Quote Originally Posted by Lee View Post

THAT speaks volumes to me about how much these companies actually care about the webmaster community, despite what they would have us all beleive.

Regards,

Lee
Well, what I think it really speaks volumes about is that, with a small handful of exceptions, these companies care about two things:

1. Money
2. Themselves.

and maybe a distant third:

3. Their reputation among others in the industry.

I absolutely agree with your point, but I'm not at all surprised. We can't get people in this industry to agree on *anything* because they're nearly all self-centered renegades.

I don't want to start the argument about barebacking again, but if everyone cared about the models and the image portrayed, and didn't care about the money, there would be no barebacking. Shaving is rampant in the industry. Nearly everyone in the industry is slow paying (other than to affiliates), and major companies are widely known for being slow or no-pay. People steal each other's reviews/templates/content all the time.

In short, while I totally agree that it would be to everyone's benefit for companies to come forward when they feel they've been scammed, I wouldn't really expect it to happen UNLESS there were a distinct benefit that fit into one of the 3 items listed above.

And I doubt that will ever happen unless there is a fundamental change in attitude and personal beliefs by major industry players.