Quote - I don't like the whole idea... to make every site "tablet friendly".

Thank you.  I've gotten tired of the mentality of making things great for tablets and screw everything else.  I've almost never seen a site update in the past few years actually get better visual due to that mentality being so common.  What's sad is that there are a few useful improvements in here but you have to deal with the other problems.

It's not just the color scheme that's a problem, it actually seems flawed.  The tabs you can hover over were much more useful and just felt like faster navigation over.  To give credit where credit is due, the larger thumbnails at the Marketplace page is good but otherwise the whole thing just feels like a step backwards in the attempt to make things "new".

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewthread/13327/

While it started out as a rant thread, this actually has some good suggestions for eye positioning.

Technically it's for M4 but it seems to behave well enough on Genesis: http://shop.aprilsvanity.com/-free-items/mitch-hair/prod_94.html

I've found the thread...interesting...so far.  Both surprised and not surprised at the disdain for dial spinning, though.  I'd argue a lot of the issue stems from simply not even attempting variance.  I'm still curious about whether the OP was speaking out against Same Face Syndrome or if it was a comment on otherwise professional images using dead, soulless expressions.

This might be of use: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?message_id=3934788&ebot_calc_page#message_3934788

Adding another voice.  Would love to see this.

Quote -  Something you must consider when you create a product and upload it for sale or as a freebie. It is this: Who are the people that will be able to see the promos? If the underaged people are allowed on the site, as they are here at Renderosity, then nudity in any form would not be appropriate. If only adults are allowed on the site, then the packaging and the promos should be up to the creator of the product. If I'm the one that made the product, I will market it as I see fit. Anybody that gets mad because of the way I market my products, is just wasting an emotion on something that he or she has no control over. So I say live with it. Let the vendor market the product in his or her own way.

I think vendors should have a fair bit of control and I tend to prefer it if they have their own style to their promos since it creates a brand.

However, there's a little caveat emptor problem, especially since these are digital goods.  If a vendor isn't showing their product, we shouldn't feel entitled to buy from them.  And it's more than just nudity.  I've seen promos that do a poor job of letting you know what you're getting on numerous kinds of products.  Most vendors do a good job but it's noticeable and annoying when they don't.

As far as age requirements, I thought this site didn't allow restricted promos or gallery images be seen if not logged in.  That's actually Daz's current problem in that their filters aren't set up so they have a strict block for now.  In fact, it can be noted that though they hold themselves up as being family friendly, the old site did allow nudity.

Quote -  I often ctriticize vendors that don't include nude promos with a character as in my mind you are leaving out important promos for an important part of the actual product. I have sent emails asking certain vendors about this and it usually comes down to their personal preference which makes absolutely no sense to me based on the nature of the product, textures.

Even as someone who doesn't do a lot of nude renders, it does strike me as odd/annoying when a vendor doesn't do that unless it's a sitewide mandate.  What's probably just as annoying when they only show one angle.  Then again, "vendor promo complaints" is a topic for another thread and I've been trying not to start ranting about.

A lot of cool stuff.  Congratulations to all.

I think it really depends on what metadata is being used for to determine usefulness.  As noted, alternate colors for an outfit or MAT poses for hiding parts is where it really shines.  On the flip side, it's outright unuseful at times for when you're trying to "cheat".  Probably the primary example is using M4/V4 skins and posing on Genesis since the backwards compatibility is useful yet if coded right the metadata actually shouldn't show up in these situations at all.

I agree that metadata is very helpful for products with Daz compatibility and I prefer purchasing from vendors like Razor42 who include it.  I guess the larger priority should be for Genesis products since it's a Daz specific product (though it's good that Genesis can now be used in Poser).

Glancing at things, Shayana does have options for Genesis.  It's the user's choice on Genesis or V4 since she has different morphs and options for both.

As stated, V4 and M4 textures are supported by default when using Genesis.  As far as morphs, there's the option of using a Genesis specific character such as P3D's Carmen (http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/p3d-carmen/93086) or using any number of morph packs ranging from Daz3D's Evolution for Genesis or the free DieTrying set over at ShareCG.  Currently maintaining a resource thread over at Daz's forums for a lot of stuff: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewthread/368/

V4 and M4 simply have a lot more options by sheer virtue of being around longer than Genesis though more is coming out over time.

Out of curiosity, will the Daz version have metadata?