I was wondering if anyone else has been banned from posting images in the DAZ Platinum Gallery?

This is a long story and I do not wish to name names at this point. Briefly DAZ's problem commenced when I kept having images deleted because they had been posted at other sites. Thus, the authorship of the images would be known at the voting stage.

I had not kept up with the ever changing rules which I accept is partly my fault. Fair enough at this point. Keep the images author hidden until after voting.

Shortly after, following another system change at DAZ I found it was possible to obtain confidential information of other Platinum members directly from within the Platinum Gallery.

I reported this in a forum post and was fobbed off with 'it's the weekend' type of excuse. So to prompt faster action by DAZ I posted some authors names of supposedly unknown authorship images.

The problem with DAZ's system was fixed shortly after and before the weekend was over!

I was later informed I was being banned from posting images in the Platinum Gallery and also I was denied access to all the DAZ forums. I was not given the opportunity to put my side of things to someone at DAZ.

In fact it was people who had been involved with earlier events who imposed the ban.

Judge , jury and executioner all wrapped up in one. I always thought justice to be fairly administered in your part of the world.

All this was up for review within about 12 months.

Those events happened shortly before the free 'Sara' figure was released and I was informed that I could not download it from the link in the gallery because I had been denied access.

I asked for an alternative download method for 'Sara'from DAZ sales and no reply was forthcoming.

A friend kindly downloaded 'Sara' to my system and I was subsequently threatened with serious action by a DAZ moderator. The DAZ ban became permanent even though no review had taken place!

I am allowed to vote for images in the Platinum Gallery and post any comments I wish about individual images. I cannot post my own images though! DAZ can't even get that right.

I have communicated with one of their (DAZ) managers(S. Kondris) but his ears are closed or he chooses not to respond.

My feelings about some of the DAZ people involved are they are malicious and vindictive towards me and continue to be so.

One irony though is one of my images recently made it in the DAZ monthly gallery!

Are you banned too?

Message edited on: 08/18/2004 14:03