Hi John,

No offense taken. ;-) Activity here is really a rollercoaster, usually based upon subject matter. The DAZ forum is probably the most active if the goal is quantity of posts. That said, the Renderosity forum is usually just right to the point with answers to posted questions and posted WIPs. We don't have a ton of whiners complaining that the program doesn't work the way they think it should. We're a pretty civil bunch over here. :-D 

Additionally, this forum is actually very heavily trafficked and has a lot of blended and professional users moving through. I've found that Carrara is kind of used as a secret weapon by many pro users because it does so much, so well. Yet it doesn't necessarily have the prestige of other name-brand software thanks to all of the T&A content that DAZ encourages. (Not that we don't see a ton of that here too)

All I can say is, if you have a question post it and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the speed and clarity of answers.

Mark