As for the feedback on your up coming site changes, the general consensus with my friends is that it would indeed be a sad day for reverse engineering if you removed the essays from your site. As a newcomer (6 months) to this fine art - and like many, many reversers out there - your site was the starting point. Fravia's was the womb from which many of us were born, and we certainly will miss browsing through its libraries of essays. I understand your frustration with the people who don't appreciate the art form and do it strictly for personal gain or whatever, but the fact remains that this is human nature, and as long as there are humans there will be plenty of lamers, losers, and idiots among us. I guess my greatest concern is that you don't do anything that would discourage the beginners. The one thing we all have in common is that we were all beginners at one point, and it's imperative that we embrace these fledglings, support them, and show them the way. I agree with Prophecy in that the tone of your writing on septem.htm was a bit demoralizing. People are going to reverse engineer for different reasons. Some will improve the targets by adding functionality, while others will simply defeat the protection for whatever reason. It is a proven fact in our governments that you cannot legislate morality by prohibiting anything. The right way is to change people's hearts by teaching them and by sharing knowledge, not by closing them off to information. Your site is the lighthouse, the rule and guide so many ouse and follow, and while a good house cleaning and update may be in order, it would make the reverse engineering community extremely sad if you were to close off the part that is important to so many of us. Kind regards, DaVinci