[thulme]

Dear Administrator (envoy),

WHAT A SHAME YOU TAKE THIS POSITION!

As someone brand new to this forum (check your records) and 3d modeling in particular I find your position most upsetting. Of all the forums and topics I have been a part of over the years, I have never experienced such a caustic attitude toward the members of the forum. This is not the best way to promote your forum. This is especially true of a forum which openly seeks donations. I have read the dead beat member threads present throughout the forum and although I understand, I think you are wrong in maintaining this position. As stated I'm new to this forum. I have a 10 hour per day, 6 day a week job. Some days I can't even find time to check my personal email let alone post some stupid thread strictly to increase my numbers. I have a ton of questions and my 3d software of choice is not one supported by your forum (Amapi designer 7 / AutoCad). Look back at some of the responses people get to asking for help when using a low end 3d package in particular, (NightEye sticks in my mind). Thing like "gee guy I don't know - never used it" That's real helpful. Therefore I'm reluctant to post a question and get the usual insulting responses I have seen here. If this forum is only for those you can afford $1000.00 plus software for a mere hobby, then say so. BTW, I'm CAD manager by trade - hence AutoCad. To bad, I felt this was the best information/inspiration source on the net. Guess I was wrong. I belong to forums I haven't posted at in month's and none have deleted me, and the hightimers are much more helpfull and a lot less condesending.

As I said I have been in plenty of different forums in the past and the thing I dislike most are responses from the dominate members (read high poster's) who do nothing but slam the rest us when we seek advise. Seems to me those are the people who should be deleted. If they have nothing constructive to add to a thread then they need not post. Posting for the sake of generating numbers is a waste of bandwith and my limited time for reading this forum. The one common thread among every forum I have ever been in are the posts from hightimers you feel they must respond to everything they read. Perhaps you should look at the content of the posts vs. the number. NightEye comes to mind once again. I thought this was a place to learn, get help and seek inspiration. I must be wrong. To me a leech would be someone coming here and downloading everything in sight and not contributing anything in return. Give a new member a break Guy. It takes time to learn something new and I for one do not want to waste your bandwidth only to be insulted by other's. 3d modeling is a new area for me. I have been doing aircraft for some time now (low poly for flight sims). I could overwhelm you with blueprints for that (also realtime pilot) but thats not the subject of this forum is it.

I would love to stay and become a supportive part of this forum perhaps even donate. But not if this is your take toward low posters (read newbies). however if you read this at all given your attitude I'm sure you'll delete me before June 11.

In the mean time I'll will post this to the forum in as many places as I can and see what I can do to clog up your bandwidth and meet my quota.

Sadfully yours,
thulme