I've had more time than usual to spend in forums these last few weeks. Probably more than I did in the five years previous. And I've been amused and amazed at some of the stuff I've come across. But definitely the most interesting are the arguments here about alleged censorship/locked & deleted threads. Render is quite determined about what the direction of these forums and what they should consist of. Particularly this community center, it seems.

But that amuses me. See, I spend MORE time in the general discussion forums than anywhere else because of the potential for unpredictability and the varied topics. I'd say I spend twelve minutes there to every one in forums for POSER or VUE or BRYCE, etc. Let's face it, for the most part those forums consists of 'I'm having a texture problem...' 'Well, did you...' 'That worked. Thanks.' Sorry. That's not riveting conversation. Not to me anyway.

But the general topics can actually be quite entertaining. And not just here.

So I was wondering how many of you actually spend more time in the general forums and if/why you prefer it.

And because I'm a low-down dog, I can ensure that as long as we're civil this topic won't be locked down for not following the guidelines because -- that's right -- I'm going to include a prerequisite query about art which every single respondent must answer:

What's your favorite figure? Mike, V3, Sara?

Discuss.

kmw