Firestorm at Z's....

[nachoman]

No, they aren't...and that is the whole point. Nor is the forum inhabited by evil aliens or something. And if you look, you will notice that this forum isn't very lively, either.

On the other hand. maybe it is better if you don't go there...

My view is that they are a for-profit forum that makes its money from advertisers. I am not sure how internet advertising works, but it if it like television, the advertising revenues are based upon how much traffic they get. To me, they are like a store that has policies that I fundamentally disagree with. Visiting that site and participating (to me) feels like I am patronizing a store in which I object to. I don't want to condone that restrictive behavior, or want them to be able to charge higher advertising rates because of traffic that I contribute.

As for this site not being lively - that all depends upon how much people want to participate. If you think it is not lively enough, start a new thread, ask a question, contribute, or share your layout or models. I know I haven't contributed much new lately other than replies to existing threads, but that will change as I progress on my layout or other projects. Our structure challenge seems to have ample participants. In a few months there will be over a dozen threads with talented modelers sharing their skills