It's a bit hard to keep a discussion going when every thread gets locked for no apparent reason. However, forester posted this about me:

"And then, a new or very young person like Phantast comes along, misunderstands the Vue community and Forum for a real marketplace, wants to know why are her 'consumer rights' are or could be being violated, and ends up disparaging the motives and abilities of people trying to sustain the community. It is quite logical and understandable, even if it is just a tad dense. I bear her no grudge either."

And I need to reply, since this misrepresents what I said. I said nothing about consumer rights, I disparaged no-one's motives or abilities, and what is stated above is quite untrue. All I said, and I tried to make this very clear, is that as a consumer, I make choices about where I spend my money.

Now, many companies spend large amounts of money trying to find out what influences the behaviour of consumers who might buy their products. It's called "market research". Here am I providing some market research info for free. That ought to be welcomed.

I'm explaining my behaviour as a consumer. I'm telling people why I buy in one place and not another. It's not complaining. It's not up to me how C3D is run. I'm merely describing what I do and why I do it. And that's all I ever said in the threads now locked.