I can't help by wondering why you guys model or mod cause you all sound so serious. If you do what you do to get recognized by gaming companies, I think there are better ways to go about it. I'd recommend contacting the companies directly and giving them examples of your work rather than releasing in these types of forums. The reason is because companies do not like negative publicity. In these forums there is always hissy fits going on in public. I think gaming companies recognize that if they hired anyone in these forums the 1st thing that person would do is tell every here they work for such and such. I don't think companies want that because of the high degree of implosions and open disagreements on these types of sites.
No one here seems to be having any fun really and I do not see why these types of problems can't be resolved by contacting one another privately. Some of you seem to think your acting professional by coming to terms here with your issues, but then theres always the remarks about this is between us modders only so every else bud out and don't throw wood on the fire. But if your issues are posted publicly then they become public domain and fair converstion. Thats my point. Don't be fooled by my moniker either.
Regards
P.S. Some of the work I see here is as good as what comes in professional games- so good luck with your future endeavors!