Originally Posted by Artashes Peter, marketplace is not everything, but it is not to be ignored.

To be frank, I'd rather it was ignored.

The marketplace has been nothing but a drag on this place for years. Who's going to come and discuss their particular interests, from programming to design to writing, advertising to legal and business topics, if they take one look at the focus of the site (because that's where visitors have been and continue to be steered) and see countless god-awful products failing to sell.

I'd much rather see the site become what I've always wanted it to be; a place for freelancers, or aspiring freelancers, of any industry, to come along and get help, browse amazing resources and share their own experiences.