drowning out the other providers - and that isn't right either.

I don't want to complain about freebies... but I can't help but feel that the Free Stuff section is being abused in order to generate Share CG hits. If I wanted to be really nasty about it, I'd call it spam.

Frankly, I wouldn't mind seeing an upload cap on freebies. It would not hurt those that are creating "legitimate" freebies, and it might get the others to at least bundle some of their similar items into zip files.

It's probably going to save me money. I guess I like that part? ;)

Message edited on: 01/17/2006 16:37

My first thought (once I was actually able to get in...) was "Welcome to Rendo DNA". On the upside, my wishlist is now sorted. Alphabetically, even. Pity it doesn't still display the merchant's name as well. Overall: proof that software updates are not the same as software upgrades.